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AA Guide to Implementing a World-Class Cycle Counting Program
By Jeff Rose, Principal

The implementation of comprehensive cycle counting solutions can result in operational efficiency gains of anywhere from 5 to 10 percent. The opportunity to increase sales through improved service levels while potentially reducing inventory levels in the DC is a real benefit, making cycle counting an appealing best practice.
It is more costly to address inventory discrepancies after they have had a negative impact on the operation than it is to resolve them proactively avoiding disruptions in the normal flow of processing. The ultimate goal of a cycle counting program is to achieve an absolute bin (location) level inventory accuracy of 97 percent or greater, eliminate the need to do wall-to-wall physical inventories, and to achieve this with the most efficient use of resources possible.
In order to achieve the goals stated above, a cycle counting program has to deliver the following results:
• Uncover the root causes of inventory discrepancies and by taking timely corrective action eliminate (or reduce) future inventory discrepancies.
• Increase distribution center (DC) labor efficiency, improve product flow and improve customer service by enabling the identification of and correction of inventory discrepancies prior to them impacting normal DC operations.
• Meet the requirements of the accounting department and external auditors for procedural controls, count frequency, and inventory accuracy levels that will allow for the elimination of wall-to-wall physical inventories.
• Provide the appropriate tools, processes and procedures needed to optimize the deployment of inventory control resources, maximize cycle counting efficiency and enable Inventory Control (IC) to swiftly identify and resolve the root causes of inventory discrepancies.
• Educate the entire distribution team (top to bottom) of the importance of having accurate bin level inventory numbers and the importance of successfully implementing and executing the cycle counting program.
• Provide the means to track and report compliance and performance against a set of predefined key metrics, and hold individuals accountable for achieving and maintaining targeted inventory accuracy levels.
• Allow for reductions in safety stock levels as a result of improved accuracy and improved service levels.