by Jon Schreibfeder | Jun 15, 2023 | Best Practices, Order Cycles, Physical Inventory – Cycle Counting, Replenishment Parameters, Stocking Decisions
When are You Really Out of Stock? By Matt and Jon Schreibfeder A frustrated distributor contacted us last week. Salespeople were receiving complaints from customers that a lot of products they needed were out of stock. Yet the distributor’s computer software showed...
by Jon Schreibfeder | Mar 15, 2023 | Best Practices, Order Cycles, Physical Inventory – Cycle Counting, Stocking Decisions
Set Minimum and Maximum Stock Quantities Properly (Part 1)By Matt and Jon Schreibfeder Last week a client asked a question concerning an item where a buyer had established a minimum stocklevel of 10 pieces and a maximum stock level of sixty pieces. The item is...
by Jon Schreibfeder | Nov 15, 2022 | Best Practices, Replenishment Parameters, Stocking Decisions
Why Is My Inventory Still Bloated? Part IBy Jon and Matt Schreibfeder We work with many clients setting the replenishment parameters for stocked items to achieve the goal of effective inventory management. That is, to meet or exceed their customers’ expectations of...
by Jon Schreibfeder | Oct 15, 2022 | Best Practices, Forecasting, Order Cycles, Physical Inventory – Cycle Counting, Purchasing
When Your Target Order Requirement Is Not Practical?By Jon and Matt Schreibfeder One of the things we look forward to is answering great questions from our readers. In the next several issues of our newsletter, we will discuss some of the more interesting subjects...
by Jon Schreibfeder | Oct 8, 2019 | Analysis, Best Practices, Forecasting, Order Cycles, Purchasing, Replenishment Parameters, Stocking Decisions
Unrealistically Short Order Cycles Lead to Anarchy By Jon Schreibfeder The order cycle (also commonly known as a review cycle) is the length of time (usually expressed in days) between when you can issue target replenishment orders with the primary supplier of a...
