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Inventory Optimization, Audits & Reconciliation

Find out exactly what is sitting on your shelves, why the numbers don't match, and how to right-size your stock so cash stops disappearing into slow-moving inventory.

For most SMEs, inventory problems don't show up as a single obvious issue, they show up as cash tied up in slow-moving stock, stockouts on your fastest movers, and a system count that never quite matches what is actually on the shelf. Safe Chain Solver runs full inventory health audits, reconciles your system against physical reality, and then applies proven formulas to right-size what you hold, so you free up working capital without risking service levels.

What's Included

🔍 Inventory Health Audits

  • Full physical vs. system count audit to establish your true inventory baseline
  • Root-cause analysis of recurring discrepancies, not just a one-time count
  • Dead stock, slow-mover, and obsolescence identification across all SKUs
  • Valuation review to flag inventory carried at incorrect cost or condition
  • Audit findings report with a prioritised, actionable remediation plan

🎯 Reconciliation & Accuracy

  • Inventory reconciliation programs that close the gap between system and shelf on an ongoing basis
  • Cycle counting design, so counts happen continuously instead of one disruptive annual count
  • Inventory accuracy KPI tracking with clear ownership and correction workflows
  • Discrepancy investigation procedures your team can run without outside help
  • Reconciliation against goods-in-transit, consignment, and multi-location stock

📊 Demand-Driven Optimization

  • Safety stock and reorder point calculation tailored to your demand variability and lead times
  • Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) analysis to reduce ordering and holding costs
  • ABC analysis to focus control effort on your highest-value items
  • Inventory turnover and days-of-inventory benchmarking against your sector
  • Working capital release plan, tied to a specific rupee or dollar target

Who This Is For

This service is built for SMEs across manufacturing, FMCG and retail distribution, healthcare and pharma storage, construction material yards, and utilities, anywhere physical stock sits between your suppliers and your customers and ties up working capital. If your system count and physical count regularly disagree, your team manages inventory primarily through spreadsheets, or you have never run a formal reconciliation, this is the starting point.

How We Work

Step 1 • Weeks 1 to 2

Audit & Reconcile

We run a full physical vs. system count audit and reconcile the discrepancies to establish a true, trusted baseline.

Step 2 • Weeks 2 to 4

Quick Wins

Reorder point corrections and obvious dead-stock write-downs addressed for measurable early results.

Step 3 • Weeks 4 to 10

Structural Improvements

ABC-based stocking policies, cycle counting cadence, and a documented reconciliation SOP built with your team.

Step 4 • Weeks 10 to 12

Handover & Monitoring

Accuracy and turnover KPIs set up so your team sustains improvements after we step back.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How long does a full inventory audit and reconciliation take?
A typical initial audit takes 1 to 2 weeks, depending on the number of SKUs and locations. Reconciliation against system records usually runs alongside the count, and most clients see a corrected, trusted baseline within the first 2 weeks.
What causes system and physical stock counts to disagree in the first place?
The most common causes are unrecorded transactions, damaged or expired stock not written off, theft or shrinkage, and manual data entry errors. Our audit identifies which of these is driving your specific discrepancies rather than treating it as one generic problem.
Do you only work with companies that already run a formal warehouse or ERP?
No. We work with businesses ranging from a single small storeroom tracked in Excel to multi-site operations running SAP or another ERP. The audit and reconciliation frameworks scale, what changes is the depth of analysis.
What is the difference between this and just using your free calculators?
The calculators give you an instant, formula-based answer for a single question. Our audit and consulting engagement establishes whether your underlying data can even be trusted, then applies those formulas correctly across your whole SKU base with your team.
Need senior-level oversight without a full-time hire?
Ask about our Fractional Supply Chain Leadership model, DGM-level expertise on a retainer basis.
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