Enhancing Efficiency in Automotive Logistics with Comprehensive Stock Audits
Case Study
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Pallets
100
Auditors
15
Warehouse
1
Customer
Equipment Manufacturer
Sector
Historical
A multi country organisation with 160+ employees, required the support of RGIS. The company manufactures and sells meat slicers, knives and other kitchen and food processing equipment in 100 countries. With all design, marketing and product management activities based in Italy, the company is one of the most important European players in the food processing equipment business, both in the professional and consumer retail markets.
THE CHALLENGE
The company has a warehouse of materials and parts used in the production lines to manufacture the food processing equipment. The equipment manufacturer needed a solution to complete a wall-to-wall stocktake, so required RGIS to provide the following:
- Complete a wall-to-wall count of the warehouse
- Identify variances to expected stock levels
- Update stock on hand levels for all stock
- Count all parts in the warehouse, including small items such as screws, caps and bolts
Why RGIS?
Customers use RGIS for wall-to-wall warehouse stocktakes of production line parts to gain accurate, end-to-end visibility of all components without disrupting manufacturing operations. This reliable data ensures stock levels are correct, critical parts are available, and production planning can be managed with confidence.
Our Solutions
The equipment manufacturer partnered with RGIS to complete the wall-to-wall warehouse stocktake project, and RGIS provided the following:
Scheduled a team of 15 experienced RGIS auditors to count the warehouse over two days
The customer provided files which contained all EAN codes of the products, and the locations of the products in the warehouse
RGIS teams used counting scales to count all small items
Pallets were moved to ground level, for auditors to count
Auditors reported on any variances to the customer’s system
Results
The equipment manufacturer found by outsourcing the wall-to-wall warehouse stocktake project to RGIS, the following results were achieved:
RGIS teams accurately counted 100 pallets
The inventory was carried out during the weekend, so there was no disruption to the production lines
RGIS teams were able to provide accurate stock quantities, as well as the location of the products, so the customer was aware of how full or empty certain areas of the warehouse were
The customer was very satisfied with the services performed by RGIS, and was able to update the system with up-to-date and accurate data provided
Conclusion
By partnering with RGIS to complete a wall-to-wall warehouse stocktake, the equipment manufacturer achieved accurate, up-to-date visibility of all parts and materials, including small components critical to production. RGIS’s structured approach, specialist counting methods, and weekend execution ensured variances were identified and system records updated without disrupting manufacturing operations. As a result, the customer gained reliable stock and location data to support better warehouse control and production planning.
