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Articles by David Pidgeon

Practical writing on supply chain and operations: inventory management, S&OP, MRP and ERP implementation, and scaling operations at growing manufacturers.

• Optimizing Safety Stock - Beyond the King Equation

  By David Pidgeon · September 16, 2026

  David Pidgeon on optimizing safety stock: one small change to the King Equation that reduces working capital without lowering service level for manufacturers running MRP from a forecast.

  • Inventory Management
  • Working Capital
  • Safety Stock
  • King Equation