Inventory Management

Home Purchase Cost Variance: Track and Control Inventory Margin Leaks Learn how to measure purchase cost variance in Excel so you can spot where buying costs are hurting your margins. In this lesson, you’ll see how to compare expected vs. actual costs, break results down by supplier and part category, and build a visual heat […]

Home Supplier Defect Rate: Find Your Worst Vendors Fast Not all suppliers hurt your business the same way. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to uncover which vendors are sending you defective parts, compare performance across categories, and quickly spot where quality issues are costing you time and money. Download the Excel file used in

Home Track True Supplier Lead Time in Excel Learn how to measure your true supplier lead times using median instead of averages. In this lesson, you’ll see how to organize your data, identify delays across suppliers and months, and build a visual that highlights where lead times are hurting your inventory performance. Download the Excel

Home How to Track Cycle Count Accuracy % in Excel Learn how to monitor cycle count accuracy month by month and spot inventory control issues before they become bigger problems. In this lesson, you’ll see how to build a visual dashboard that highlights weak areas, compare accuracy across part categories, and create a clear view

Home Tracking Slow-Moving Inventory % in Excel Learn how to identify which inventory is sitting too long and turning into trapped cash. In this lesson, you’ll see how to classify slow-moving items using a time threshold (like 90 days), summarize the results by month and part category, and build a simple heat map view that

Home How to Calculate Days of Inventory on Hand in Excel Learn how to measure Days of Inventory on Hand (DOH) so you can see exactly how long your cash is sitting on the shelf instead of working for you. In this lesson, you’ll build a month-by-month view by part category, spot slow-moving inventory fast,

Home Inventory Turnover Ratio in Excel: Find Where Cash Is Trapped If you do not know how long inventory sits on the shelf, you cannot see where cash is getting stuck. In this lesson, you will learn how to measure inventory turnover by month and by part category, then turn it into a simple heat

Home Order Cycle Time: Track Supplier Lead Time and Prevent Stockouts Learn how to measure Order Cycle Time (Days) so you can see how fast your supply chain is really moving. In this lesson, you’ll build a clear month-by-month view, compare suppliers, and surface delays that lead to emergency buys, stockouts, overnight shipments, and techs

Home Late Delivery % of Spend: Build a Supplier On Time Delivery Heat Map in Excel Learn how to measure late deliveries as a percentage of purchasing spend, so you can see where supplier risk is really coming from. In this lesson, you’ll build a month-by-month, supplier-by-supplier heat map, add rollups for totals, and create

Home Supplier Fill Rate %: How to Track Vendor Performance in Excel Learn how to measure supplier reliability month by month and spot patterns fast. In this lesson, you’ll build a clear supplier-by-month view, turn it into a simple heat map, and add a target slider so your team can instantly see which suppliers are