Content about selling on Amazon through Fulfillment by Amazon, including FBA-specific inventory, logistics, and operational strategies.
TL;DR Amazon’s aged inventory surcharge, formerly called the long-term storage fee or LTSF, now starts at day 181 and escalates through eight age tiers. The January 2026 update raised the per-unit minimum on inventory older than 365 days from $0.15 up to $0.30 or $0.35 depending on age. If you are searching for “Amazon LTSF” […]
TL;DR ABC analysis for FBA ranks your Amazon SKUs by contribution to the business and groups them into three classes so each one gets a different inventory policy. A items get protection: high service levels, tighter buffers, weekly review, and bulk inventory staged in AWD or a 3PL when needed. B items get balance: standard […]
TL;DR Amazon FBA excess inventory is stock that stopped earning its keep. In most cases, that happens once a SKU passes 180 days without meaningful sales. You have four exit paths for Amazon FBA overstock: discount, liquidate, remove, or dispose. Prevention beats all four. Every Amazon FBA seller eventually finds some FBA excess inventory sitting […]
TL;DR Amazon FBA inventory turnover measures how often you sell through your stock in a given period. Most FBA sellers should target 6 to 12 turns per year, depending on product category. Faster turnover means lower storage costs, better cash flow, and a stronger Inventory Performance Index score. If you’ve ever looked at your FBA […]
TL;DR Economic order quantity (EOQ) is the order size that minimizes the total cost of ordering and holding inventory. For Amazon FBA sellers, a standard EOQ calculation needs adjustment for FBA storage fees, aged inventory surcharges, and inbound placement costs. Getting this right means fewer wasted dollars sitting on warehouse shelves and fewer emergency reorders […]
TL;DR The reorder point formula tells you exactly when to place your next purchase order so inventory arrives before you stock out. The formula: (Average Daily Sales × Lead Time in Days) + Safety Stock. For most Amazon FBA sellers, the tricky part is getting accurate inputs, especially lead time, which needs to include FBA […]
You’ve done everything right. Your supplier shipped on time, your freight forwarder hit the delivery window, and Amazon checked in your inventory without delays. Then out of nowhere, demand on your best-selling ASIN doubles for two weeks. Maybe a competitor went out of stock. Maybe an influencer mentioned your product. Doesn’t matter. You’re out of […]
TL;DR Prosper Show 2026 in a nutshell: AI hype outpaced substance, content and creators are the real growth channel, the software market is consolidating hard, and the sellers winning right now are the ones who mastered operations, not hacks. Prosper Show turned 10 this year. I’ve been going since 2016, back when Joseph Hansen and […]
TL;DR Amazon inventory distribution directly affects your search rank. Regions without nearby stock get slower delivery promises, lower conversion, and weaker organic visibility. Treat distribution like SEO, not just operations. If you sell on Amazon, your inventory distribution can quietly decide how much you sell and how stable your keyword rank is. This guide breaks […]
TL;DR Amazon lead time is the total days from placing a supplier order to units going live on Amazon. Shorter, predictable lead times protect your ranking, free up cash, and keep you in stock when competitors run dry. Your Amazon lead time quietly decides how much you sell and how much cash you tie up […]
Nine plain-English calculators built for Amazon FBA — safety stock, reorder points, stockout cost, FBA fees. Runs in your browser. Your numbers never leave the page.