Hair and Beauty Product Distributor Warehouse Count

A specialist in the international distribution of hair and beauty products sector, to more than 200 hair and beauty companies aimed at hairdressing and beauty professionals in Belgium, France, Germany, Spain and the Netherlands.

REQUIREMENT

The hair and beauty product distributor wanted to confirm that the stock information in the central warehouse was accurate and reliable, so required RGIS to provide the following:

  • A wall-to-wall count within the central warehouse
  • Reports to be provided in real-time
  • Variance checks to be completed
  • Scan both product barcode and customer location barcode shown on shelving within the warehouse
  • Warehouse count to be completed within one day

SOLUTION

The hair and beauty product distributor partnered with RGIS to complete the wall-to-wall central warehouse count project and provided the following:

  • Scheduled a team of eight experienced RGIS auditors familiar with warehouse environments
  • Count was completed in five hours
  • Variance reporting was completed
  • An output file showing quantities and associated customer location

RESULTS

The hair and beauty product distributor found that by outsourcing the wall-to-wall central warehouse count project to RGIS, the following was achieved:

  • 100,000 units accurately counted
  • Accuracy checked by customer in real-time
  • Count completed within the time frame given of one day
  • Verified exactly what stock was held and its location within the central warehouse