Resources
Supply chain glossary
Dead Stock
Inventory that has stopped selling and will not move at its current price, place or form – and where the line between dead stock and slow movers is drawn.
11. september 2026
3 min
Supply chain glossary
Cycle Stock
The part of inventory that covers demand between two deliveries — how order quantity and order period set it, and why it rarely equals Q/2.
10. september 2026
3 min
Supply chain glossary
XYZ Analysis
Classification of items by demand variability — the coefficient of variation behind it, the ABC/XYZ matrix and what promotions and stockouts do to the result.
09. september 2026
3 min
Whitepapers & ebooks
How to Choose Inventory Optimization Software (and How to Test It Before You Sign)
Most software selections are decided in the demo, on the vendor's data. How to check your own data first, design a backtest that can fail, and when not to buy.
08. september 2026
13 min
Supply chain glossary
Economic Order Quantity (EOQ)
The order size that minimises ordering and holding costs — Wilson's formula, its assumptions and why MOQ and pallet units override it.
08. september 2026
3 min
Supply chain glossary
Promotional Forecasting
Predicting demand during a promotion – uplift drivers, store–day granularity and why the forecast is made while its inputs are still decisions.
03. september 2026
3 min