Hernán Villalba Muzzin
HERNÁN VILLALBA MUZZIN
Phantom inventory: when you buy for peace of mind and run out of cash

Phantom inventory: when you buy for peace of mind and run out of cash

Stock that feels like safety often hides a silent leak of cash and margin. How I spot phantom inventory before it becomes an emergency.

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Hernán Villalba Muzzin

Hernán Villalba Muzzin

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Strategic Audit

Key control points: Phantom inventory

  • —Is there a defined standard for this operation?
  • —Do the same dependencies repeat weekly?
  • —Does the team know the exact decision criteria?
  • —Is there visibility into the real process bottleneck?

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