Purchasing
Live144 to decide0 of 144 decided, 144 to go. 66 of those run out before their supplier could deliver, so they are at the top. £156,207 of buying is proposed and 54 lines can be covered by moving stock the group already owns.
- 8383 lines have been waiting a week or moreThe oldest has sat here 15 days. Nothing on a queue announces itself, so the platform counts the days and puts them in front of you.Show these
- 1515 lines have no lead time on their supplier recordFourteen days is assumed on those lines and the confidence is marked down to say so. The assumption is on the line, never hidden inside the figure.Show these
- 2222 lines sit under their supplier minimum on their ownEach one is combined onto that supplier's draft order rather than shipped alone, so the minimum is met and carriage is not paid twice.Show these
- 2222 lines carry a one-off monthA mobilisation or a contract pause is excluded from the forecast rather than left to inflate the next order. The exclusion is stated on the line so a buyer can disagree with it.Showing these
MSC West — Feltham holds 4 free, which is under a day of cover against a forecast of 8.9 a day. Scot Young Research needs 7 days and class A carries 7 days of safety stock, so the target position is 124 units. Neither depot has spare cover, so buy 120 from Scot Young Research.
Do nothing and MSC West — Feltham runs out on 27/08/2026, which is 0 days. Scot Young Research needs 7 days to deliver. That is about £301 of sales at risk on this line alone.
MSC East — Brentwood holds 6 free, which is under a day of cover against a forecast of 8.2 a day. Harrison Wipes needs 6 days and class A carries 7 days of safety stock, so the target position is 107 units. Neither depot has spare cover, so buy 110 from Harrison Wipes.
Do nothing and MSC East — Brentwood runs out on 28/08/2026, which is 1 days. Harrison Wipes needs 6 days to deliver. That is about £255 of sales at risk on this line alone.
MSC East — Brentwood holds 60 free, which is 6 days of cover against a forecast of 9.7 a day. Mirius needs 16 days and class B carries 10 days of safety stock, so the target position is 253 units. Neither depot has spare cover, so buy 200 from Mirius.
Do nothing and MSC East — Brentwood runs out on 02/09/2026, which is 6 days. Mirius needs 16 days to deliver. That is about £251 of sales at risk on this line alone.
MSC West — Feltham holds 0 free, which is under a day of cover against a forecast of 4.2 a day. Bio Hygiene needs 3 days and class A carries 7 days of safety stock, so the target position is 42 units. Neither depot has spare cover, so buy 50 from Bio Hygiene.
Do nothing and MSC West — Feltham is already out, so every order for this line goes short until something arrives. That is about 13 units of demand across the lead time. That is about £185 of sales at risk on this line alone.
MSC East — Brentwood holds 0 free, which is under a day of cover against a forecast of 0.8 a day. Bio Hygiene needs 3 days and class C carries 14 days of safety stock, so the target position is 15 units. Neither depot has spare cover, so buy 20 from Bio Hygiene.
Do nothing and MSC East — Brentwood is already out, so every order for this line goes short until something arrives. That is about 3 units of demand across the lead time. That is about £10 of sales at risk on this line alone.
MSC East — Brentwood holds 2 free with 2 already inbound, which is 15 days of cover against a forecast of 0.3 a day. Numatic needs 8 days and class A carries 7 days of safety stock, so the target position is 5 units. Neither depot has spare cover, so buy 1 from Numatic.
Do nothing and MSC East — Brentwood runs out on 03/09/2026, which is 7 days. Numatic needs 8 days to deliver. That is about £2,037 of sales at risk on this line alone.
MSC West — Feltham holds 20 free, which is 9 days of cover against a forecast of 2.2 a day. Northwood Hygiene Products needs 12 days and class A carries 7 days of safety stock, so the target position is 42 units. Neither depot has spare cover, so buy 24 from Northwood Hygiene Products.
Do nothing and MSC West — Feltham runs out on 05/09/2026, which is 9 days. Northwood Hygiene Products needs 12 days to deliver. That is about £1,412 of sales at risk on this line alone.
MSC West — Feltham holds 142 free, which is 14 days of cover against a forecast of 10.5 a day. Mirius needs 16 days and class B carries 10 days of safety stock, so the target position is 273 units. MSC East — Brentwood can release 96, so move 96 first and buy the remaining 40 from Mirius.
Do nothing and MSC West — Feltham runs out on 09/09/2026, which is 14 days. Mirius needs 16 days to deliver. That is about £326 of sales at risk on this line alone.
Transfer first: MSC East — Brentwood can release 96 without dropping below its own cover. Moving 96 arrives next day on the trunk run for £35.21 of handling, holds back £105 of spend and avoids 11.1 kg CO2e.
Products, suppliers, prices and case multiples are MSC's real range. Demand history, lead times and supplier terms are derived for the demo, deterministically, so the figures never move between screens. An asterisk on a lead time means the supplier record carries none and fourteen days was assumed, the same gap the audit found on about 19,900 SKUs. Signed in as Duncan Cusack.