Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

Perishable inventory refers to items a company sells that lose their value over time until they eventually are rendered worthless. Whether it's milk that turns sour, a bouquet of flowers that withers ...

Inventory turnover is an indicator of a company’s revenue efficiency. It is the ratio defining how many times the inventory was sold and replaced in a given period of time. The inventory turnover ...

Physical inventory counting is a much unloved procedure in most merchandising and manufacturing businesses. The process ensures that the inventory on the company's financial books matches the amount ...

Many sectors in the U.S. economy right now are experiencing bloated levels of inventory as the supply chain has caught up and demand in spots has cooled, leading to a bit of a perfect storm. Seemingly ...

Not a subscriber? Apply online today. Inventory management takes both planning and execution. For decades, execution has relied on bar code data collection and wireless, system-directed material moves ...

If tossing spoiled products into the dumpster and paying suppliers’ restocking fees is costing your business money, here’s how to polish your inventory management approach and operate more sustainably ...