The CRM Wise AI Journal

Notes, guides and field reports.

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Inventory

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.

Sep 4, 20262 min read
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Inventory

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.

Aug 4, 20262 min read
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Inventory

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.

Jul 2, 20262 min read
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Inventory

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.

Jun 27, 20262 min read