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Inventory accuracy and cycle counting

Most warehouses do not have an inventory problem, they have a counting problem. These posts cover cycle counting programs people actually run, how to find the SKUs that drift, and how accurate you have to be before you can stop shutting down for a full physical count.

Overhead view of warehouse operations

Food and Beverage Inventory Management: What Makes It Different

In food and beverage, a quantity on hand isn't enough to act on. What matters is which lot it is, how much shelf life is left on it, and where it's allowed to sit.

September 6, 2022
Operator checking counts against a clipboard

Cycle Count vs Physical Count: The Real Difference

A physical inventory count tells you what's on the shelf on one day. A cycle count tells you why the number drifted. Most operations need both, for different reasons.

April 20, 2021
Two workers counting stock in a racking aisle, one scanning and one checking a tablet

What a Physical Inventory Count Is Actually For

A full count exists to serve valuation, insurance, and planning, not to prove the warehouse is tidy. Why counts come back wrong, and why cycle counting carries more of the load than the annual shutdown does.

September 5, 2017