Yes

Yes

1. It’s Saturday afternoon – Your
    family is home – You’re at the
    office.

11. Sales asks, “How come we’re
     out?  Again?”

2. You’ve been to inventory courses
    before, but they never told you how
    to really fix the problems.

12. You thought the cycle count
      program would fix the problems,
      but it has not had the impact you
      imagined it would.

3. The computer says they should be
    here – Maybe the computer should
    come out here and look

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13. When you first came here,
      overtime was a nice bonus. 
      It is no longer a company benefit.

4. Customer service just called –
    Why CAN’T we ship today

14. The parts are missing – You just
      saw them last week!

5. You’re working much harder than
    last year.  The results don’t seem
    to show it.

15. You just did a physical inventory,
      and here it is 60 days later and
      you are still making adjustments.

6. It’s Wednesday evening –
   Your family is home.
   You’re at the office.

16. Obsolete inventory, excess
      inventory and shortages – How
      can you have all three?

7. The new ERP system was
    supposed to fix these inventory
    problems, but did not do the trick.

17. Sales makes promises to
     customers that are very hard to
     keep – you can’t be sure exactly
     what we really have.

8. Changing the schedule – Again –
    Missing parts.

18. Premium freight going up, on-time
     customer delivery is not.

9. Finance says, “Reduce the
    Inventory.”
    — Sales says, "We need more."

19. You’re new on the job.  The boss
      thinks you should be able to do
      this because you are new.

10. It seems you just finished the
     physical and you are getting ready
     for another one!

20. Management says, “More safety
     stock” — You know that is not the
     answer.