DIXANI PRACTICAL GUIDES

Clear guidance for smarter operations.

Practical, experience-based guides for inventory control, warehouse operations, logistics and purchasing—supported by free DIXANI tools and templates.

FEATURED GUIDES

Start with better inventory control

Use practical, repeatable processes to improve stock accuracy, investigate discrepancies and strengthen daily warehouse controls.

INVENTORY CONTROL · 9 MIN READ

How to Investigate Inventory Variances

A practical warehouse checklist for checking physical counts, transactions, locations, damages and documentation before approving a stock adjustment.

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STOCK ACCURACY · 10 MIN READ

How to Perform a Warehouse Cycle Count

A step-by-step checklist for selecting items, controlling stock movements, conducting blind counts, reconciling differences and preventing repeat errors.

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INVENTORY PERFORMANCE · 11 MIN READ

Inventory Accuracy Percentage: Methods & Examples

Learn how to calculate record, quantity and value accuracy, understand absolute variance and avoid common inventory-reporting mistakes.

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WAREHOUSE CAPACITY · 10 MIN READ

Warehouse Space Utilization: Formula, Examples and Practical Limits

Learn how to calculate pallet-position occupancy, measure capacity headroom and avoid the congestion caused by operating too close to maximum capacity.

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WAREHOUSE CAPACITY · 10 MIN READ

Warehouse Capacity and Storage Cost: Positions and Cost per Pallet

Convert floor area into usable pallet positions, understand the limits that cap racking levels, and calculate a defensible storage cost per position.

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FREIGHT PLANNING · 10 MIN READ

Container Stuffing and Load Planning: Weight, Volume and Limits

Plan a container load around the constraint that actually binds: internal volume, payload, door openings, stacking strength or weight distribution.

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INVENTORY CONTROL · 10 MIN READ

How to Schedule Cycle Counts: Intervals, Capacity and ABC

Set count intervals from ABC class and item risk, convert them into a daily workload and test the plan against the counting hours your team really has.

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INVENTORY PLANNING · 10 MIN READ

How to Calculate Safety Stock: Service Level and Formula

Understand what safety stock protects against, how to set a service level, and the fixed lead time assumption that makes the standard formula misleading when suppliers are unreliable.

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INVENTORY CLASSIFICATION · 11 MIN READ

ABC Inventory Analysis: Formula, Example and Practical Application

Learn how to calculate annual consumption value, assign A, B and C classes and apply the results to counting, replenishment and inventory control.

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