VetPulse / Inventory Overstock
Veterinary inventory overstock alerts
Slow-moving inventory carrying more supply than recent usage justifies — with the tied-up capital and an estimated recoverable value, separate from expiry tracking.
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Illustrative sample data — thresholds shown reflect the actual rule logic.
How overstock detection works
For each item, VetPulse computes days of supply — quantity on hand divided by recent usage — scaled to the actual number of days that usage was measured over (your current and prior transaction periods combined), rather than a fixed assumption. An item is flagged once its days of supply exceeds 180 days, roughly six months at current usage rates.
Items with no recorded recent usage are excluded from this check entirely — a missing usage signal isn't treated as “zero usage, therefore infinitely overstocked.”
The estimated recoverable value is 30% of the total tied-up capital (quantity on hand × unit cost, summed across every overstocked item). Findings with $1,000 or more in estimated recoverable value are escalated to high severity.
What this page does not claim
This page covers one specific, code-verified detector — slow-moving, excess supply. It does not claim to cover expiring or already-expired stock, which is a separate detector with its own thresholds — see inventory expiry alerts for that. An item can trigger one, both, or neither check.
Common questions
- How is "days of supply" calculated?
- Quantity on hand divided by recent usage, then scaled to the actual number of days that usage was measured over (your current and prior transaction periods combined) — not a hardcoded assumption. An item is flagged once that figure exceeds 180 days, roughly six months of supply at current usage rates.
- What if an item just hasn't been used recently — is it flagged as infinitely overstocked?
- No. Items with no recorded recent usage are excluded from this check entirely — a missing usage signal is treated as 'not enough data,' not as 'zero usage, therefore infinitely overstocked.'
- How is the estimated recoverable value calculated?
- 30% of the total tied-up capital across overstocked items (quantity on hand × unit cost, summed). Findings with $1,000 or more in estimated recoverable value are escalated to high severity.
- Is this the same as expiring inventory tracking?
- No — they're separate detectors. This one flags slow-moving, excess supply regardless of expiry date. Inventory expiry alerts flag items nearing or past their expiration date, regardless of how much supply is on hand. An item can trigger one, both, or neither.
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