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Know When to Reorder
A bookshop shelf runs low as the exam-season rush begins.
Illustration · Data Stories Lab
Inventory & demand planning
Know when to reorder
Reorder stock in time to stop losing sales
Data Stories Lab
Interactive dashboard
385 titles · 2024–2025
Analyst Report
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Category
All
Books
Workbooks
Stationery
Priority
All
A (top sellers)
B (steady)
C (slow tail)
Status
All
Healthy
Stockout-prone
Overstock
Illustrative model on sample data.
Overview
Demand & Season
Reorder & Cash
Channels & Clear
385
titles analysed
RM 1.49m
lost to stockouts
149
reorder now
8.6x
avg stock turns
Most stock value sits in healthy titles
Stock value held, by performance group
Source: two years of sales; stock simulated. Illustrative.
A quarter of titles make the money
Share of revenue, by ABC tier
Source: two years of sales. Illustrative.
+52%
January vs avg month
44.9k
workbook units, peak Jan
~2/3
of avg in Jun–Jul lull
RM 860k
workbook stockout loss
Workbooks drive the seasonal swing
Monthly units sold, by category
Source: two years of sales. Representative monthly pattern.
10.4x
workbook turns / yr
149
at/below reorder point
10
top earners to reorder
RM 7.7k
cash to free (clear)
Workbooks turn fastest
Inventory turns per year, by category
Source: two years of sales; stock simulated. Illustrative.
Reorder list: top titles to order now
Highest sales currently at risk
Title
On hand
Reorder pt
Order qty
Pakej Soalan SPM Lengkap
14
60
180
Modul SPM English
8
40
120
Modul Latihan English Tkt 5
11
38
110
Modul SPM Fizik
9
34
100
Modul SPM Kimia
12
30
90
Source: per-title reorder model. Illustrative.
81%
revenue from school-bulk
11%
walk-in
8%
online
RM 372k
annual revenue uplift
Two businesses on one shelf
Units sold, by channel and category
Source: two years of sales. Illustrative.
The prize is recurring six-figure profit
Annual uplift and one-off cash from better timing
Source: 50% lost-sales recovery scenario. Conservative.