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Days of cover and reorder quantities, worked through
How to turn sales velocity into days of cover and a reorder quantity that respects lead time, safety buffer, minimum order quantities and case packs.
· 6 min read
PlanningSafety stock and reorder points: the formulas and when to use them
The standard safety stock formula, how to calculate a reorder point, and a simpler buffer-days approach for teams without demand variability data.
· 7 min read
PlanningWhy stockouts make your sales velocity lie
Days with no stock to sell pull average daily sales down and lead to under-ordering. Here's how to adjust for them, with a worked example.
· 5 min read
PlanningStockouts and lost sales: how to measure them and why they poison your sales history
How to estimate the sales you lost while out of stock, how stockouts quietly lower future forecasts, and the metrics that show what availability is really costing you.
· 7 min read
PlanningDemand planning vs forecasting: overrides, last year plus growth and S&OP-lite for DTC
The difference between a statistical forecast and a demand plan, how to override well, when last year plus growth works, and a monthly planning cadence for small DTC teams.
· 6 min read
PlanningWhy static reorder points fail, and what to use instead
Fixed min/max levels go stale as demand and lead times change. A worked example shows what that costs, and how forecast-driven reorder points fix it.
· 6 min read