5 November 2023
Inventory velocity and the par-level trap
Most florists set par levels once and never revisit them. Two months later they're carrying dead stock on slow movers and stocking out on hits. The fix is velocity-driven par adjustment — and it's built into Floree.
The trap
A florist sets a par level on every SKU when they first onboard. Garden roses: 60 stems. White hydrangea: 12 heads. Eucalyptus: 1 bunch. Three months in, the data has shifted — peony is moving 3× faster than expected, hydrangea has slowed — but the par levels haven't. The shop is overstocked on cold movers and stocking out on the hits.
Velocity-driven par
Floree's reorder watch looks at the trailing 30 days of sales and computes a daily velocity for every SKU. From velocity it derives a runway: at today's sell-through rate, how many days until you hit reorder point.
Three buckets:
- Red — runway ≤ 7 days. Reorder today.
- Amber — runway ≤ 21 days. Add to next standing order.
- Green — runway > 21 days. You're fine.
The same engine flags dead stock — items that haven't moved in 60 days. They show on a separate panel with a "discount and clear" CTA.
Why this matters
Working capital tied up in slow stock is the silent killer of margin. The average shop we onboard has 8–12% of their inventory value sitting on a fast track to spoilage. Reorder watch alone has paid for the AED 39/mo add-on every month for every customer who turned it on.
[Try reorder watch](/features) on the Smart-reorder add-on.