Logged, not remembered
Every movement has a reference number and a timestamp. This page applies it to additional context around why "lost" inventory is usually an unlogged movement.
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Why "lost" inventory is usually an unlogged movement
Pallets rarely vanish. They move without a corresponding log entry.
A pallet reported "lost" has almost always simply moved — a transfer, a substitution, a shelf change — without a matching log entry.
Logging every movement against a reference number turns a search into a lookup.
- Most "lost" inventory has just moved unlogged
- Reference-number logging turns searches into lookups
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Same-day exceptions
Problems get flagged the day they happen, not at reconciliation. This page applies it to additional context around why "lost" inventory is usually an unlogged movement.
Disclosed, not hidden
Subcontracted lanes and limits are stated upfront, in the quote. This page applies it to additional context around why "lost" inventory is usually an unlogged movement.
Every movement logged against a reference number
In additional context around why "lost" inventory is usually an unlogged movement, Every movement logged against a reference number illuminates the next stage before the move to Merit Studio.
Exceptions flagged the same day, not at reconciliation
In additional context around why "lost" inventory is usually an unlogged movement, Exceptions flagged the same day, not at reconciliation illuminates the next stage before the move to Merit Studio.
A named coordinator for accounts above a set volume
In additional context around why "lost" inventory is usually an unlogged movement, A named coordinator for accounts above a set volume illuminates the next stage before the move to Merit Studio.
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