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Why Is My Inventory Still Bloated? – Part I

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...

Is Your Company Making Money?

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...

Item Rank and Profitability

by Jon Schreibfeder | Jul 6, 2022 | Analysis, Best Practices, Forecasting, Purchasing, Replenishment Parameters, Stocking Decisions

Measuring Profitability By Matt and Jon Schreibfeder   Besides customer service (i.e, having those quantities of stocked items available, when customers want them), EIM considers profitability to be the most important metric available to our clients.  If your...

Meaningful Product Classifications

by Jon Schreibfeder | Jun 6, 2022 | Analysis, Best Practices, Consulting, Replenishment Parameters, Stocking Decisions, Technology

Meaningful Product Classification By Jon and Matt Schreibfeder   Last month we discussed ranking products.  That is, the process of classifying products so that you can identify those items that contribute most to your success.  To fully evaluate inventory...

A Problem with Ranking Products

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...

Developing Stocking Rules – Part 2

by Jon Schreibfeder | Apr 7, 2022 | Analysis, Best Practices, Consulting, Forecasting, Purchasing, Replenishment Parameters, Replenishment Source, Stocking Decisions, Warehousing

Developing Stocking Rules – Part 2 By Jon Schreibfeder Last month we began a discussion of determining what products you should keep in stock.  As we said in that article, when you decide to stock a product, you are making a commitment.   A commitment to maintain a...
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