For the MRO & Inventory Manager
The MRO Manager's Guide to Excess & Obsolete Inventory
Last updated July 2026
To reduce excess and obsolete inventory, identify slow movers and dead stock across every location, redistribute what another branch needs, and monetize the rest at fair market value. Maintained ranks every SKU by risk and value and recommends the highest-recovery action — you approve it.
What you're measured on
Speak in days of supply, slow-mover report, reorder point, and 'what's it worth.'
- Cycle-count accuracy
- Days of supply
- Slow-mover %
- Pick accuracy
- Shrinkage
Where the value is
- Surface slow-moving, excess, and obsolete SKUs across all branches in one view
- Redistribute stock to the branch that actually needs it before buying new
- Price and monetize true dead stock at fair market value
- Right-size reorder points so excess stops rebuilding
The pains this removes
- Slow, obsolete, idle SKUs nobody decides to liquidate
- Reorder points set once and forgotten
- No valuation for surplus
- Spreadsheets and gut feel
The numbers behind it
Frequently asked questions
How should a MRO Manager approach reduce excess and obsolete inventory?
Speak in days of supply, slow-mover report, reorder point, and 'what's it worth.' To reduce excess and obsolete inventory, identify slow movers and dead stock across every location, redistribute what another branch needs, and monetize the rest at fair market value. Maintained ranks every SKU by risk and value and recommends the highest-recovery action — you approve it.
What outcome should a MRO Manager expect?
Clear the graveyard aisle and stop the write-offs. Surface slow-moving, excess, and obsolete SKUs across all branches in one view
See what your inventory is really costing you.
Tell us where the cash is trapped — excess stock, idle surplus, slow RFQs — and we'll show you the outcome Maintained can unlock.