Notes from building it

Mostly about the unglamorous parts: costing, data quality, and what actually happens during a migration.

2026-09-02

Why your open order list is lying to you

Every distributor has orders on the list that shipped in 2019. Here is how they get there, what they cost you in stock decisions, and the query that finds them.

Full post coming shortly.

2026-08-19

Weighted average cost, and why it drifts

If your margin reports look better than your bank account, the cost side is usually where it went. A short walk through what happens when receipts and costs are recorded in two places.

Full post coming shortly.

2026-08-04

The status call is a product decision

Counting how many calls a week are just 'where is my order' is the cheapest research a distributor can do. What we found when we counted.

Full post coming shortly.

2026-07-21

What a migration actually costs

Not the invoice — the hours on your side. An honest accounting of what we ask of a customer during a four-week move, week by week.

Full post coming shortly.

2026-07-08

Reorder points are a conversation, not a formula

Every system will compute one for you. Every good buyer overrides it. Why we made the number editable and visible rather than clever.

Full post coming shortly.

Want one of these in full sooner? Ask and we will finish that one first.