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 120 free, which is 13 days of cover against a forecast of 9.3 a day. Robert Scott needs 10 days and class A carries 7 days of safety stock, so the target position is 159 units. MSC East — Brentwood can release 101 without going short, so move 39 on tomorrow's trunk run and buy nothing.
Do nothing and MSC West — Feltham runs out on 09/09/2026, which is 13 days. Robert Scott needs 10 days to deliver. That is about £400 of sales at risk on this line alone.
Transfer first: MSC East — Brentwood can release 101 without dropping below its own cover. Moving 39 arrives next day on the trunk run for £9.71 of handling, holds back £100 of spend and avoids 0.3 kg CO2e.
MSC East — Brentwood holds 60 free, which is 7 days of cover against a forecast of 8.1 a day. Bio Hygiene needs 3 days and class A carries 7 days of safety stock, so the target position is 82 units. Neither depot has spare cover, so buy 30 from Bio Hygiene.
Do nothing and MSC East — Brentwood runs out on 03/09/2026, which is 7 days. Bio Hygiene needs 3 days to deliver. That is about £359 of sales at risk on this line alone.
MSC West — Feltham holds 78 free, which is 23 days of cover against a forecast of 3.3 a day. Selden Research needs 21 days and class B carries 10 days of safety stock, so the target position is 104 units. MSC East — Brentwood can release 70 without going short, so move 26 on tomorrow's trunk run and buy nothing.
Do nothing and MSC West — Feltham runs out on 19/09/2026, which is 23 days. Selden Research needs 21 days to deliver. That is about £337 of sales at risk on this line alone.
Transfer first: MSC East — Brentwood can release 70 without dropping below its own cover. Moving 26 arrives next day on the trunk run for £14.88 of handling, holds back £72 of spend and avoids 2.5 kg CO2e.
MSC West — Feltham holds 212 free, which is 26 days of cover against a forecast of 8.2 a day. Selden Research needs 21 days and class B carries 10 days of safety stock, so the target position is 256 units. MSC East — Brentwood can release 144 without going short, so move 44 on tomorrow's trunk run and buy nothing.
Do nothing and MSC West — Feltham runs out on 22/09/2026, which is 26 days. Selden Research needs 21 days to deliver. That is about £320 of sales at risk on this line alone.
Transfer first: MSC East — Brentwood can release 144 without dropping below its own cover. Moving 44 arrives next day on the trunk run for £21.70 of handling, holds back £52 of spend and avoids 5.4 kg CO2e.
MSC West — Feltham holds 44 free, which is 7 days of cover against a forecast of 6.7 a day. Polyco Healthline needs 3 days and class A carries 7 days of safety stock, so the target position is 67 units. Neither depot has spare cover, so buy 30 from Polyco Healthline.
Do nothing and MSC West — Feltham runs out on 02/09/2026, which is 7 days. Polyco Healthline needs 3 days to deliver. That is about £305 of sales at risk on this line alone.
MSC West — Feltham holds 204 free, which is 19 days of cover against a forecast of 10.9 a day. Mirius needs 16 days and class B carries 10 days of safety stock, so the target position is 283 units. Neither depot has spare cover, so buy 80 from Mirius.
Do nothing and MSC West — Feltham runs out on 15/09/2026, which is 19 days. Mirius needs 16 days to deliver. That is about £282 of sales at risk on this line alone.
MSC East — Brentwood holds 62 free, which is 20 days of cover against a forecast of 3.1 a day. Mirius needs 16 days and class B carries 10 days of safety stock, so the target position is 82 units. MSC West — Feltham can release 23 without going short, so move 20 on tomorrow's trunk run and buy nothing.
Do nothing and MSC East — Brentwood runs out on 16/09/2026, which is 20 days. Mirius needs 16 days to deliver. That is about £233 of sales at risk on this line alone.
Transfer first: MSC West — Feltham can release 23 without dropping below its own cover. Moving 20 arrives next day on the trunk run for £38.38 of handling, holds back £53 of spend and avoids 12.4 kg CO2e.
MSC East — Brentwood holds 64 free, which is 6 days of cover against a forecast of 10.6 a day. Bio Hygiene needs 3 days and class A carries 7 days of safety stock, so the target position is 106 units. Neither depot has spare cover, so buy 50 from Bio Hygiene.
Do nothing and MSC East — Brentwood runs out on 02/09/2026, which is 6 days. Bio Hygiene needs 3 days to deliver. That is about £232 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.