92% of operators say they're satisfied with how they manage inventory. 44% run out of stock at least once a month. Inventory accuracy is the #1 thing they want to fix. inFlow's survey of 400 operations professionals calls it the satisfaction paradox: when a system has "worked fine" for years, people measure it against what they know, not against what they're missing. #InventoryManagement #SupplyChain #Leadership

Materials, freight, and labor are all squeezing operators at once, in one of the tightest three-way splits in the survey. Two-thirds saw both freight and material costs rise last year, and most are buying ahead to cope. See how 400 operators are handling cost pressure in 2026: https://www.inflowinventory.com/blog/state-of-inventory-management-2026/ #InventoryManagement #SupplyChain

92% of operators say they're satisfied with how they manage inventory. 44% run out of stock at least once a month. Inventory accuracy is the #1 thing they want to fix. inFlow's survey of 400 operations professionals calls it the satisfaction paradox: when a system has "worked fine" for years, people measure it against what they know, not against what they're missing. #InventoryManagement #SupplyChain #Leadership

81% of inventory operators want AI. Only 11% are actually using it. A new inFlow report surveyed 400 warehouse and operations professionals across 33 industries, and the gap between interest and adoption was the clearest story in the numbers. What operators want isn't chatbots or dashboards. It's demand forecasting and automated reordering. And what's holding them back isn't doubt that AI works, which ranked dead last as a concern, it's cost. Read the full report:https://www.inflowinventory.com/blog/state-of-inventory-management-2026/ #InventoryManagement #SupplyChain #AI

92% of operators say they're happy with how they manage inventory. But 44% run out of stock at least once a month, and accuracy is the thing they most want to fix. inFlow surveyed 400 operations professionals to understand that gap between "satisfied" and "actually working."

In 2026, the tool still running the warehouse is the spreadsheet, even at billion-dollar companies. 85% of the 400 operators surveyed for inFlow's State of Inventory Management 2026 report use spreadsheets as a primary inventory tool, including 53% of companies with 500 or more employees. It isn't a small-business workaround. It's the industry default. Find out why it persists, and what finally makes teams switch. #InventoryManagement #WarehouseManagement #Operations

81% of operators want AI. Only 11% are actually using it. A new inFlow report asked 400 warehouse and operations pros how they really manage inventory in 2026, and that gap was the story. What they want isn't chatbots. It's forecasting and smarter reordering, and the main thing in the way is cost.81% of operators want AI. Only 11% are actually using it.A new inFlow report asked 400 warehouse and operations pros how they really manage inventory in 2026, and that gap was the story. What they want isn't chatbots. It's forecasting and smarter reordering, and the main thing in the way is cost.

Materials. Freight. Labor. In 2026, cost pressure is coming from all three at once, in a near-even split. 84% of operators are now buying ahead to hedge against the uncertainty. See what else inFlow's report revealed. #InventoryManagement #SupplyChain #Logistics #SmallBusiness #Operations