English to German Bus/Financial Accounting Quartalsbericht

Last month I highlighted a concern that our inventory turn was running below the minimum target of 4 (3.7). We, of course, must hold significant inventory to support specific customer needs and enquiries from the market . However, like all aspects of the business, this must be monitored and managed. There has therefore been considerable focus on reducing areas of overstock through better alignment of the inventory and the order backlog we place with our suppliers. I am pleased to report that despite reaching a peak of 73m in mid February this situation now appears to be more settled. At month end we held 70.3m. Today it is at 67.3m due to ongoing review *plus some supplier slow moving stock returns* and this will facilitate a turn above 4 as required from April.

Es handelt sich um den Quartalsbericht eines großen Unternehmens, in diesem Absatz geht es um Probleme mit dem Lagerbestand. Den eingesternten Satz verstehe ich nicht und bräuchte eure Hilfe. Vielen Dank schon mal!