Inventory count accuracy is the rate at which the stock quantity in your system matches what a physical count actually finds. For businesses selling across multiple channels, this is almost always the root cause of overselling, cancelled orders and falling store ratings. However good the inventory software is, every report it produces is wrong if the underlying data does not match reality.
One big count a year catches the problem too late; the right method is cycle counting. A-group items are counted often, C-group items rarely, and every discrepancy is investigated for cause. In Turkey the main sources of variance are: returned items never put back into stock, units pulled for samples and photo shoots never deducted, component quantities defined incorrectly on bundle products, and damaged goods never written off as waste. Replacing the inventory software before the variance has been measured does not fix anything.
Accuracy % = SKUs matching exactly at count ÷ SKUs counted × 100
300 SKUs were counted and 42 showed a discrepancy; accuracy is 86 percent. At that level, overselling across multiple channels is unavoidable.
One big count a year catches the problem too late; the right method is cycle counting. A-group items are counted often, C-group items rarely, and every discrepancy is investigated for cause. In Turkey the main sources of variance are: returned items never put back into stock, units pulled for samples and photo shoots n…
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