by Jon Schreibfeder | May 15, 2026 | Order Cycles, Purchasing
Why “Minimum Stock Quantity” is a Misleading TermBy Jon and Matt Schreibfeder One of our clients sent an email last week questioning why the calculated minimum stock quantity for a product with the following characteristics was so high: Monthly Forecast – 10 pieces...
by Jon Schreibfeder | Mar 15, 2026 | Best Practices, Forecasting, General, Physical Inventory – Cycle Counting, Stocking Decisions
It’s Time to Balance Your InventoryBy Jon and Matt Schreibfeder Unless you own a pet store, your inventory is not alive. It does not have feelings and won’t complain about working too hard. It is a sad fact that too many companies allow their inventory to become lazy....
by Jon Schreibfeder | Feb 15, 2026 | Best Practices, Order Cycles, Physical Inventory – Cycle Counting, Purchasing, Stocking Decisions, Warehousing
Rational Product RationalizationBy Jon and Matt Schreibfeder The goal of effective inventory management is to “meet or exceed customers’ expectations of product availability while maximizing your net profits.” Last month we began a discussion about removing unneeded,...
by Jon Schreibfeder | Jan 13, 2026 | Best Practices, Order Cycles, Replenishment Parameters, Stocking Decisions
Removing Items from Your Approved Stock ListBy Matt and Jon Schreibfeder A client sent an email last month stating that he was running out of space in their warehouse(s). His company had already reduced excess stock of currently stocked items but still needed to free...
