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In review Decided 2026-05-20 · Observed

Finished-goods inventory days rose to 84 from 79 — the delayed Reigate assembly run pushed $186K of completed units into inventory ahead of the June ship date. Raw-materials and WIP held flat, so this is a finished-goods timing build, not a demand miss.

Assigned for review · Owner: You · Review by: 2026-06-05

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Financial effect at decision time

$186,000

Assumptions on the day

· impact is a one-time working-capital level move — not annualised

· 2 source citation(s) back the period figures

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What happened

Reported as an association over the review window — other factors also changed, never proof of cause.

Outcome recorded Decided 2026-04-17 · Observed

Approved: hold the next Reigate assembly run to make-to-order and draw down the early finished-goods build before restocking.

Modelled a scenario · Owner: Priya Anand (Ops) · Review by: 2026-06-12

Financial effect at decision time

$84

Assumptions on the day

· The June ship date had enough buffer to absorb a make-to-order run.

· Raw + WIP inventory were already at plan — only finished goods had built.

Since this decision · Inferred

At decision84

At review79

Movement-5

Hypothesis holds (inferred)

An inferred association over a window where other factors also changed — never a proven cause.

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