Little Hardware Inventory Planning Case Study with Epicor

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Little Hardware Inventory Planning Case Study with Epicor

Case study showing how Little Hardware used Epicor Inventory Planner to cut stockouts 25%, raise GMROI 19.1%, and improve inventory turns 13.4%.

Published

June 4, 2026

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3 min read

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Little Hardware, a 90-year-old hardware distributor, replaced manual ordering with Epicor Inventory Planner. The system applies demand forecasting models, calculates safety stock from service levels, and sets vendor-specific order cycles that respect freight minimums. Within six months the company reduced A and B item stockouts by 25%, lowered average inventory investment 6.55%, and increased GMROI and turns on the modeled SKUs.

Key takeaways

Stockouts on A and B items fell 25% in the first six months

GMROI rose 19.1% and inventory turns rose 13.4% on modeled items

Moving annual average inventory investment dropped 6.55%

18 forecast models with lowest-standard-deviation selection improved forecast accuracy 58% of the time

Service-level-driven safety stock replaced manual estimates

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