Pieces
8,500,000
Lines of stock
10,000
Auditors
70
Protec Associates, established over 40 years ago, is located in the heart of Ramos Mejía, Argentina. The tool distributor provides more than 10,000 items from major brands and also imports various machines that the market uses with their respective specialised technical service.
THE CHALLENGE
Protek Associates required RGIS to provide the following:
- All stock to be counted
- Cover five distribution centres
- No barcodes on products
- Identify any variances
Why RGIS?
Protec Associates needed a solution to count the tools held at five distribution centres (DCs).
Our Solutions
Protec Associates partnered with RGIS to complete the five DC stock count project, and RGIS provided the following:
Three days of pre-counting with a team of 10 experienced RGIS auditors
Two days of general inventory with a team of 70 experienced RGIS auditors
Two days of variance checking with a team of 10 experienced RGIS auditors
All pieces of stock were counted within each of the distribution centres
Results
Protec Associates found by outsourcing the five DC stock count project to RGIS, the following results were achieved:
8,500,000 pieces of stock were accurately counted without barcodes
10,000 different lines of stock
The customer was very happy with the final reporting and results
Conclusion
By partnering with RGIS to complete a complex, multi-site inventory without barcodes, Protec Associates achieved accurate, reliable visibility of stock across all five distribution centres. RGIS’s phased approach—combining pre-count preparation, large-scale inventory execution, and detailed variance checking—delivered precise results at speed. As a result, the customer gained confidence in inventory accuracy, identified variances effectively, and received high-quality reporting to support ongoing operational control.
