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The Manufacturers Health Check: Firms Holding Double the Stock Amidst ‘Inventory Crisis’

Unleashed

The Manufacturers Health Check report shows SMEs in the UK, New Zealand and Australia were forced to hold record levels of stock in Q3 2022 – a response to billowing international lead times. We did this by analysing four key metrics: The average value of total stock on hand – reflecting the volume of goods held (plus impacts from inflation).

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How We Stubbed Our Toe in The Evolution of S&OP

Supply Chain Shaman

Companies tightly coupling the budget to S&OP have significantly higher inventories and lower growth than their peer group. Deployment of deeper statistical engines for inventory management with a focus on safety stock will improve inventory levels. Industries carried on average 32 days more inventory in 2020 than in 2007.

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Your Expert Guide to Inventory Audits: Best Practices & Tips 

ShipBob

Table of Contents ** Minutes What is an inventory audit? When it comes to selling goods, ecommerce businesses may audit their inventory — whether it’s for tax purposes annually or to simply verify units on hand. Inventory audits can be done in-house or by a third party and represent one point in time. What is an inventory audit?

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The Backorder, April 10 2024

Unleashed

That’s why AOV is an essential metric to improve. Inventory and marketing costs can be insidious parasites, gnawing at your margins. If dead stock is consuming vital inventory space in your warehouse try bundling your slowest-moving items with best-sellers. Other tactics include upsell, cross-sell, and product bundling.

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The Unleashed Manufacturing Health Index: Signs of Recovery as 2023 Closes

Unleashed

The Unleashed Manufacturing Health Index calibrates industry fitness on a scale of 0-100 for SME manufacturers throughout the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. Index figures are calculated from a combination of core performance metrics, including sales performance, purchasing and internal efficiency.

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The Logistics Linchpin with Andrew Clark

Freight Plus

Sell more with less stock - How inventory planning holds the key to improved profitability. He then decided he wanted a career change and moved to pharmaceutical manufacturing in Australia. Following this, he ended up working for a business in Australia called Logistics Bureau. Tell us a bit about yourself and where you started.

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The Logistics Linchpin with Andrew Clark

Freight Plus

Sell more with less stock - How inventory planning holds the key to improved profitability. He then decided he wanted a career change and moved to pharmaceutical manufacturing in Australia. Following this, he ended up working for a business in Australia called Logistics Bureau. Tell us a bit about yourself and where you started.