At a glance
Top 10 Items by current Inventory Value. Pareto check: typically 5% of SKUs hold 60% of inventory value.
| What it counts | Item.Inventory × Item.Unit Cost ranked descending, top 10. |
| Currency | Reporting Currency. |
| Time window | RT |
| Roles | owner, finance, operations |
Calculation
Calculated automatically from your Microsoft Dynamics 365 data. See the At a glance summary above for what the metric tracks and the worked example below for a typical reading.Worked example
US distributor on BC, snapshot 14 Apr 26.| Rank | SKU | On-hand | Inventory Value (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ELEC-LAPTOP-A14 | 1,820 | $828K |
| 2 | ELEC-MONITOR-27 | 940 | $480K |
| 3 | ELEC-DOCK-USB4 | 1,140 | $384K |
| 4-10 | (others) | $1.42M | |
| Top 10 | **5.4M total = 58% |
Sibling cards merchants should reference together
| Card | Why pair |
|---|---|
| Total Inventory Value | Total denominator. |
| Inventory Aging | Are top SKUs aging? |
| Margin by SKU | Profitability of top SKUs. |
| Dead Stock with Active Ad Spend | Top SKU on dead-list = big recovery. |
Reconciling against the vendor’s own dashboard
Where to look in Business Central:Item List > Sort by Inventory Value descending Reports > Inventory > ABC AnalysisWhy may differ:
| Reason | Direction | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Company aggregation | Card sums across | |
| OData freshness | Card 15 min behind |