Address the root causes of failing stores functions, poor stock control and stock purchasing.
IESA's objective was to critically analyse the safety stock levels in the stores and implement best in class stock management systems, also to introduce automated stock purchasing and provide the required financial stock visibility to client management to create confidence in this process.
This was proposed with the intention of reducing downtime, reducing carriage charges, improving supplier compliance and also deliver to the client a working capital reduction programme with VMI and automated consignment taking ownership of fast moving stock.