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Supply · Store replenishment

A daily store request nobody has to assemble by hand

A forecast answers how much will sell. Replenishment answers what must arrive at a specific location and when — with its lead time, safety stock and delivery days.

who this is for

store manager, operations director

layer
Supply

What is wrong today

  • The request is assembled in the evening from memory rather than from stock and sales velocity.
  • Delivery days are ignored: the order goes out on a day when no van serves that location.
  • The store over-orders “just in case”, and the surplus settles across the network.

How it works

The request appears on its own

By morning the location has a list: what to bring, how much, and why exactly that much. The manager reviews and adjusts the exceptions.

The delivery schedule is part of the maths

If the next van comes in three days, the need is computed to that day, not to tomorrow.

What is already in transit is visible

Goods in transit are subtracted from the need — otherwise the location orders the same thing twice.

the working screen

What it looks like in use

The order, ready by morning. Every quantity can be challenged — the reason for it is written alongside.

invent.sale · Supply · Supplier orderdraft assembled at 06:00
Draft order128Needs a decision6Sent3
ItemLocationNeedPackOrderWhy
Drinking water 0.5 lLocation B255×12264stockout in 2 days
Toothpaste 100 mlLocation D85×690routine top-up
Shampoo 400 mlLocation A40×642routine top-up
Wet wipes, 60 pcsLocation C0×24080 days already on hand
128 lines · 4 suppliers · nothing is sent until a person confirmsSend to suppliers
The “why” columnThe quantity stops being a black-box number. The buyer sees the reason and argues with it — instead of retyping the whole order.
Pack size is already appliedThe supplier does not ship 255 bottles when the case holds 12. The rounding is the system's job, not mental arithmetic.
Zero is a decision tooThe line with eighty days of cover stays visible at zero. That is how you check the system did not overshoot either way.

An anonymised example: locations are lettered and the dataset is shared across every screen on this site.

Who stays in control

The request is confirmed by a person at the location. Edits are stored with their author and show where the calculation systematically diverges from the shelf.

How it is measured

By the share of lines that went through without a manual edit, and the number of locations that hit zero on fast movers.

what to read next

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