{"id":22868,"date":"2019-09-23T15:46:55","date_gmt":"2019-09-23T15:46:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planningposts.com\/?p=22868"},"modified":"2025-09-15T19:07:26","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T23:07:26","slug":"inventory-reduction-strategy-101-the-problem-with-fixed-cycle-buying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blueridgeglobal.com\/blog\/inventory-reduction-strategy-101-the-problem-with-fixed-cycle-buying\/","title":{"rendered":"Inventory Reduction 101: The Problem with Fixed Cycle Buying"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blueridgeglobal.com\/5-ways-to-reduce-inventory-right-now\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-22883 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blueridgeglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Costco_420x420-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"5-ways-to-reduce-inventory-right-now-blue-ridge\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>Inventory reduction becomes a financial problem when you are forced into fixed-cycle buying vs. buying on need. FACT.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, fixed cycle buying is the ugly reality for many retail and wholesale distributors. But get this&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>When distribution companies can remove the limitation of <a href=\"https:\/\/blueridgeglobal.com\/view-from-the-ridge-forecast-for-success\/\">Fixed Cycle Buying<\/a>\u00a0from a supplier\u2019s replenishment process, they typically see a\u00a0<strong>25% to 30%<\/strong>\u00a0inventory reduction.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a great video clip we wanted to share from our Inventory Pitfalls training series on the concept of fixed cycle buying. It&#8217;s an important one&#8230; probably a Top 5 among costliest mistakes made by demand planners and inventory analysts.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 1080px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('video');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-22868-1\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/blueridgeglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/INVENTORY-PITFALLS-Fixed-Cycle-Buying-Pitfall-1.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blueridgeglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/INVENTORY-PITFALLS-Fixed-Cycle-Buying-Pitfall-1.mp4\">https:\/\/blueridgeglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/INVENTORY-PITFALLS-Fixed-Cycle-Buying-Pitfall-1.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>In this video, PlanningPosts evangelist Dan Craddock explains the problem with fixed cycle buying and some inventory reduction strategies that employ &#8216;buying on need&#8217; instead.<\/p>\n<p>To get the full\u00a0list of inventory planning pitfalls, <a href=\"https:\/\/blueridgeglobal.com\/contact-us\/\">contact us<\/a>. And be sure to subscribe to our <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/planningposts\/id1460857067\" class=\"broken_link\">supply chain podcast<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blueridgeglobal.com\/\">PlanningPosts<\/a>\u00a0blog so you don&#8217;t miss more great inventory optimization resources!<\/p>\n<p>Related:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blueridgeglobal.com\/inventory-optimization-ppc-b\/\">7 Steps to Better Inventory Optimization<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blueridgeglobal.com\/5-ways-to-reduce-inventory-right-now\/\">5 Ways to Reduce Inventory Right Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blueridgeglobal.com\/how-to-manage-long-lead-times-slow-movers-and-other-profit-stealers-part-2-of-2\/\">How to Manage Long Lead Times, Slow Movers and Other Profit Stealers<\/a> (Part 2)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Inventory reduction becomes a financial problem when you are forced into fixed-cycle buying vs. buying on need. FACT. 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