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Inventory
Counting, valuing and writing down stock without drama.
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Write Off Dead Stock on a Schedule
Obsolete inventory doesn't get written off because the write-off hits this year's numbers while the hope of selling it costs nothing visible. That asymmetry is the whole problem.
Warehouse Slotting: Put the Fast Movers Where the Feet Are
Travel is most of the time in a manual pick operation. Slotting is the cheapest lever on it — no new equipment, no new system, just moving stock to better locations.
ABC Analysis: Sorting Inventory by What Actually Matters
Ranking stock by annual value tells you where to spend management attention. Ranking it by value alone tells you to ignore the cheap part that stops the line.
Replace the Annual Stocktake With Cycle Counting
Shutting the warehouse for a weekend once a year gives you one accurate day and eleven months of drift. Counting a little every day gives you a number you can trust in March.
