Inventory turnover describes past movements. It is useful when the reporting period, product units and stock locations are consistent, and when the result is read alongside age and expiry information.
Prepare a comparable record
- Choose the marketplace and reporting period before collecting sales and stock records.
- Keep product pack sizes consistent across the movement and balance files.
- Identify transfers, removals and returns separately from customer sales.
- Record periods when a listing was unavailable; those periods affect how past sales should be interpreted.
Use the account's inventory-age information and the current aged-inventory policy to investigate storage exposure. Check the relevant seller store's policy rather than copying an old article's fee table.
Turn the review into a decision list
For each slow-moving product, collect the current available quantity, expiry constraints and any confirmed future purchase commitments. Consider the permitted next steps using current fees and actual product economics.
Record the decision, the owner and the supporting data. Proposed price or listing changes need the owner's written OK before they go live. Keep the original reporting period intact so a later review can distinguish the decision from what subsequently happened.