5 Numbers That Run Your Supply Chain

If you only track five numbers in your supply chain, make it this Most founders obsess over sales and ad metrics, but forget the numbers that actually keep the products flowing. These five numbers are what Separate brands that scale smoothly from brands that's constantly in panic mode. Number one Lead time How long it takes from PO to warehouse. If you don't know this, you can't plan launches. Number two Landed cost. Not just product cost, ad freight duties and fees. This is the real margin you're playing with. Number three Reorder points. The exact inventory level where you need to place your next po. Wait too long and you're paying for air freight. Number four is fill rate the percentage of pos fulfilled in full and on time. Low fill rate is unreliable supplier or bad planning. Number five is dead stock value how much inventory is sitting and sold? It's not just boxes, it's trapped cash you can't use elsewhere. Write this 55 numbers down for your top SKU today. This one exercise will change how you see your supply chain.