How to Identify Poor-Performing SKUs in Business Central and Make Smarter Inventory Decisions
Slow-moving SKUs hurt your bottom line. The Item Planning Review app from Insight Works, seamlessly integrated with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, helps optimize inventory management by streamlining reorder planning, minimizing costs, and enhancing accuracy. Item Planning Review gives you the tools to spot underperformers using filters, real-time data, and in-system adjustments—without relying on spreadsheets or static reports.
Start by Filtering SKUs Using Average Usage
Item Planning Review enables you to filter inventory by average usage, item category, location, and date range. These filters help pinpoint SKUs that fall below performance expectations, allowing you to take immediate action. You stay focused on the inventory that matters and avoid wasting time on high-volume reports with low-value data.
By identifying low-usage SKUs quickly, you can stop bleeding cash on stagnant inventory and reallocate your resources to high-demand items.
Make Real-Time Adjustments Without Leaving the Screen
Once you generate your filtered list, Item Planning Review enables you to adjust inventory parameters—such as reorder point, safety stock, and max quantity—directly within the same screen. This one-screen interface removes the need to navigate through item cards or open multiple windows. As a result, you save time and reduce errors during planning sessions.
Making changes in real-time based on actual usage empowers you to respond more quickly and make more informed decisions.
Customize Calculations to Reflect Real-World Rules
Item Planning Review enables you to customize how the system calculates planning values. With its built-in expression evaluator, you define how the system calculates reorder points and applies rounding, tailoring those calculations to reflect vendor pack sizes or internal rules. These adjustments keep your planning practical and grounded in how your business operates.
By aligning calculations with real-life constraints, you create output you can act on—without workarounds or secondary tools.
Leverage Advanced Variables for Precision Planning
Additionally, the Item Planning Review enables you to incorporate advanced planning variables, including lead time, past sales, and SKU-specific data. These variables enhance your understanding of item performance and provide the context necessary to make more informed planning decisions. You stop relying on assumptions and start working with real operational signals.
Planning with detailed data gives you a strategic edge. You reduce stockouts, avoid over-ordering, and fine-tune inventory to match real demand.
Apply Smart Filters to Spot Inventory Trends
Item Planning Review also enables you to apply user-friendly filters to identify trends quickly. You can view historical usage across item groups, locations, and date ranges in just a few clicks. These smart filters simplify planning and help you move from data to action without delay.
When you visualize performance clearly, you make faster, more confident decisions about which SKUs to cut and which to prioritize.
Stop the Drain and Make Every SKU Count
Poor-performing SKUs occupy more than just shelf space—they eat into margins and limit your flexibility. Item Planning Review empowers you to identify those SKUs, adjust planning variables, and maintain inventory alignment with actual usage. You don’t need more reports—you need better tools inside your system.
With the right filters, real-time adjustments, and customized logic, you can stop guessing and start planning with confidence.