Show notes
Better demand forecasts lose money when physical stock counts are wrong and policies ignore holding costs. Conventional retail systems hold accurate records for only 35% of items, and a Walmart M5 study showed a more accurate Random Forest model actually raised total baseline costs by holding extra inventory. We break down why retailers must count before they calculate, how to read turnover alongside fill rate and GMROI, what safety-stock buffers really cost, and how to run a 30-day pilot acr...
