Abstract: A method for analyzing service loss in inventory environments comprises receiving sales order data associated with a plurality of warehouses, the sales order data including at least one sales order line that includes data indicative of a customer requirement associated with a part number. The method also includes analyzing sales order lines that are not filled by a predetermined completion date based on a predetermined service loss hierarchy and determining a cause of service loss for one or more sales order lines that are not filled by a predetermined completion date based on the analysis. The method further includes generating a service loss report summarizing the cause of service for the one or more sales order lines that are not filled by a predetermined completion date.

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