Days of Inventory on Hand: A Successful Inventory Management Strategy

Last Updated on November 12, 2021 by Owen McGab Enaohwo

Managing your inventory effectively is a prerequisite for a successful business operation.

Servicing about 130,000 subscribers and processing about 7,000 orders daily, Hunt a Killer adopted the days of inventory on hand (DOH) metric to keep its operations in order.

On this episode of the Process Breakdown Podcast, the host, Dr. Jeremy Weisz, engages his guest Lokesh Yadagiri of Hunt A Killer. Yadagiri talks about the impact of inventory management on business operations. 

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Show Notes

[0:26] Intro

* Dr. Jeremy Weisz mentions some of the past guests on the show, including David Allen of Getting Things Done and Michael Gerber of the E-Myth.* Dr. Jeremy Weisz introduces SweetProcess, a workflow tool that helps organizations streamline their operations and empower their employees for efficiency.* SweetProcess offers a 14-day free trial with no credit card required.

[2:13] Dr. Jeremy Weisz introduces the guest Lokesh Yadagiri. 

[2:51] Lokesh Yadagiri talks about what they do at Hunt A Killer.

* Hunt A Killer started as an annual immersive live mystery event in Maryland.* They recognized the popularity of the growing subscription box industry and went into the business. 

[4:05] Dr. Jeremy Weisz directs the listener to check out Hunt A Killer.

* You can visit their website on huntakiller.com* You can also find Hunt A Killer on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

[4:30] Lokesh Yadagiri talks about how Hunt A Killer works.

* Hunt A Killer is like a Netflix TV show season.* Subscribers get a mystery box every month, and each box is a season.* The box contains documentation from a private investigator that will help the subscriber solve a mystery.

[5:27] How Hunt A Killer started.

* The business kicked off in October 2017 with 47 members.* One of their co-founders, Derrick Smith, shipped the first set of boxes out of his basement.

[6:58] Lokesh Yadagiri talks about how to manage your inventory.

* Inventory management can either make or break a company.* Balancing inventory with optimum sales is key.

[8:29] How does Hunt A Killer ship its orders?

* In the beginning,