
Why your MRO storeroom is never accurate, and how to fix it
Spare parts storerooms drift for the same few reasons: 2 AM breakdowns, missing issue transactions and duplicate part numbers. None of the fixes need new software.
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Spare parts storerooms drift for the same few reasons: 2 AM breakdowns, missing issue transactions and duplicate part numbers. None of the fixes need new software.

Picking gets the blame for accuracy problems. Trace the variances back and most of them started when the truck was unloaded.

Bad unit of measure and cube data is the quiet reason directed putaway and cartonization fail. The cleanup list I work through, field by field.

Most cycle count programs run for a year and change nothing. The ones that let you cancel the annual physical have a few things in common.

When the same inventory role gets posted three times in a year, the problem usually isn't hiring. It's a systems problem wearing a turnover costume.

Vendor ROI calculators are marketing. These are the WMS benefit numbers from published studies I trust, and how to apply them to your own warehouse.

Inventory distrust almost never starts with the software. It usually traces back to one of four root causes, and you can start on any of them Monday.