Track and analyze inventory performance metrics including inventory turns, holding costs, and stockout rates across product categories to optimize inventory management and working capital efficiency.
Report Objective
Monitor monthly inventory performance metrics to optimize stock levels, reduce carrying costs, and minimize stockouts while maintaining appropriate service levels across all product categories. Track key metrics including inventory turns, days of inventory, holding costs, and stockout rates to inform inventory management decisions.
Inventory Turnover Performance
Line chart showing monthly inventory turns by product category with overlaid days of inventory.
Questions to Consider:
How do inventory turns vary across product categories?
Are there seasonal patterns in turnover rates?
Which categories show opportunities for improved inventory efficiency?
Which categories consistently achieve target inventory turns?
Are there seasonal patterns in turnover rates?
How do turns compare to industry benchmarks?
Which categories maintain excess inventory levels?
How do days of inventory align with lead times?
What is the optimal inventory level for each category?
Inventory Value and Holding Costs
Bar chart displaying monthly inventory value and holding costs.
Questions to Consider:
How is total inventory value trending?
Are holding costs within acceptable ranges?
What is the relationship between inventory levels and carrying costs?
How is total inventory investment trending?
Are holding costs properly allocated across categories?
What opportunities exist to reduce carrying costs?
Stockout Analysis
Line chart showing stockout rates and estimated lost sales by month.
Questions to Consider:
Which categories experience the highest stockout rates?
What is the financial impact of stockouts?
How do stockout rates correlate with inventory turns?