Inventory affects companies in various ways. A client of my recently made a startling discover. Their floor space is very restricted and tight would be an understatement! In looking at how they could free up space, they found that the cardboard boxes they used to package their final products were taking up a considerable amount of it. In fact they had roughly one hundred different box sizes, many of which varied only a few tenths of an inch in size. Upon further investigation they found that there were only twenty different sizes they used on a regular basis. The other 80% (the 80/20 rule strikes again!) were literally taking up valuable floor space and could either be completely eliminated or reduce substantially.