To optimize inventory turnover in an overflowing warehouse: Prioritize high-demand items: Focus on fast-moving goods and clear them out quickly. Implement a First-In-First-Out (FIFO) system: Ensure older inventory is sold or shipped first to prevent stock aging. Offer discounts or promotions: Encourage faster sales of slow-moving items. Optimize order cycles: Reduce excess ordering and adjust reorder points based on real-time demand. Improve warehouse organization: Streamline picking and packing to speed up order fulfillment and inventory rotation. These actions help free up space and maintain efficient inventory flow.

To optimize inventory turnover in an overflowing warehouse, implement strategies like demand forecasting, optimized replenishment, and effective inventory management systems.

It all, at least, should start with a good demand planning process via IBP (SIOP / S&OP). It should ensure the right material in place with no excess. By having to deal with the situation in complete despair, we must′d been relying on a good WMS system to provide FIFO precisely. Then, another option would be the Slotting process adoption to generate a faster shipping and to provide space for puttingaway the overflowing goods. Finally and depending on the budget, to rent warehouses for storing these items temporarily could be also an alternative solution