by Jon Schreibfeder | Aug 15, 2024 | Best Practices, General
Effectively Managing ReturnsBy Matt & Jon Schreibfeder Companies with inventory are organized to sell and distribute products. Policies and procedures are designed to aid or promote this activity. As long as material flows through the warehouse “in the right...
by Jon Schreibfeder | Aug 10, 2022 | Analysis, Best Practices, Consulting, General, Replenishment Parameters, Stocking Decisions
Is Your Company Making Money? By Jon and Matt Schreibfeder Last month we discussed a profitability metric known as the “adjusted margin”. It is calculated with the formula: [Annual Gross Profit $ – (Average Inventory Investment * Annual Inventory “K...
by Jon Schreibfeder | May 10, 2022 | Analysis, Best Practices, Consulting, Forecasting, General, Replenishment Parameters, Stocking Decisions
A Problem with Ranking Products by Jon and Matt Schreibfeder Most organizations want to focus their attention on the products in their inventory that contribute most to their success. One way to do this is by ranking products. Ranking is the process of classifying...
by Jon Schreibfeder | Feb 9, 2022 | Analysis, Best Practices, Forecasting, General, Order Cycles, Replenishment Parameters, Stocking Decisions
Analyzing Stockouts to Improve Customer Service by Jon Schreibfeder A “stockout” occurs when you don’t have enough inventory to fulfill a request from a customer. This customer may be “outside” your business (i.e., you are selling them products) or within your...
by Jon Schreibfeder | Dec 7, 2021 | Analysis, Best Practices, Consulting, Forecasting, General, Order Cycles, Purchasing, Replenishment Parameters, Replenishment Source, Stocking Decisions, Warehousing
EIM Effective Inventory Management, Inc. Dealing with a Chaotic Supply Chain – Part #4 Controlling Inventory Explosions Due to Extended Lead Times By Jon and Matt Schreibfeder Due to supply chain disruptions, a lot of organizations are experiencing drastically...
by Jon Schreibfeder | Jul 10, 2021 | Analysis, Best Practices, Forecasting, General, Order Cycles, Purchasing, Replenishment Parameters, Stocking Decisions
Buying Before a Vendor Price Increase By Jon and Matt Schreibfeder Over the past several months, we have been discussing replenishment related challenges in these times of erratic demand of products and disruptions in the supply chain. The disruption has caused our...