Find the source of the error before correcting the number Most inventory errors aren't counting problems. They're process problems that counting eventually exposes. Think about where discrepancies actually come from in a real operation. A pallet gets moved without a transfer being logged. A kit gets partially picked and the remainder gets shoved back on the shelf in the wrong slot. A barcode is damaged and the scanner misreads it, or the counter skips it entirely because they

Innovation keeps every link connected Everyone talks about supply chain innovation like it means a massive software rollout, a new robotics line, or a seven-figure WMS upgrade. And sometimes it does. But the most impactful changes I've seen in real distribution operations were almost embarrassingly small — a tweak to a counting process that cut a four-day physical inventory down to one and a half, or a shift in how a team communicated cycle count discrepancies that eliminated