Inventory Planning Questions

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December 02, 2022

by a searcher from Massachusetts Institute of Technology - MIT Sloan School of Management in Los Angeles, CA, USA

We are noticing a slowdown in sales in the last few months vs. the first half of###-###-#### I believe a lot of this is due to recession fears, delays from other suppliers to our customers (their product is needed before our product can be installed), etc, and the hefty price increases our industry has had to incur in 2022.

I'm wondering if there are others in the community that have experienced this and how they are planning their inventory for the first half of 2023? We're a capital-intense business (distributor), and liquidity seems to be the name of the game right now....a significant competitor is closing their doors due to liquidity issues/bad cash planning (in addition to horrible profitability).


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Reply by a lender
from California State University, Sacramento in Seattle, WA, USA
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Reply by an investor
from Aalto University in Helsinki, Finland
Inventory management will be critical in Q4 and 2023 for working capital mgmt. Would recommend physical stock checks & proper inventory accounting to reflect changes in the operating environment.
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