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Stop Paying the “Urgency Tax”: Inventory and Planning as a Cost Reduction Strategy (Not a Finance Exercise)
February 11, 2026by Dr Dawkins Brown
Executive Summary Many organisations treat inventory as a finance topic—something to “reduce” to free up cash. In reality, inventory is an operating system outcome. It is shaped by planning quality, supplier reliability, service promises, lead times, forecasting discipline, and decision rights. When these fundamentals are weak, organisations end up paying an invisible penalty every day:...
