Inventory Management

Four pressure points: A diagnostic framework for supply chain breakdown in warehouse operations

Tuesday, May 19, 2026 · John Brooks A Pressure Point Framework for warehouse operations argues that most supply chain disruptions stem from four root causes—space pressure, flow pressure, cost pressure, and resilience pressure—and that accurately diagnosing the true operational constraint is essential to…

AI-powered warehouses: A new era of sustainable inventory management

Friday, May 15, 2026 · Kyungmin Kook and Elisa Ruiz Mugica AI-powered drone automation is helping warehouses reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve inventory accuracy, and lower operational waste, demonstrating how inventory management can become a meaningful driver of supply chain sustainability.

From scan events to continuous visibility: Every warehouse move becomes data

Monday, May 4, 2026 · Brian Straight Gather AI’s expansion into lift-mounted cameras and enhanced drones reflects a broader shift from scan-based tracking to continuous, AI-driven visibility that captures every movement inside the warehouse.

Late orders: The tug of war between operations and transportation

Tuesday, April 21, 2026 · Nicolò Masorgo, PhD; Thu Trang Hoang, PhD; David D. Dobrzykowski, PhD; John E. Bell, PhD; and Morgan Swink, PhD E-commerce late orders are driven by a breakdown between warehouse operations and transportation, and can be mitigated through early detection thresholds, strategic deprioritization, and simplified order flows.

Retail has an inventory accuracy problem

Monday, April 20, 2026 · Norman Katz Retail inventory inaccuracies are less about theft and more about outdated accounting methods like the retail inventory method that distort stock visibility, forecasting, and replenishment decisions.

What It Really Means: SKU segmentation

Thursday, March 26, 2026 · Andrew Byer and Mike Dobslaw SKU segmentation enables supply chain leaders to prioritize products based on their strategic role, aligning inventory, service levels, and operational policies to drive better financial and operational performance.

The future of forecast value add: An expert’s AI agent framework transforming e-commerce forecasting

Monday, March 23, 2026 · Bijoy Sasidharan AI-driven forecasting only delivers real business value when organizations rigorously measure forecast value add (FVA) to ensure every model, agent, and human intervention improves operational decision-making.

‘Physical AI’ is transforming warehouse operations beyond traditional visibility

Friday, March 20, 2026 · Brian Straight Warehouse physical AI is closing the long-standing gap between digital systems and on-the-ground operations by passively capturing real-time inventory data, enabling higher accuracy, improved OTIF performance, and more efficient labor utilization without heavy capital investment.

Buffer or suffer: Dynamic Multi-Echelon Inventory Optimization in action

Monday, March 16, 2026 · Eva Ponce, Vi Duong and Nic Holwerda Dynamic Multi-Echelon Inventory Optimization enables supply chain leaders to balance service levels and working capital by optimizing inventory across the entire network rather than individual locations.

Successful AI in retail only works when operations change with it

Monday, February 2, 2026 · Brian Straight AI delivers real supply chain value only when it is embedded into operational workflows and paired with process change, not layered on top of broken decisions.

Why retail planning is moving beyond seasonal forecasts

Monday, January 26, 2026 · Brian Straight Retailers are moving beyond seasonal planning toward integrated, AI-driven decision frameworks that connect real-time demand signals, financial guardrails, and execution at the store level.

Store inventory intelligence becomes a core supply chain capability in omnichannel retail

Monday, January 19, 2026 · Brian Straight Real-time, location-aware store inventory intelligence is evolving from a retail optimization tool into a foundational supply chain capability as retailers treat stores as fully integrated fulfillment and planning nodes.

Integrating private LLMs and ensemble forecasting

Tuesday, December 30, 2025 · Saravanan Venkatachalam, Rajkumar Ammaiappan, and Arunachalam Narayanan After-sales operations in the automotive industry depend heavily on the availability of critical parts. When inventory gaps occur, service delays and customer dissatisfaction follow—creating measurable financial impact. TVS Motors utilized a private LLM model to improve…

Optimizing reverse logistics costs to encourage a more sustainable future

Monday, December 15, 2025 · Ana Eislyn Cabrera Garcia, Varsha Gurumuthy and Dr. Sreedevi Rajagopalan As reverse logistics volumes grow, replacing flat restocking fees with activity-based costing can improve cost recovery, strengthen partner relationships, and support more sustainable, circular supply chains.

Retail’s inventory problem is more than volume - it’s location

Thursday, November 20, 2025 · Sean Elliott, CEO of ToolsGroup Retail’s biggest inventory challenge isn’t how much product companies hold, but whether it’s positioned where customers actually need it.