by Jon Schreibfeder | Mar 15, 2026 | Best Practices, Forecasting, General, Physical Inventory – Cycle Counting, Stocking Decisions
It’s Time to Balance Your InventoryBy Jon and Matt Schreibfeder Unless you own a pet store, your inventory is not alive. It does not have feelings and won’t complain about working too hard. It is a sad fact that too many companies allow their inventory to become lazy....
by Jon Schreibfeder | Feb 15, 2026 | Best Practices, Order Cycles, Physical Inventory – Cycle Counting, Purchasing, Stocking Decisions, Warehousing
Rational Product RationalizationBy Jon and Matt Schreibfeder The goal of effective inventory management is to “meet or exceed customers’ expectations of product availability while maximizing your net profits.” Last month we began a discussion about removing unneeded,...
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...
