Rotate stock by date, not by convenience
Apply FIFO/FEFO rotation rules to reduce waste and avoid unsafe or stale product.
The move: make the next-at-risk date impossible to miss. FIFO Use FIFO when stock is equivalent and the earliest received product should naturally move first. It prevents the quiet habit of opening the newest, easiest box while older stock waits. FEFO Use FEFO when the date on the item is the real risk. Prepared items, marinated meats, retail packs, and supplier-labeled cases should move by the earliest use-by or prepared-on date, not by the order they happen to be stacked. Make it visual Rotation fails when it depends on memory. Date labels should face out. The earliest-date shelf should have…
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