Operations
12 May 2026
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4 min read
Cin7 Core records what your stock is doing. It doesn't tell you what to do about it. After 18 months operating in Cin7 full-time at Personalised Favours, here are the four costs we kept paying — and why we eventually built our own layer on top.
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The four hidden costs
1 · Reorder is reactive
2 · Seasonality is invisible
3 · Slow-movers pile up silently
4 · Margin is a guess
Forecasting
26 May 2026
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5 min read
Most reorder points are off by 30–60% in any given month. Not because the formula is bad — the formula is fine — but because everyone runs it on a flat 12-month average in a business that isn't flat. Here's the fix.
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Operations
9 June 2026
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4 min read
Most operators set buffer stock once, never think about it, and likely set it to zero. It's the cheapest insurance policy in your business — and almost nobody is paying the premium.
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