What is a cycle count?

Counting a slice of stock continuously instead of one annual wall-to-wall.

A cycle count audits a small rotating slice of inventory on a schedule — fast movers and criticals often, slow items rarely — instead of shutting down for an annual stocktake. Discrepancies get investigated immediately.

Sustained count accuracy above ~97% is what lets planning trust the system: when the count is reliable, you can kit confidently and stop hoarding 'just in case' stock at the bench.

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