Running out of your bestselling product costs you sales and customer trust. This simple 3-column inventory system has helped hundreds of small shop owners stop stockouts permanently.
Every small shop owner has experienced it: a customer asks for your bestselling product and you've just run out. You lose the sale, the customer leaves disappointed, and you spend the next two days frantically restocking.
This happens because of poor inventory visibility — not poor management skills.
**The 3-Column System**
You need three numbers for every product you carry:
1. **Current Stock**: How many do you have right now?
2. **Reorder Level**: At what quantity do you order more? (Usually 2–3 weeks of sales)
3. **Reorder Quantity**: How much do you order at a time?
That's it. Track this in a notebook, Excel, or any app — the system works regardless of the tool.
**How to Set Your Reorder Level**
Calculate your average weekly sales for each product. Multiply by 3 (for a 3-week buffer). That's your reorder level.
Example: You sell 20 packets of Aashirvaad Atta per week. Reorder level = 60 packets. When stock drops to 60, place your order immediately.
**The Weekly 15-Minute Audit**
Every Monday morning:
1. Walk through your shop with your inventory list
2. Count or estimate stock for your top 20 products
3. Circle anything at or below the reorder level
4. Place orders before you open
This takes 15 minutes and prevents 90% of stockouts.
**Show Your Live Stock on MyBizC**
If you sell online through your MyBizC store, update product availability regularly. Nothing frustrates a customer more than ordering something and being told it's out of stock. MyBizC lets you mark products as "out of stock" instantly — customers see it before ordering.
The goal of inventory management isn't complexity — it's never running out of what your best customers want most.
This happens because of poor inventory visibility — not poor management skills.
**The 3-Column System**
You need three numbers for every product you carry:
1. **Current Stock**: How many do you have right now?
2. **Reorder Level**: At what quantity do you order more? (Usually 2–3 weeks of sales)
3. **Reorder Quantity**: How much do you order at a time?
That's it. Track this in a notebook, Excel, or any app — the system works regardless of the tool.
**How to Set Your Reorder Level**
Calculate your average weekly sales for each product. Multiply by 3 (for a 3-week buffer). That's your reorder level.
Example: You sell 20 packets of Aashirvaad Atta per week. Reorder level = 60 packets. When stock drops to 60, place your order immediately.
**The Weekly 15-Minute Audit**
Every Monday morning:
1. Walk through your shop with your inventory list
2. Count or estimate stock for your top 20 products
3. Circle anything at or below the reorder level
4. Place orders before you open
This takes 15 minutes and prevents 90% of stockouts.
**Show Your Live Stock on MyBizC**
If you sell online through your MyBizC store, update product availability regularly. Nothing frustrates a customer more than ordering something and being told it's out of stock. MyBizC lets you mark products as "out of stock" instantly — customers see it before ordering.
The goal of inventory management isn't complexity — it's never running out of what your best customers want most.