Every December in America, people across the country begin to wind down the year at work and look forward to holiday festivities at home with their families. It is a special time where business will typically slow down a notch for many industries, allowing organizational leaders time to focus their efforts on reflection and celebration of accomplishments during the past 11 months. Office Christmas parties and annual awards banquets are plentiful during this time of year and provide an opportunity for co-workers to enjoy their successes as a unified team. Even with all of the festivities and holiday cheer in the air, the year-end can also be a dreadful time for many people in the business world because of one undesirable task that they must complete before the New Year: the annual physical inventory count.
There are multiple reasons why people dislike doing the annual physical inventory each year: