Inventory Record Accuracy

The share of counted locations or items whose system quantity matches the physical quantity.

Every plan, promise and replenishment decision assumes the record is right. Inaccurate records cause phantom stock and emergency freight.

962 of 1,000 counted locations matched = 96.2%.

Measure at location level with zero tolerance on unit quantity. Value-based accuracy flatters the result.

Run a cycle count program weighted by velocity, fix root causes rather than adjusting quantities, and control transactions at the point of movement.

Adjusting the system to match the count without ever asking why the variance happened.