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Inventory management explained: definition, core tasks, methods and an honest comparison of Excel vs. dedicated software. For small businesses that want to stay in control.
How to size the buffer when the supplier is late, when consumption spikes, and when both happen at once, plus why minimum stock and safety stock are the same thing.
Inventory metrics in the trades: Inventory turnover, storage duration, storage cost rate, and stockout rate explained. With formulas, benchmarks, and a calculation example.
Stocktaking guide for trade businesses: process fixes for stock discrepancies, practical count sheets and GoBD tips so your target and actual figures finally align.
Gross hourly wages for tradespeople in Germany 2026: tariff wages by trade, minimum wage, master vs. journeyman, separate from customer rates.
Safety stock calculation with formula, practical example for trade businesses and tips for supplier reliability, consumption fluctuation and day-to-day implementation.
Excel or app for inventory management? Comparison with facts, limits, and a clear decision guide for small and mid-sized businesses.
Daily consumption, lead time and safety buffer in a fully worked example, how it relates to minimum and maximum stock, and the special case with no lead time.
28,000 to 52,000 EUR a year vanish into search time, emergency runs and dead capital, never showing up in the books. With worked examples and a practical checklist.
What a bill of materials needs to do in the trades, which types exist, and where Excel, ERP, and digital inventory processes hit their limits in practice.
Automatic material ordering in trades: how reorder points work, what it costs, and how you cut ordering time, errors, downtime, and overstock in your business.
Digitize inventory management in 5 steps: structure storage, record items & set reorder points. Practical guide for trade businesses without ERP.
