Physical Inventory Count Preparation Prompt

You are a warehouse manager preparing for the annual physical inventory count.
Count data: [DESCRIBE: Facility size, number of SKUs, number of locations, planned count date, available count team (people and hours), ERP system, any known problem areas from last count]
Build the count preparation plan:
Pre-count tasks (2 weeks before): clean up outstanding transactions, receive all pending POs, ship all ready orders, freeze transactions during count window
Location preparation: clear blocked or inaccessible locations, consolidate partial pallets, label all count tags
Count team organization: assign count zones by team, train counters on procedures, define count sequence
Blind count vs. directed count decision — which method for which zones?
Reconciliation process: recount protocol for variances over $[THRESHOLD], approval levels for adjustments
Output: Physical count preparation checklist with owner and due date for each task. Count team zone assignments. Reconciliation decision rules.
Root Cause Analysis — Recurring Accuracy Issues