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 42 free, which is 4 days of cover against a forecast of 10.7 a day. Bio Hygiene needs 3 days and class A carries 7 days of safety stock, so the target position is 108 units. MSC East — Brentwood can release 167 without going short, so move 66 on tomorrow's trunk run and buy nothing.
Do nothing and MSC West — Feltham runs out on 31/08/2026, which is 4 days. Bio Hygiene needs 3 days to deliver. That is about £660 of sales at risk on this line alone.
Transfer first: MSC East — Brentwood can release 167 without dropping below its own cover. Moving 66 arrives next day on the trunk run for £27.88 of handling, holds back £773 of spend and avoids 8 kg CO2e.
MSC East — Brentwood holds 112 free, which is 11 days of cover against a forecast of 10.6 a day. MSC Shop needs 6 days and class A carries 7 days of safety stock, so the target position is 138 units. Neither depot has spare cover, so buy 30 from MSC Shop.
Do nothing and MSC East — Brentwood runs out on 06/09/2026, which is 11 days. MSC Shop needs 6 days to deliver. That is about £634 of sales at risk on this line alone.
MSC East — Brentwood holds 166 free with 2 already inbound, which is 19 days of cover against a forecast of 8.8 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 185 units. Neither depot has spare cover, so buy 18 from PAL.
Do nothing and MSC East — Brentwood runs out on 15/09/2026, which is 19 days. PAL needs 14 days to deliver. That is about £622 of sales at risk on this line alone.
MSC East — Brentwood holds 110 free, which is 21 days of cover against a forecast of 5.2 a day. Mirius needs 16 days and class A carries 7 days of safety stock, so the target position is 119 units. Neither depot has spare cover, so buy 10 from Mirius.
Do nothing and MSC East — Brentwood runs out on 17/09/2026, which is 21 days. Mirius needs 16 days to deliver. That is about £619 of sales at risk on this line alone.
MSC West — Feltham holds 168 free, which is 15 days of cover against a forecast of 11.1 a day. Evans Vanodine 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 233 units. Neither depot has spare cover, so buy 70 from Evans Vanodine.
Do nothing and MSC West — Feltham runs out on 11/09/2026, which is 15 days. Evans Vanodine needs 14 days to deliver. That is about £601 of sales at risk on this line alone.
MSC East — Brentwood holds 64 free, which is 14 days of cover against a forecast of 4.6 a day. Evans Vanodine 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 96 units. Neither depot has spare cover, so buy 40 from Evans Vanodine.
Do nothing and MSC East — Brentwood runs out on 10/09/2026, which is 14 days. Evans Vanodine needs 14 days to deliver. That is about £525 of sales at risk on this line alone.
MSC West — Feltham holds 138 free, which is 17 days of cover against a forecast of 8.1 a day. Evans Vanodine 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 170 units. MSC East — Brentwood can release 20, so move 20 first and buy the remaining 20 from Evans Vanodine.
Do nothing and MSC West — Feltham runs out on 13/09/2026, which is 17 days. Evans Vanodine needs 14 days to deliver. That is about £501 of sales at risk on this line alone.
Transfer first: MSC East — Brentwood can release 20 without dropping below its own cover. Moving 20 arrives next day on the trunk run for £14.72 of handling, holds back £51 of spend and avoids 2.4 kg CO2e.
MSC East — Brentwood holds 72 free, which is 9 days of cover against a forecast of 8.4 a day. Bio Hygiene needs 3 days and class A carries 7 days of safety stock, so the target position is 84 units. MSC West — Feltham can release 5, so move 5 first and buy the remaining 10 from Bio Hygiene.
Do nothing and MSC East — Brentwood runs out on 04/09/2026, which is 9 days. Bio Hygiene needs 3 days to deliver. That is about £482 of sales at risk on this line alone.
Transfer first: MSC West — Feltham can release 5 without dropping below its own cover. Moving 5 arrives next day on the trunk run for £15.83 of handling, holds back £63 of spend and avoids 2.9 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.