Small business operating decisions
Add Safety Stock Only When the Avoided Stockouts Justify Holding It
Set a reorder point and evaluate an extra inventory buffer using lead-time demand, lost contribution, and annual holding resources.
Financial education
Small business operating decisions
Compare operating alternatives with explicit costs, constraints and cash-flow assumptions.
Analysis & practical guides
16 articles
Small business operating decisions
Prepay Business Software or Preserve a Monthly Exit Option
Compare an annual software commitment with cancelable monthly service using expected use, integration effort, and cash flexibility.
Small business operating decisions
Accept a Wholesale Order Only After Charging for Bottleneck Capacity
Evaluate a discounted wholesale order using contribution per unit, displaced retail work, setup, and scarce production hours.
Small business operating decisions
Budget a Recoverable Backup Process by the Downtime It Can Avoid
Evaluate a business recovery process using tested restoration, annual resources, downtime consequences, and clearly hypothetical event probabilities.