Prioritize Inventory with ABC
Classify items by annual consumption value so attention follows financial impact.
BUSINESS KEYItem
COMPARE / MEASUREAnnualUsage, UnitCost
BEST STARTSort by annual value and assign A/B/C by cumulative percentage.
Workflow
- Confirm the grain: decide what one row should represent in the final result.
- Profile key uniqueness and missing data before matching or aggregating.
- Calculate the result on a small sample and reconcile it manually.
- Run the full dataset, review exceptions, then export the evidence you need.
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What can go wrong
Most incorrect results come from the wrong key, one-to-many joins, mixed data types, hidden whitespace or aggregating at the wrong grain. Treat these checks as part of the analysis, not optional cleanup.