Why Proactive Inventory Management Is a Competitive Advantage
Why Proactive Inventory Management Is a Competitive Advantage Why Proactive Inventory Management Is a Competitive Advantage For machine shops, inventory management is no longer just a warehouse function—it’s a critical driver of profitability, productivity, and customer responsiveness. From a recent article in Canadian Metalworking, Matthew White, President of Metal Supermarkets Edmonton/Winnipeg, highlighted how many shops fall into the costly cycle of either overstocking materials or scrambling to secure inventory when it’s needed. White made the interesting observation that overbuying happens on materials the shop knows best like flat bar and tube. Underbuying shows up on the specialty side: aluminum, stainless steel, tool steel which have less predictable lead times. Now


