Intelligence library · 29 papers
The inventory questions worth staying with.
Board intelligence, industry benchmarks and hard-won practical guidance for the people accountable for inventory performance.
Big Pharma Inventory Trends Benchmark 2026
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Current signals.
The newest research across executive visibility, industry benchmarks and inventory execution.
Do boards know how much inventory they need?
nVentic surveyed 250 C-suite executives at large European manufacturers at the end of 2023 on their perceptions of inventories.
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Big Pharma Inventory Trends Benchmark 2025
The published 2025 comparison of three years of DIO data across 28 listed pharmaceutical manufacturers, with open access to the complete cohort.
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Inventory analytics – from data to action
Inventory analytics requires a lot of data and a lot of know-how. But even if you have both, how do you take advantage of it to drive action?
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- 01Big Pharma
Big Pharma Inventory Trends Benchmark 2026
How 28 of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies managed inventory in fiscal years 2023 to 2025—and where working capital continued to accumulate.
- 02Current trends
Do boards know how much inventory they need?
nVentic surveyed 250 C-suite executives at large European manufacturers at the end of 2023 on their perceptions of inventories.
- 03Big Pharma
Big Pharma Inventory Trends Benchmark 2025
The published 2025 comparison of three years of DIO data across 28 listed pharmaceutical manufacturers, with open access to the complete cohort.
- 04Practical approaches
Inventory analytics – from data to action
Inventory analytics requires a lot of data and a lot of know-how. But even if you have both, how do you take advantage of it to drive action?
- 05Big Pharma
Inventory write offs in pharmaceutical manufacturing
Inventory write offs in pharmaceutical manufacturing are worth billions of dollars each year. Why does it happen and can it be reduced?
- 06Benchmark archive
Big Pharma inventory trends benchmarking report 2024
Annual increases in inventory at the Big Pharma Manufacturers didn’t prevent medicine shortages in 2023. Find out why
- 07Benchmark archive
Big Pharma inventory benchmarking report 2023
Annual increases in inventory in 2022 at the Big Pharma Manufacturers didn’t prevented medicine shortages.
- 08Benchmark archive
Big Pharma inventory benchmarking report 2022
How did big pharma inventories fare over 2021 as the world scrambled to get vaccinated and treat Covid symptoms
- 09Inventory metrics
Time horizons in inventory optimization
Time horizons in inventory optimization are a frequently underestimated factor. Learn more to improve your inventory optimization.
- 10Inventory metrics
Why inventory cover destroys value, and what to use instead
Inventory cover is a common supply chain metric, but is it actually destroying value? We believe it is. Here’s what you should use instead.
- 11Benchmark archive
Big Pharma inventory benchmarking report 2021
How did big pharma deal with the Covid pandemic in 2020, specifically when it comes to inventory levels? Find out here.
- 12Inventory metrics
Supply chain service levels
A deeper understanding of supply chain service levels could be the key to unlocking value in your inventory optimization efforts.
- 13Inventory metrics
The ultimate guide to DIO
How to calculate DIO, what it tells you about your inventories, and how to use it to improve your business.
- 14Practical approaches
The ultimate guide to safety stock
What is safety stock and how do you optimize it. Safety stock is a very widely known concept, but there is usually room for improvement.
- 15Practical approaches
Guide to reducing excess and obsolete inventory
A comprehensive guide to reducing and avoiding excess and obsolete inventory. 10 steps to address to reach supply chain heaven.
- 16Current trends
The role of AI in inventory optimization
The role of (artificial) intelligence in inventory optimization is much discussed, but perhaps not so well understood.
- 17Benchmark archive
Big pharma inventories in a time of coronavirus
When the Covid-19 pandemic struck in early 2020, how well prepared were the big pharma manufacturers in having the inventory to cope?
- 18Covid-19 archive
COVID-19’s long-term impact on global supply chains
What might the long-term repercussions of covid-19 be for global supply chains? Will anything change or lessons be learnt?
- 19Covid-19 archive
Preparing your supply chain for recovery after COVID-19
Preparing your supply chain for a return to normality after covid-19. It is never to early to start planning for post-crisis
- 20Covid-19 archive
Survival of the fittest
What is the best short-term response to Covid-19 for supply chain management? How can companies give themselves a competitive edge?
- 21Practical approaches
The limits of forecasting in inventory management
The importance of forecasting can be overestimated in inventory management, but this leads to inventory imbalances.
- 22Practical approaches
The strategic management of inventory
How much does inventory really cost to hold? This question is essential for the strategic management of inventory.
- 23Benchmark archive
Big Pharma inventory benchmarking report 2019
What trends were observable in Big Pharma inventories over the course of 2018 and what does it tell us about their supply chains
- 24Current trends
The environmental case for inventory optimization
The environmental case for inventory optimization is one rarely made, which is a shame. Learn why should we focus more on this element.
- 25Fundamentals
The constantly unrealised potential
The constantly unrealised potential of inventory optimization - 7 reasons why inventories have not been optimized.
- 26Fundamentals
Inventory theory vs practice: bridging the gap
nVentic bridges the gap between theory and practice in inventory optimization, helping you get closer to optimal.
- 27Fundamentals
Getting inventory in shape: a guide for CFOs
A guide to inventory for CFO’s: what Finance needs to understand about the major potential of inventory optimization.
- 28Fundamentals
What is inventory optimization?
What is inventory optimization? Inventory optimization techniques can deliver transformational results. Learn how.
- 29Benchmark archive
The inventory challenge for the pharmaceutical industry
Pharmaceutical manufacturers carry a lot of inventory. Why is this, is it a cause for concern, and can anything be done to improve it?
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