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title: "ABC Analysis | Inventory Management Method for Route Planning"
author: Zeo Route Planner Team
description: “ABC Analysis helps you prioritize inventory by categorizing items into A, B, or C groups based on their importance—revenue, cost, or profit. You can focus on keeping Class A items stocked, reduce overstock on lower-value items, and simplify forecasting. This improves inventory control, cuts storage costs, and sharpens your supply chain strategy.”
tags: [ABC Analysis, inventory management, route planning, delivery optimization, supply chain management]
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# ABC Analysis

## What is ABC Analysis?

ABC Analysis is a method of inventory management that classifies the inventory into different groups depending on how important it is for the business. The importance can be assigned based on the revenue it brings, profitability, cost, etc. The most important inventory is Class A and the least important inventory is Class C. Businesses also allocate the monitoring and tracking resources based on the inventory class. 

However, it's important to note that the classes are not rigid and may require reallocation based on changing demand patterns. Sometimes the business may also go beyond Class C and allocate more classes as per requirement.

## What are the benefits of ABC analysis?

**The following are the benefits of ABC analysis:**

* It allows businesses to focus on Class A inventory and ensure that it is always well-stocked.
* It helps in optimizing storage costs by ensuring that excess inventory is not held for Class B and Class C inventory groups.
* It helps in simplifying demand forecasting and streamlining supply chain management.
* Enables strategic pricing by providing insight into the most valuable products. A business can slightly increase the prices of high-demand products and increase profitability.

## How does Zeo Route Planner help with faster deliveries?

Zeo Route Planner is easy to use and helps you create optimized routes within seconds. It allows you to add details like delivery time slot, stop priority, stop duration, customer details, and any specific customer notes. It saves the time spent on the road so that more time is spent on revenue-generating activities. 

Route optimization also results in lesser operational costs and improves the profitability of your business.

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**James G. (Fleet Owner)**
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## FAQ Section
**How do I add stop by typing and searching? (Web)**
1. Go to Playground Page. You will find a search box in top left.
2. Type in your desired stop and it will show search results as you type.
3. Select one of the search results to add the stop to list of unassigned stops.

**How do I import stops in bulk from an excel file? (Web)**
1. Go to Playground Page.
2. In top right corner you will see import icon. Press on that icon & a modal will open.
3. If you already have an excel file, press the "Upload stops via flat file" button & a new window will open up.
4. If you don't have an existing file, you can download a sample file and input all your data accordingly, then upload it.
5. In the new window, upload your file and match the headers & confirm mappings.
6. Review your confirmed data and add the stop.

**How do I import stops from an image? (Mobile)**
1. Go to Zeo Route Planner App and open On Ride page.
2. Bottom bar has 3 icons in left. Press on image icon.
3. Select the image from gallery if you already have one or take a picture if you don't have existing.
4. Adjust the crop for the selected image & press crop.
5. Zeo will automatically detect the addresses from the image. Press on done and then save & optimize to create route.

**How do I add a stop using Latitude and Longitude? (Mobile)**
1. Go to Zeo Route Planner App and open On Ride page.
2. You will see a icon. Press on that icon & press on New Route.
3. If you already have an excel file, press the "Upload stops via flat file" button & a new window will open up.
4. Below search bar, select the "by lat long" option and then enter the latitude and longitude in the search bar.
5. You will see results in the search, select one of them.
6. Select additional options according to your need & click on "Done adding stops".

**How do I add stops using QR Code? (Mobile)**
1. Go to Zeo Route Planner App and open On Ride page.
2. You will see a icon. Press on that icon & press on New Route.
3. Bottom bar has 3 icons in left. Press on QR code icon.
4. It will open up a QR Code scanner. You can scan normal QR code as well as FedEx QR code and it will automatically detect address.
5. Add the stop to route with any additional options.

**How do I delete a stop? (Mobile)**
1. Go to Zeo Route Planner App and open On Ride page.
2. You will see a icon. Press on that icon & press on New Route.
3. Add some stops using any of the methods & click on save & optimize.
4. From the list of stops that you have, long press on any stop that you want to delete.
5. It will open window asking you to select the stops that you want to remove. Click on Remove button and it will delete the stop from your route.

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