Dead stock is cash on a shelf. This ranks everything by how fast it turns and puts a value on what is stuck, so clearance becomes a decision rather than a spring clean.
What's Included
- Stock turn per product rather than a sales ranking.
- Cash tied up in slow lines which is the number that motivates.
- Age of stock on hand because when it arrived matters.
- An assistant that proposes a clearance list with prices.
How To Use
- Rank by turn, not by units sold. A slow expensive line is the real problem.
- Put a cash figure on dead stock. Percentages do not prompt action.
- Track how long stock has been held, not just how much there is.
- Clear decisively. A slow markdown costs more than a fast one.
Act on it in multi-store inventory, and stop reordering it through purchase order automation.