Inventory data looks clean when it enters the system. A shipment is received. A quantity is recorded. A location is assigned. A timestamp is created. From that moment forward, the business begins treating that record as truth. Finance relies on it. Operations relies on it. Purchasing relies on it. Forecasting relies on it. Leadership relies on it. But that record is not truth. It is a snapshot. And like every snapshot, it begins aging the moment it is taken. That is why inventory data starts ...

Why Inventory Data Starts Dying the Moment It Is Entered