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Rami Farah
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November 25, 2025

Overstock vs. Stockouts: Key Differences and Fixes

Compare overstock and stockouts, their costs and causes, and practical fixes like forecasting, safety stock, reorder points, and supplier coordination.

Rami Farah
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November 24, 2025

How to Calculate Safety Stock for Shopify Stores

Simple and advanced safety stock formulas, reorder point methods, and automation tips to prevent stockouts and reduce excess inventory for Shopify stores.

Rami Farah
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November 21, 2025

How to Forecast Inventory Costs for Shopify Stores

Forecast inventory costs for Shopify using ABC‑XYZ segmentation, MAPE and bias, EOQ and safety stock, plus automation to reduce stockouts and overstock.

Rami Farah
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November 20, 2025

How to Forecast Seasonal Inventory for Better Cash Flow

Accurate seasonal inventory forecasting is crucial for maintaining cash flow and meeting customer demand while avoiding overstocking.

Rami Farah
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November 19, 2025

How to Calculate Lead Time for Accurate Forecasting

Learn how to accurately calculate lead time for better inventory management and forecasting to avoid stockouts and reduce costs.

Rami Farah
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November 18, 2025

How AI Improves Reorder Point Accuracy

Learn how AI enhances inventory management by optimizing reorder points, reducing stockouts, and automating purchasing for e-commerce businesses.

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February 4, 2026

Reorder Points for Multi-Location Shopify Stores

Location-specific reorder points using (daily sales × lead time) + safety stock prevent stockouts and costly overstock across multiple stores.

How AI Improves Multi-Location Inventory Sync

AI forecasting and real-time automation sync stock across multiple Shopify locations to reduce stockouts, errors, and carrying costs.

The True Cost of Overstocked Inventory

How excess inventory ties up cash, raises storage and fulfillment costs, increases waste, and how AI forecasting and automated replenishment can prevent losses.

Top Challenges in Multi-Location Inventory

Explore multi-location inventory issues—overselling, sync delays, split shipments, bundle errors—and how AI-driven tools improve forecasting and real-time sync.

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