by Jon Schreibfeder | Oct 15, 2025 | Best Practices, Forecasting, Order Cycles, Purchasing
Determining the “Best” Quantity of a Product to BuyBy Jon and Matt Schreibfeder Over the past several months we have been reviewing the basics of setting replenishment parameters to ensure that you achieve the goal of effective inventory management: meeting or...
by Jon Schreibfeder | Aug 19, 2025 | Forecasting
Inventory management is a vital component of any supply chain-driven business. Poor stocking decisions can lead to lost sales, excess holding costs, and spoilage, while strategic inventory stocking ideas can dramatically improve efficiency, reduce waste, and optimize...
by Jon Schreibfeder | Aug 15, 2025 | Best Practices, Forecasting, Purchasing, Replenishment Parameters, Stocking Decisions
Fine Tuning Your Safety Stock Quantities By Jon and Matt Schreibfeder Last month we began a discussion about determining how much safety stock (also known as safety allowance) you need to maintain for each stocked product. If safety stock quantities are too low, they...
by Jon Schreibfeder | Jul 15, 2025 | Best Practices, Forecasting, Replenishment Parameters, Stocking Decisions
How Much Safety Stock Should be Maintained in Inventory? This year we are discussing the 15 steps you can follow to achieve the goal of effective inventory management. That is, to meet or exceed customers’ expectations of product availability while maximizing net...
by Jon Schreibfeder | Jun 15, 2025 | Analysis, Best Practices, Forecasting, Order Cycles, Replenishment Parameters
Use Anticipated not Average Lead TimesBy Jon and Matt Schreibfeder In our newsletter articles this year, we are reviewing the 15 steps for achieving the goal of effective inventory management. That is, “to meet or exceed customers’ expectations of product availability...
by Effective Inventory Management | Jun 10, 2025 | Forecasting
Inventory waste reduction is an often-underestimated drain on profitability, tying up capital in excess stock, driving up holding costs, and increasing the risk of obsolescence. As businesses scale or diversify their product lines, the complexity of inventory...
