by Jon Schreibfeder | Jan 13, 2026 | Best Practices, Order Cycles, Replenishment Parameters, Stocking Decisions
Removing Items from Your Approved Stock ListBy Matt and Jon Schreibfeder A client sent an email last month stating that he was running out of space in their warehouse(s). His company had already reduced excess stock of currently stocked items but still needed to free...
by Jon Schreibfeder | Nov 15, 2025 | Best Practices, General, Stocking Decisions
The Right Person in the Right PositionBy Jon and Matt Schreibfeder When we start to work with a new client, we often observe “inventory anarchy”. Common problems include: Stockouts of critical items that customers always expect to be available for immediate delivery....
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 | May 15, 2025 | Analysis, Best Practices, Forecasting, Stocking Decisions
Making the Best of the Current Environment – Living with TariffsBy Jon and Matt Schreibfeder Without getting into any kind of political discussion on whether they are good or not, tariffs are here and going to affect everyone, at least for now. There is nothing...
by Jon Schreibfeder | Apr 15, 2025 | Analysis, Best Practices, Forecasting, Replenishment Parameters, Stocking Decisions, Uncategorized
How Well Can You Predict the Future?By Jon and Matt Schreibfeder The two basic questions faced by every purchasing agent and buyer are: 1)When do you replenish your inventory of a stocked item?2)When you issue a replenishment order how much do you buy? Both of these...
