Enhancing Efficiency in Automotive Logistics with Comprehensive Stock Audits

CHALLENGE

A vehicle logistics company operates a major vehicle import hub in Italy, handling cars in transit from the Far East into Central/Southern Europe. Over recent months, they faced challenges with their stock management, specifically with accurately tracking vehicles entering and leaving the hub. This caused inefficiencies, making it difficult to locate vehicles and delaying the delivery process.

They needed a solution to audit the vehicle stock efficiently and ensure that all vehicles were correctly positioned in the parking areas, allowing for faster and more accurate dispatching to their customers across Europe.

WHY RGIS?

The vehicle logistics company selected RGIS due to our advanced technology and expertise in large-scale audits. Our ability to deliver precise stock and vehicle location data in a short timeframe was crucial to meet the client’s needs.

OUR SOLUTION

RGIS provided a comprehensive vehicle audit over two days, involving 42 staff members across the two days. The team scanned over 28,000 vehicles using RM3 technology, capturing each vehicle’s identification number (VIN or chassis barcode) and checking its position in the parking area.

The solution involved:

• Day 1: 27 RGIS staff auditing the vehicle stock and checking vehicle positions.
• Day 2: 15 RGIS staff finalising the audit and ensuring all discrepancies were resolved.
• Special safety equipment, reflective vests and shoes were used throughout the audit.

Using RM3 devices and tablets, the team worked efficiently to not only count vehicles but also ensure that each one was correctly located, helping the vehicle logistics company resolve stock discrepancies and improve their dispatching process.

RESULTS

• Audited over 28,000 cars, correcting the positions of 4,261 vehicles.
• Improved operational efficiency by ensuring all vehicles were in the correct parking locations, allowing for quicker loading onto transporters and timely deliveries to customers.
• Significant cost savings for the customer by reducing the time spent searching for misplaced vehicles.
• Customer feedback highlighted high satisfaction with RGIS’s accuracy and speed, contributing to smoother hub operations.

CONCLUSION

The vehicle logistics company were extremely satisfied with the outcome and expressed interest in repeating the audit in the future. The improved stock management and vehicle positioning have led to more efficient hub operations and faster deliveries to customers, which include major car producers and dealers.