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 | Dec 15, 2022 | Best Practices, Replenishment Parameters, Stocking Decisions
Why Is My Inventory Still Bloated? Part IIBy Jon and Matt Schreibfeder Occasionally, even after we set optimum replenishment parameters, a client may still find themselveswith a bloated inventory. The second common reason why this frustrating situation occurs is...
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...
by Jon Schreibfeder | Sep 15, 2022 | Best Practices, Physical Inventory – Cycle Counting, Purchasing, Stocking Decisions
Is Your Company Making Money? – Part 2By Jon and Matt Schreibfeder For the past several months, we have been discussing profitability. Our goal is to ensure that every product you stock is either profitable or leads to other profitable sales. In the first...