Inventory Top 10 List (report)

The Inventory Top 10 List report lists the items with the highest or lowest sales within a selected period. You can exclude items that aren't in inventory or weren't sold.

Items are sorted by sales amounts within the selected period. The list gives a quick overview of the items that sold best or worst, or the items with the most or least units in inventory.

Use this report when you plan your purchasing.

Use cases

Purchasing managers use the report to:

  • Review the highest selling items over the selected period and ensure adequate stock.
  • Identify low-selling items to reduce inventory costs.
  • Plan for future purchases based on the sales history of specific items.

Sales managers use the report to:

  • Identify the highest selling items over a selected period to focus sales efforts.
  • Determine which items aren't selling well and require more marketing.
  • Monitor the sales performance of specific items over time.

Warehouse supervisors use the report to:

  • Monitor the inventory levels of the highest selling items.
  • Plan for incoming and outgoing shipments based on the sales history of specific items.
  • Identify items that require extra storage space based on their sales performance.

Financial analysts use the report to:

  • Analyze revenue and profits for items over a selected period.
  • Determine the cost of goods sold for the highest and lowest selling items.
  • Identify trends and patterns in the sales performance of specific items.

Try the report

Try the report here: Inventory Top 10 List

Tip

If you hold down the CTRL key while you select the report link, the report opens on a new browser tab. In this way, you can stay on the current page while you explore the report on the other browser tab.

See also

Inventory and warehouse report overview
Ad hoc analysis of inventory data
Inventory analytics overview

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