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Learn how to Restock your Inventory on Amazon FBA with AI

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The main problem that e-commerce sellers encounter is not knowing when and how many items to restock. In a nutshell, e-commerce companies need to know the optimal volume to restock otherwise it puts them at jeopardy of overstocking and understocking. We want to dodge these three scenarios because overstocking means holding excess inventory sitting on warehouse racks where the long-term storage fees will start racking up (especially in Amazon warehouses) to a substantial number. The long-term warehouse fees can be around 20-30% of your inventory cost, another reason to avoid overstocking. Understocking should also be avoided because you will miss opportunity cost for not being able to sell if the item had otherwise been restocked to the optimal amount. The table here shows the inventory status of these 5 items. The items are classified by their restock status with the items that need critical restocks showing up first and the least urgency on the bottom of the list. Items that are out