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Casual Articles - Business & Purchasing: Buy Smart and Avoid Excess Inventory in Your Warehouse
A couple years ago I took a step that I never thought would turn out as well as it has. A friend of mine turned me on to a site called CafePress which allows every day schmucks like me to design t-shirts and gifts, upload them to their site and then pays money based on markups that are set by the user. I had tried selling t-shirts in the past and given it up after realizing that the ink in my printer cost far too much and the cruddy heat transfers usually didn’t work all that well. And to be honest I didn’t have the cash to buy 25 t-shirts of only one design with only two or may three colors
Today, rather then being afraid of running out of stock and buying additional inventory every time the company r
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Issues resulting from having the wrong purchasing information:
- Fast moving items resulting in excess inventory.
- Buying based on “gut feeling” rather than accurate computer information.
- Buying “out of control.”
Even fast moving items can result in excess inventory:
In speaking with a mid-sized distribution company CEO about this subject, he told me that prior to the implementation of his new computer system, they always found excess inventory of his most successful selling items when the physical inventory was taken. When asked why this happened he said: “before we installed our new computer system, we did not have accurate information about our inventory level. Worrying that we would run out of stock, we ordered additional quantities of the fast moving items, not wanting to be caught short and knowing they would sell. At physical inventory time, we were surprised to find the excess inventory of the fast moving items.”
After implementing a new computer system, the company achieved excellent control across the board resulting in accurate inventory control. Using the comprehensive forecasting module it helped them reduce their inventory to ‘just in time’ level.
Today, rather then being afraid of running out of stock and buying additional inventory every time the company re
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Issues resulting from having the wrong purchasing information:
- Fast moving items resulting in excess inventory.
- Buying based on “gut feeling” rather than accurate computer information.
- Buying “out of control.”
Even fast moving items can result in excess inventory:
In speaking with a mid-sized distribution company CEO about this subject, he told me that prior to the implementation of his new computer system, they always found excess inventory of his most successful selling items when the physical inventory was taken. When asked why this happened he said: “before we installed our new computer system, we did not have accurate information about our inventory level. Worrying that we would run out of stock, we ordered additional quantities of the fast moving items, not wanting to be caught short and knowing they would sell. At physical inventory time, we were surprised to find the excess inventory of the fast moving items.”
After implementing a new computer system, the company achieved excellent control across the board resulting in accurate inventory control. Using the comprehensive forecasting module it helped them reduce their inventory to ‘just in time’ level.
Today, rather then being afraid of running out of stock and buying additional inventory every time the company r
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In speaking with a mid-sized distribution company CEO about this subject, he told me that prior to the implementation of his new computer system, they always found excess inventory of his most successful selling items when the physical inventory was taken. When asked why this happened he said: “before we installed our new computer system, we did not have accurate information about our inventory level. Worrying that we would run out of stock, we ordered additional quantities of the fast moving items, not wanting to be caught short and knowing they would sell. At physical inventory time, we were surprised to find the excess inventory of the fast moving items.”
After implementing a new computer system, the company achieved excellent control across the board resulting in accurate inventory control. Using the comprehensive forecasting module it helped them reduce their inventory to ‘just in time’ level.
Today, rather then being afraid of running out of stock and buying additional inventory every time the company r
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After implementing a new computer system, the company achieved excellent control across the board resulting in accurate inventory control. Using the comprehensive forecasting module it helped them reduce their inventory to ‘just in time’ level.
Today, rather then being afraid of running out of stock and buying additional inventory every time the company r
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Today, rather then being afraid of running out of stock and buying additional inventory every time the company receives large new orders, they only buy what they need based on the computer information, and ship the items when they arrive at the warehouse dock. They still carry a ‘comfort zone’ inventory level just in case shipments get delayed, but their inventory level is substantially lower compared to what they carried in the past. This has resulted in improved cash flow and bottom line profit.
Wrong purchasing information results on buying based on “gut feeling” rather than accurate computer information:
Not having a modern computer system with comprehensive inventory and forecasting systems creates the ripple affect of un-necessary expenses. Being creatures of habit, people remember their last success. Getting a very large order, results in the expectation that the client will repeat the same order again, so the inventory gets replenished.
This is a misconception since the client’s economic situation might change, and they might not repeat the past buying trend. An additional factor people fail to realize is that when items reach their maturity, the sales will decline.
Having a comprehensive forecasting system, new inventory will be replenished based on the following factors:
- Current inventory level and its low order point.
- Item maturity based its sales history.
- Outstanding open orders.
- Vendors’ delivery history.
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