by Jon Schreibfeder | Mar 15, 2024 | Best Practices, Order Cycles, Physical Inventory – Cycle Counting, Replenishment Parameters, Stocking Decisions
Don’t Round Your Replenishment ParametersBy Jon and Matt Schreibfeder We were reviewing replenishment parameters for several inventory items with a client this week. We ran across an item where a buyer had established a minimum stock level of 10 pieces and a maximum...
by Jon Schreibfeder | Feb 15, 2024 | Best Practices, Physical Inventory – Cycle Counting, Purchasing, Stocking Decisions, Warehousing
Inventory Accuracy is Critical to Your SuccessBy Jon and Matt Schreibfeder We are working with a new client whose management is frustrated. The quantities of products on the shelf in their warehouse do not agree with the on-hand quantities in their computer system. As...
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 | Apr 15, 2023 | Best Practices, Order Cycles, Physical Inventory – Cycle Counting, Stocking Decisions
Properly Setting Minimum and Maximum Stock Quantities (Part 2)By Jon and Matt Schreibfeder Note for our Readers using Epicor ERP Systems – Jon and Matt will be speaking at both the Epicor Insights Convention in Las Vegas and the Prophet 21 User Group Connect...
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 | 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...