FrankRahman at 16:06, 20 July 2025

2025-07-20T16:06:05Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 16:06, 20 July 2025
Line 1:		Line 1:
	<blockquote>		<blockquote>
	~~It was basically~~ a ~~method of inventory called cycle~~. ~~Cycle counting~~. ~~The goal~~ was, ~~you count 5% of your total inventory every day. It's~~ a ~~different 5% each day. So~~, ~~as time goes by~~, ~~like after three to four months, you have~~ a very ~~accurate view of your inventory~~.		Andy Kay hired a guy named Gene. I wish I could remember Gene's last name. Gene was about 75 years old and he wore, in hot Southern California, gray wool slacks, a plaid shirt, bow tie, and a jacket with patches on the elbows. He seemed very patrician.

	~~I did inventory with like three other people, and very quickly,~~ Gene ~~said, well, Marshall, we're going~~ to ~~make you the~~ department ~~head. And I said, I thought you~~ were ~~the department head. He goes~~, ~~no, I~~'~~m the supervisor~~. ~~Because he would just love~~ to ~~sit at his desk~~ and ~~look out the window. But~~ he ~~was a very bright guy, and he would take all the information,~~ and ~~he had these big ledger books, like you see in the old West movies~~. ~~After a few weeks, I was like, Gene, we're a computer company, why are we using ledgers?~~ He ~~said, because I know how to use ledgers. Here, I'll tell you what. You come in at 8, instead~~ of ~~9, and you work from 8 till noon, teaching yourself how~~ to ~~computerize our inventory. And then you do your counting. I'll talk to you~~ in ~~a few months. That was~~ the ~~single thing made my life, made my career~~.		Andy hired Gene to create and run an inventory department because they were losing inventory, they couldn't keep track of it. Gene came down to material handling and because we handled inventory all day long he interviewed me and Kai. He pulled me out of material handling to be in the inventory department.

	To computerize the inventory I used ~~Dbase~~ II on a Kaypro 10. The way it worked ~~out is~~ Andy Kay wanted the inventory reports every morning so the whole inventory department was oriented around producing those reports for him so that's what I did for over a year.<br>		Gene created a system of inventory called cycle counting. The goal was, you count 5% of your total inventory every day. It's a different 5% each day. So, as time goes by after three to four months you have a very accurate view of your inventory.

			I did inventory with three other people and very quickly, Gene said, “Well, Marshall, we're going to make you the department head.” And I said, “I thought you were the department head.” He replied, “No, I'm the supervisor.” Because he just loved to supervise by sitting at his desk and looking out the window. But he was a very bright guy, and he would take all the information and write it down in these big ledger books, like you see in the old west movies. After a few weeks I said “Gene, we're a computer company, why are we using ledgers?” He said, “Because I know how to use ledgers. But, I'll tell you what. You come in at 8, instead of 9, and you work from 8 till noon, teaching yourself how to computerize our inventory. And then you do your counting. I'll talk to you in a few months.” ...

			To computerize the inventory I used dBase II on a Kaypro 10. The way it worked was that Andy Kay wanted the inventory reports every morning so the whole inventory department was oriented around producing those reports for him so that's what I did for over a year.<br>
	([[Interview with Marshall Mosley]])		([[Interview with Marshall Mosley]])

FrankRahman: Created page with "
It was basically a method of inventory called cycle. Cycle counting. The goal was, you count 5% of your total inventory every day. It's a different 5% each day. So, as time goes by, like after three to four months, you have a very accurate view of your inventory. I did inventory with like three other people, and very quickly, Gene said, well, Marshall, we're going to make you the department head. And I said, I thought you were the department head. He goes,..."

2025-07-19T23:45:09Z

Created page with "<blockquote> It was basically a method of inventory called cycle. Cycle counting. The goal was, you count 5% of your total inventory every day. It's a different 5% each day. So, as time goes by, like after three to four months, you have a very accurate view of your inventory. I did inventory with like three other people, and very quickly, Gene said, well, Marshall, we're going to make you the department head. And I said, I thought you were the department head. He goes,..."

New page

<blockquote>
It was basically a method of inventory called cycle. Cycle counting. The goal was, you count 5% of your total inventory every day. It's a different 5% each day. So, as time goes by, like after three to four months, you have a very accurate view of your inventory.

I did inventory with like three other people, and very quickly, Gene said, well, Marshall, we're going to make you the department head. And I said, I thought you were the department head. He goes, no, I'm the supervisor. Because he would just love to sit at his desk and look out the window. But he was a very bright guy, and he would take all the information, and he had these big ledger books, like you see in the old West movies. After a few weeks, I was like, Gene, we're a computer company, why are we using ledgers? He said, because I know how to use ledgers. Here, I'll tell you what. You come in at 8, instead of 9, and you work from 8 till noon, teaching yourself how to computerize our inventory. And then you do your counting. I'll talk to you in a few months. That was the single thing made my life, made my career.

To computerize the inventory I used Dbase II on a Kaypro 10. The way it worked out is Andy Kay wanted the inventory reports every morning so the whole inventory department was oriented around producing those reports for him so that's what I did for over a year.<br>
([[Interview with Marshall Mosley]])

Inventory - Revision history

FrankRahman at 16:06, 20 July 2025