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.Show these
MSC West — Feltham holds 134 free, which is 11 days of cover against a forecast of 11.8 a day. PAL needs 14 days on the assumed lead time, none is on record and class A carries 7 days of safety stock, so the target position is 248 units. Neither depot has spare cover, so buy 114 from PAL.
Do nothing and MSC West — Feltham runs out on 07/09/2026, which is 11 days. PAL needs 14 days to deliver. That is about £835 of sales at risk on this line alone.
MSC East — Brentwood holds 102 free, which is 14 days of cover against a forecast of 7.2 a day. Selden Research needs 21 days and class A carries 7 days of safety stock, so the target position is 201 units. Neither depot has spare cover, so buy 100 from Selden Research.
Do nothing and MSC East — Brentwood runs out on 10/09/2026, which is 14 days. Selden Research needs 21 days to deliver. That is about £752 of sales at risk on this line alone.
MSC West — Feltham holds 108 free, which is 13 days of cover against a forecast of 8.4 a day. PAL needs 14 days on the assumed lead time, none is on record and class A carries 7 days of safety stock, so the target position is 176 units. MSC East — Brentwood can release 105 without going short, so move 68 on tomorrow's trunk run and buy nothing.
Do nothing and MSC West — Feltham runs out on 09/09/2026, which is 13 days. PAL needs 14 days to deliver. That is about £725 of sales at risk on this line alone.
Transfer first: MSC East — Brentwood can release 105 without dropping below its own cover. Moving 68 arrives next day on the trunk run for £17.84 of handling, holds back £257 of spend and avoids 3.7 kg CO2e.
MSC East — Brentwood holds 150 free, which is 15 days of cover against a forecast of 10.3 a day. Selden Research needs 21 days and class A carries 7 days of safety stock, so the target position is 289 units. Neither depot has spare cover, so buy 140 from Selden Research.
Do nothing and MSC East — Brentwood runs out on 10/09/2026, which is 15 days. Selden Research needs 21 days to deliver. That is about £721 of sales at risk on this line alone.
MSC West — Feltham holds 98 free, which is 15 days of cover against a forecast of 6.5 a day. Selden Research needs 21 days and class A carries 7 days of safety stock, so the target position is 181 units. Neither depot has spare cover, so buy 90 from Selden Research.
Do nothing and MSC West — Feltham runs out on 11/09/2026, which is 15 days. Selden Research needs 21 days to deliver. That is about £679 of sales at risk on this line alone.
MSC East — Brentwood holds 54 free with 43 already inbound, which is 18 days of cover against a forecast of 5.3 a day. Northwood Hygiene Products needs 12 days and class A carries 7 days of safety stock, so the target position is 101 units. Neither depot has spare cover, so buy 6 from Northwood Hygiene Products.
Do nothing and MSC East — Brentwood runs out on 06/09/2026, which is 10 days. Northwood Hygiene Products needs 12 days to deliver. That is about £637 of sales at risk on this line alone.
MSC West — Feltham holds 152 free, which is 15 days of cover against a forecast of 10.1 a day. Selden Research needs 21 days and class A carries 7 days of safety stock, so the target position is 284 units. MSC East — Brentwood can release 21, so move 21 first and buy the remaining 120 from Selden Research.
Do nothing and MSC West — Feltham runs out on 11/09/2026, which is 15 days. Selden Research needs 21 days to deliver. That is about £486 of sales at risk on this line alone.
Transfer first: MSC East — Brentwood can release 21 without dropping below its own cover. Moving 21 arrives next day on the trunk run for £13.70 of handling, holds back £31 of spend and avoids 2 kg CO2e.
MSC West — Feltham holds 42 free, which is 4 days of cover against a forecast of 9.8 a day. Harrison Wipes needs 6 days and class A carries 7 days of safety stock, so the target position is 128 units. Neither depot has spare cover, so buy 90 from Harrison Wipes.
Do nothing and MSC West — Feltham runs out on 31/08/2026, which is 4 days. Harrison Wipes needs 6 days to deliver. That is about £479 of sales at risk on this line alone.
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.