SKU's
4,800
Units
66,143
Auditors
41
A business of a leading parcel, freight and logistics company required the support of RGIS. The company is an unrivaled national delivery network, shipping parcels to over 190+ countries with third party logistics (3PL) warehouses in most capital cities.
THE CHALLENGE
The 3PL provider needed a solution to count a menswear retailer inventory items located within the 3PL warehouse, to enable the inventory on hand file to be updated.
The 3PL provider required RGIS to provide the following:
- A complete inventory count for a clothing retailer that the customer provided 3PL services to
- Identify variances to inventory on hand file
- Check location and reporting of inventory items
Sectors
Why RGIS?
Customers choose RGIS for 3PL warehouse inventory counts because our independent, accurate verification across multiple clients and product types ensures reliable stock visibility, reduces discrepancies, and strengthens service-level performance for logistics partners.
Our Solutions
The 3PL provider partnered with RGIS to complete the inventory on hand file accuracy project, and RGIS provided the following:
Scheduled a total of 41 experienced RGIS auditors over three days
12 to 15 RGIS auditors were required per day
Counted every pallet and inventory item allocated to the clothing retailer
Results
The 3PL provider found by outsourcing the inventory on hand file accuracy project to RGIS, the following results were achieved:
A total of 4,800 SKUs and 66,143 Units counted
Variance quantity = -1,483 units (2.1%)
Errors were identified where items had been physically located in the wrong bins and found items mixed in with other brands
Conclusion
The 3PL provider’s system was updated successfully following the warehouse inventory count.
