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Days of Inventory Coverage Planner

Use one consistent SKU, location group, unit, and period basis to review the duration implied by entered on-hand saleable units and stated daily unit movement.

Review one defined scenario

Keep every input on the same SKU, period, channel, pack, and unit basis described below.

Scenario inputs

Entered saleable units on hand for one defined SKU and location scope. Unit: units.

Entered daily unit movement on the same SKU, location, unit, and period basis. Unit: units per day.

Planning outputs

Enter non-negative on-hand units and stated daily movement greater than zero.

Days of stated inventory coverage
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Not a stockout date, demand forecast, safety-stock result, reorder point, or purchasing recommendation.

Stated weekly unit movement
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Not a demand forecast or service-level target.

Entered on-hand saleable units
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Not a verified inventory balance or available-to-promise quantity.

Formula

Formula ID: INVENTORY-COVERAGE-DAYS-V1

Divide entered on-hand saleable units by positive stated daily unit movement, then multiply daily movement by seven for the weekly reference.

  1. Confirm the entered on-hand and movement values use one SKU, location, unit, and period basis.
  2. Divide on-hand saleable units by stated daily unit movement.
  3. Multiply stated daily unit movement by seven.
  4. Repeat the entered on-hand saleable-unit value for scope reference.

Coverage displays one decimal day; weekly movement and entered on-hand units display as whole units.

What this page does—and does not—show

This browser-local planner calculates only on-hand saleable units divided by daily unit movement entered by the user; it does not forecast demand, validate inventory, calculate safety stock, predict stockouts, or recommend replenishment or purchasing.

This page owns on-hand and daily-movement coverage arithmetic; demand forecasting, production yield, capacity, and purchasing remain separate jobs.

Evidence and review boundary

Tier C. This browser-local planner calculates only on-hand saleable units divided by daily unit movement entered by the user; it does not forecast demand, validate inventory, calculate safety stock, predict stockouts, or recommend replenishment or purchasing.

Internal operator review

No external rate or rule is embedded; values and assumptions come from the user.

Reviewed 2026-08-13. Refresh trigger: Review when the page role, formula, controlling evidence, or operator boundary changes.

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