1. Inventory turnover , now 3.67 times a year, needs to be about 4.5.2. This reduces operating costs and improves inventory turnover and profit margins, the company said. 3. A company recently experiencing both slower inventory turnover and rising receivables, Olstein said, is Xerox. 4. INVENTORY AND RECEIVABLES Slower inventory turnover or rising accounts receivable can signal a sales slowdown. 5. The company said its inventory turnover rose to 5.5 times a year from 5.3 times. 6. Inventory turnover , now 3 . 67 times a year, needs to be about 4 . 5.7. Another closely watched indicator is inventory turnover , which shows how rapidly goods move from warehouse to customer. 8. In a manufacturing business, the pace of inventory turnover is regarded as an important measure of management efficiency. 9. The company said its inventory turnover rose to 5 . 5 times a year from 5 . 3 times. 10. Schonberger illustrates the decline and rise of U . S . manufacturers by looking at the inventory turnover of major corporations.
