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Six “Pulse” Reports to Measure Your
Parts Inventory Health
•Special Order Parts (parts that have not qualified for stocking yet) are the number one cause
of obsolescence in the parts inventory. Returns from Wholesale customers, over ordering,
and just plain lack of control spells disaster for the typical parts inventory.
•Forced Stock inventory is based on the unfulfilled demand from special order parts that never
qualified for your stocking criteria.
•Excess Inventory is the hidden culprit in lack of inventory productivity. These are parts
where the on hand quantities exceed the system generated best stocking levels.
•True Obsolescence needs to meet two criteria, not just one! We call it the 13 / 13 rule!
•Measuring your complete inventory movement of non returnable parts is so critical for
today’s parts operation with dwindling return reserves and discounts.
•Commonly referred to as the “Month’s No Sale” to “Month’s No Receipt” report, this helps to
identify over purchasing issues and depth in the inventory.