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Demystifying key inventory terms: Your inventory optimisation glossary  

Inventory optimisation is a complex but crucial aspect of supply chain management. However, if you haven’t heard of inventory optimisation,...

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FlexiTog’s inventory revolution: 98% fewer stockouts, 99.98% availability with EazyStock

FlexiTog has been a stalwart in safety apparel, specialising in protective clothing for cold temperatures since it was established in...

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What are the disadvantages of excess inventory?

Inventory is pivotal to business success. Without it, you can’t provide the items your customers need, and you’ll probably go...

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How to calculate forecast accuracy and forecast error

What is forecast accuracy? Forecast accuracy measures how close your demand forecast is to the actual demand value. You can...

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Supply chain and inventory trends for 2024

While watching the news can be challenging, as we see reports of the impact of war, catastrophic weather events and...

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Peppard pave the way for swift ordering process with EazyStock

Peppard Building Supplies Ltd has been a leading force in the construction supplies industry in Reading for over 50 years....

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Importance of ABC analysis in inventory management

ABC analysis in inventory management Managing thousands of stock items from various suppliers and delivering them to an extensive customer...

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How to manage inventory effectively in a growing business

Inventory management, business growth and expanding product ranges There are several reasons you could be expanding your product portfolios. Whether...

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Overcoming Black Friday inventory management challenges

Black Friday, 24 November, is one of the year’s biggest shopping days when physical stores and e-commerce tempt shoppers with...

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10 Inventory management KPIs for 2024

Inventory management KPIs for effective stock management Managing inventory is a complex business. Lots of activities, processes and people are...

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5 steps to reduce excess and obsolete inventory in 2024

If you type ‘excess inventory’ or ‘obsolete inventory’ into any search engine, you’ll find a wealth of companies offering to...

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Overcoming inventory management challenges

The last few years have seen the world rocked by many chaotic events. The global pandemic, continuing extreme weather events,...