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Sales

Which product sold the most in Salem last month?

₹4.2LCotton bedsheets, October

Cotton bedsheets took 51% of branch revenue, 31% ahead of September.

Reads from: Invoice register, current month

Sales

Which regular customers stopped ordering?

₹11.4LAnnualised revenue at risk

9 accounts that ordered monthly all year have been silent for 45 days.

Reads from: Invoice register, 13 months

Sales

Which territory is behind target this quarter?

71%Coimbatore vs quarter target

Coimbatore is at 71% of target with 9 days left; every other territory is past 90%.

Reads from: Invoice register + target sheet

Sales

Where are we discounting more than we agreed?

₹68,400Discount above policy

14 invoices went out above the 12% scheme cap, all from one price list.

Reads from: Invoice register + scheme master

Sales

How many retailers reordered within 30 days?

36%30-day reorder rate

22 of 61 retailers reordered inside a month, up from 15 in the previous quarter.

Reads from: Invoice register, rolling 90 days

Sales

Is our average order value growing or shrinking?

₹24,180Average order value

Order value is up 8% but order count is down 4%, so growth is coming from fewer, larger orders.

Reads from: Invoice register, 6 months

Sales

How much of this month came from new customers?

17%Revenue from new accounts

New accounts contributed 17% of revenue, the highest share in five months.

Reads from: Invoice register + customer master

Sales

Which channel grew fastest this year?

+41%Direct retail, year to date

Direct retail grew 41% while distributor volume stayed flat.

Reads from: Invoice register, channel tagged

Sales

What share of quotations turned into orders?

38%Quotation to order

38% of quotations converted; the ones that converted were answered within 2 days.

Reads from: Quotation sheet + invoice register

Sales

Did festive demand arrive earlier this year?

-11 daysShift in peak week

The peak week moved forward by 11 days against last year.

Reads from: Invoice register, two years

Inventory

Which SKUs haven't moved in 90 days?

₹12.6LValue with no movement

38 SKUs are idle, and curtain fabric is half the value.

Reads from: Stock register, movement dates

Inventory

What will run out in the next two weeks?

6 SKUsBelow 14-day cover

6 fast movers fall below cover at current run rate; two have 19-day lead times.

Reads from: Stock register + sales velocity

Inventory

Where does the physical count disagree with the system?

₹1.8LUnreconciled value

23 SKUs differ by more than 5 units, concentrated in one godown aisle.

Reads from: Stock register + physical count sheet

Inventory

How old is the stock we are holding?

28%Stock older than 120 days

28% of inventory value is older than 120 days, up from 19% in April.

Reads from: Stock register, GRN dates

Inventory

Which supplier is slipping on delivery?

+9 daysSlippage vs commitment

One supplier has averaged 19 days against a committed 10, every month since June.

Reads from: Purchase order book + GRN sheet

Inventory

What is slow stock costing us to hold?

23 daysPurchases locked in idle stock

Idle stock is absorbing working capital equal to 23 days of purchases.

Reads from: Stock register + purchase book

Inventory

Is stock sitting in the wrong location?

41ptGap between stock and demand share

Salem holds 62% of curtain fabric but generates 21% of curtain sales.

Reads from: Stock register + branch sales

Inventory

Has our buying price moved without us noticing?

+7.4%Landed cost drift

Landed cost on one fabric line rose 7.4% across three POs without a price revision note.

Reads from: Purchase book, landed cost column

Inventory

Where is wastage highest on the floor?

4.1%Wastage, B shift cutting

Cutting wastage is 4.1% on one shift against 2.3% on the other two.

Reads from: Production log + issue slips

Inventory

Are our reorder levels still right?

14 SKUsReorder level below run rate

14 SKUs have a reorder level set for last year’s demand and now stock out twice a month.

Reads from: Item master + stock movement

Finance

Who are our slowest-paying customers?

₹18.7LCash locked past 60 days

Four accounts on 30-day terms are averaging 61 to 83 days.

Reads from: Tally receivables ledger

Finance

Which product line actually makes money?

11.2%Curtain contribution margin

Curtains carry the highest price but the lowest contribution after returns and freight.

Reads from: Sales + cost sheet + credit notes

Finance

Which expense head grew faster than revenue?

+34%Freight, year on year

Freight is up 34% against 11% revenue growth, driven by part-load dispatches.

Reads from: Tally expense ledger, two years

Finance

How long is cash tied up end to end?

74 daysCash conversion cycle

Cash conversion is 74 days; 41 of them sit in receivables.

Reads from: Tally ledgers + stock register

Finance

Which customers are over their credit limit?

₹6.9LExposure above limit

Three accounts are above sanctioned limit, one by 2.4 times.

Reads from: Receivables ledger + credit master

Finance

Do our sales registers tie to the filed returns?

₹42,600Unexplained variance

A ₹42,600 gap traces to four invoices booked in the wrong tax period.

Reads from: Sales register + return summary

Finance

How much will we actually collect next month?

₹31.2LExpected collection

Based on each account’s own payment history, ₹31.2L against ₹44.8L due.

Reads from: Receivables ledger, 18 months

Finance

Which vendor advances are still unadjusted?

₹4.3LUnadjusted advances

11 advances older than 90 days remain open, two from last financial year.

Reads from: Tally payables ledger

Finance

Which branch is profitable after allocated cost?

2 of 3Branches profitable

Erode turns positive once freight is allocated by weight instead of revenue.

Reads from: Tally ledgers, branch tagged

Finance

Did we pay any supplier bill twice?

₹2.1LPossible duplicate payments

3 bills match on supplier, amount and bill number within 10 days of each other.

Reads from: Payables ledger + bank statement

Payroll

How much overtime did we pay in Q2?

₹6.84LQ2 overtime cost

₹6.84L, with packing B shift running overtime in 11 of 13 weeks.

Reads from: Payroll OT register, quarter

Payroll

Where are we losing people fastest?

31%Stitching attrition

Stitching attrition is 31% annualised; 7 of 9 exits were inside their first 90 days.

Reads from: Payroll master, joiners and exits

Payroll

Does attendance match the roster?

184Unmatched shift-days

184 shift-days were rostered but not punched, 71% of them on Saturdays.

Reads from: Roster sheet + biometric export

Payroll

What does one shift actually cost us?

+18%B shift cost per unit

B shift costs 18% more per unit packed once overtime is included.

Reads from: Payroll register + production log

Payroll

How much unused leave are we carrying?

1,140 daysAccrued leave balance

1,140 days of accrued leave sit with 38 employees, concentrated in long-tenure staff.

Reads from: Leave register + payroll master

Payroll

Are people in the same role paid consistently?

2 rolesSpread above 40%

Two roles show a spread wider than 40% between the lowest and highest paid.

Reads from: Payroll master, current month

Payroll

How much of the floor is contract labour?

44%Contract share of headcount

Contract labour is 44% of headcount but 29% of cost, and rising in packing.

Reads from: Payroll register + contractor bills

Payroll

How long do new joiners take to reach full output?

34 daysMedian ramp to full output

Median ramp is 34 days; joiners paired with a senior operator reach it in 21.

Reads from: Production log + joining dates

Payroll

What is unplanned absence costing in overtime?

1.6 hrsOvertime per absence

Every unplanned absence in packing generates 1.6 hours of overtime elsewhere.

Reads from: Attendance export + OT register

Payroll

Is PF deducted for everyone who should have it?

6Missing deductions

6 employees above the eligibility threshold have no PF deduction this month.

Reads from: Payroll register, statutory columns

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