DIY Store Warehouse Picking Area Stock Count

An international DIY retail store chain that serves over 28 million customers with 138,000 products, required the support of RGIS. To date it has 51 retail stores distributed throughout Italy, with approximately 8,500 employees and a turnover of over 1.5 billion euros.

Requirements

A DIY store needed an accurate stock count in its warehouse. They tasked RGIS with carrying out a detailed picking area stock count. This required:

  • National coverage.
  • Accurate stock counts in the picking areas of existing warehouses.
  • Identifying and reporting any variances.
  • Ensuring each warehouse met a 95% accuracy rate.

Solution

RGIS addressed these requirements by implementing the following for the DIY store warehouse picking area stock count:

  • Scheduled experienced RGIS auditors for each warehouse.
  • Scanned thousands of items in the warehouse picking areas.
  • Verified item counts directly below each product or on the nearest shelf.
  • Cross-checked scanned data against warehouse inventory files.
  • Generated detailed reports showing variances, which were provided to warehouse management.

New Warehouse Openings:

  • Deployed teams of six to eight experienced RGIS auditors per new warehouse.
  • Scanned every item in the picking area to establish accurate inventory counts.
  • Checked counts against warehouse inventory and system records.
  • Produced comprehensive variance reports for new warehouse management.

Results

Outsourcing this specific stock count to RGIS achieved the following:

  • Identified and corrected all stock variances.
  • Maintained a 95% accuracy rate in stock counts.
  • Conducted bi-annual audits, with additional audits scheduled as needed.

By partnering with RGIS, the DIY store ensured consistent inventory accuracy across all warehouse picking areas, enhancing operational efficiency and customer satisfaction. RGIS auditors promptly addressed discrepancies, leading to a more reliable inventory system.

For more information on our DIY Store Warehouse Picking Area Stock Count services, contact RGIS today.

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