Case Study · Optical wholesale−38% inventory at stable supply capability: Deutsche Augenoptik GmbH.
Starting situation
Two completely different assortments in one warehouse: durable equipment with plannable demand and spectacle lenses with high variance. Both were planned by the same rules. The result was excess stock on equipment and, at the same time, shortages on fast-turning lenses.
What we did
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Potential analysis at article level: ABC/XYZ classification of the entire assortment from the NAV data, tied-up capital quantified per product group.
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Two stocking strategies instead of one: Equipment on reorder-point logic with long cycles, lenses on dynamic safety stocks with service-level targets per class.
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EazyStock connection to Dynamics NAV via the Integration Accelerator™: export, middleware and write-back of the order proposals, without blocking the IT team.
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Order Steering™ in purchasing: clear ordering rules per article class, monthly metric review with a fixed point of contact.
“Systempilot helped us cut inventory by 38% by introducing different stocking strategies for equipment and spectacle lenses. I'd recommend working with them to anyone who wants to save money in tough times.”
Result
After twelve months, the inventory value was 38% below the starting level, at stable supply capability across both assortments. The freed-up liquidity financed, among other things, better purchasing terms. Purchasing today plans by rules instead of gut feeling.