EOQ: How much inventory to buy? – to stock or not to stock that inventory

Retail Managers are responsible to ensure stock availability to customers by replenishing stocks regularly. At the same time, they are also responsible for profitability of their category or division, leading to questions on - whether we should carry that product and how much inventory should we carry on hand? This is where it gets interesting. …

Continue reading EOQ: How much inventory to buy? – to stock or not to stock that inventory

Advertisement

Are You Losing Money By Calculating Margins Wrong?

I spent time on Friday helping a client update spreadsheets and Excel reports that used an incorrect formula to calculate the margin on bids for construction jobs. While this particular client was looking for a margin of 25%, he was actually getting one closer to 20%. On a $100,000.00 bid, that can be the difference …

Continue reading Are You Losing Money By Calculating Margins Wrong?

Economic value to the customer (EVC)

Economic value to the customer is simply the purchase price that customers should be willing to pay for your product, given the price they are currently paying for the reference product and the added functionality and diminished costs provided by your product. Start with the purchase price of the reference product and then add improvements …

Continue reading Economic value to the customer (EVC)