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...
by Jon Schreibfeder | Jun 1, 2021 | Best Practices, Forecasting, General, Order Cycles
Shortfall Replenishment By Jon Schreibfeder We are finding that many of our distributors, manufacturers, and retailers are suddenly dealing with longer and unpredictable lead times for many products. Unfortunately, the majority of computer systems are not equipped to...
by Jon Schreibfeder | Jan 29, 2021 | Best Practices, General, Warehousing
Effective Rules for Warehouse Operations Over the past 41 years I have observed operations in many warehouses. Some of these facilities were well organized and efficiently received, stored, and shipped products. Others had substantial material handling challenges. ...
by Jon Schreibfeder | Mar 5, 2020 | Analysis, Best Practices, Consulting, Forecasting, General, Order Cycles, Purchasing
Key Metrics to Measure Inventory Management Success Turn Earn Index and GMROI If a company enjoys high gross margins, it can be successful with lower inventory turns. Many companies that sell goods being liquidated justify keeping items in their warehouse for years,...
by Jon Schreibfeder | Dec 16, 2018 | General
Every week I get at least one phone call or email asking “How do I get started on achieving effective inventory management?” That is, to meet or exceed your customers’ expectations of product availability with the amount of each stocked item that will maximize...
