Full Inventory of Sporting Goods Prior to Moving to New Distribution Center
Case Study
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Days
2
Items
10,000,000
Accuracy
99%
One of the largest pharmacy chains in Brazil, with 432 stores and a presence in 12 states with more than 7,000 employees required the support of RGIS. The pharmacy chain has two distribution centers in the cities of Benevides and Aquiraz, and is opening another distribution centre in the city of Guarulhos, offering health and beauty products through stores and online.
THE CHALLENGE
The large pharmacy chain needed an accurate inventory count of two distribution centers, in preparation of opening a third distribution center, so required RGIS to provide the following:
- Complete inventory counts of two distribution centers in Benevides and Aquiraz
- Experience within a distribution center environment
- Counts to be completed over a short time frame
- Accuracy to be a priority
Why RGIS?
Customers choose RGIS for wall-to-wall distribution center inventories because our trained teams deliver complete, accurate counts across every location and SKU, improving stock integrity, reducing discrepancies, and supporting stronger supply-chain performance.
Our Solutions
The large pharmacy chain partnered with RGIS to complete the retail pharmacy inventory count of two distribution centers, and provided the following:
Benevides: Scheduled an experienced team of 68 RGIS auditors and counted 6 million items
Aquiraz: Scheduled an experienced team of 74 RGIS auditors and counted 4 million items
Results
The large pharmacy chain found that by outsourcing the retail pharmacy inventory count of two distribution centers to RGIS, the following results were achieved:
Above 99% accuracy for counts of both distribution centers
Counts completed in two days
Total of 10 million items accurately counted
Conclusion
RGIS completed an accurate inventory count of two distribution centers, in preparation of opening a third distribution center.
