Cycle counts and inventory variances
Count accurately, calculate variances, and investigate before adjusting.
- Level
- Intermediate
- Length
- About 35 minutes
- Contents
- 3 lessons · 1 video · final exam
- Status
- Published · updated 1 Oct 2026
Skills you'll practise
- Perform a blind count and record it accurately
- Calculate quantity and percentage variances
- Investigate likely causes before an adjustment is approved
Course outline
- 1.Cycle counts and variancesVideo · 2 min
- 2.Counting to find the truthLesson · 15 min
- 3.Choosing what to count: ABC and trigger countsLesson · 15 min
- 4.Investigating variances before adjustingLesson · 15 min
- 5.Cycle counts and inventory variances: knowledge checkKnowledge check · 15 questions
- 6.Cycle counts and inventory variances: practical exerciseKnowledge check · 1 question
- 7.Final exam6 questions · passing it completes the course, so people who already know the material can test out
Sources it draws on
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- Your site's cycle count and inventory adjustment procedure
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