Christoph Kay
Christoph worked as an electronics technician in industry for five years and saw how missing small parts slow down operations. Later, as a project manager at P.S. Cooperation GmbH (Böllhoff Group), he led system-supported C-parts logistics projects for mid-sized industrial and machine-building companies. Today, he is building repleno full-time, inventory management that helps small businesses detect demand early and automate reordering.
Latest articles
Inventory Coverage: How Long Your Stock Will Last
How long your current stock lasts, in days: calculate inventory coverage, read it against your lead time, and reorder before material runs short.
Stockout: Definition, Causes and Prevention
Item not available when it is needed? Find the cause, prioritize the shortage, and control replenishment before work stops.
ABC Analysis Warehouse: Classification, Calculation, Example
Rank items by annual consumption value and draw the boundaries at 80 and 95 percent, with a full ten-position table, Excel formulas, and the rules per class.
Automatic Stock Reordering: How the Process Works Step by Step
How automatic reordering works: from the reorder point through the order proposal to goods receipt, with guidance on who it pays off for.
Economic Order Quantity (EOQ): Formula, Example and Limits
Calculate the economic order quantity (EOQ) with the formula: a worked example, the table method, and why the formula rarely holds in practice.
Maximum Stock Level: Formula, Example and Limits
Calculate maximum stock with the standard formula and the worst-case variant, a step-by-step example, and the relationship to minimum stock and reorder point.
