The ChainPilot Blog

Supply chain playbooks
for ecommerce brands

Practical guides on inventory, cash flow, freight and scaling — from a decade of running supply chains for multi-million-dollar Amazon & Shopify brands.

Latest articles

Inventory

Days of cover: the only inventory metric that matters

Why DoC beats raw stock counts, and how to calculate it per SKU across every channel.

Cash Flow

The 30/70 payment trap — and how to map it

Supplier deposits and balance payments wreck cash flow. Here's how to see them coming.

Freight

Stop chasing your freight forwarder

One timeline for production, transit, customs and FBA — no more status-update emails.

Inventory

Reorder points without spreadsheets

A simple, repeatable system for knowing exactly when and how much to reorder.

Quality

Pre-shipment inspections: the 1% that saves the 100%

How a $300 inspection prevents five-figure mistakes landing in your FBA inventory.

Scaling

From $1M to $10M without new hires

The supply chain operating system that scales with you instead of your headcount.

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