Apparel Manufacturer and Distributor Warehouse Count

An apparel manufacturer and distributor is a leader in supplying resort wear, giftware and outdoor lifestyle apparel in Australia required the support of RGIS. The company has retailers worldwide including New Zealand, United States, Caribbean, Japan and Canada. The apparel manufacturer and distributor design, source and distribute a vast range of quality apparel, headwear and resort products under a family of brands.

REQUIREMENT

The apparel manufacturer and distributor needed a warehouse inventory completed to show the entire stock holding, so required RGIS to provide the following:

  • Wall-to-wall warehouse stocktakes completed within a short time frame
  • Improved efficiency and accuracy compared to previous in-house counts
  • Be able to provide an electronic upload file compatible with the warehouse management system (WMS)
  • Variance reports to be completed

SOLUTION

The apparel manufacturer and distributor partnered with RGIS to complete the warehouse stock holding project, and provided the following:

  • Scheduled a team of 42 experienced RGIS auditors to cover day one
  • Scheduled a team of 35 experienced RGIS auditors to cover day two
  • All boxes were opened and checked
  • Variance checking was completed with the warehouse staff, to ensure a high level of accuracy
  • Included bin locations within the reporting

RESULTS

The apparel manufacturer and distributor found by outsourcing the warehouse stock holding project to RGIS, the following results were achieved:

  • Wall-to-wall warehouse inventory completed within two days
  • Counted a total of 427 bin locations
  • A total of 4,282 SKUs and 818,256 items counted
  • Provided an accurate electronic upload file to import and updated the stock holding levels
  • Stock holding file was loaded into the warehouse management system (WMS) immediately

 

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