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 East — Brentwood holds 2 free with 29 already inbound, which is 7 days of cover against a forecast of 4.7 a day. Robert Scott needs 10 days and class A carries 7 days of safety stock, so the target position is 80 units. Neither depot has spare cover, so buy 50 from Robert Scott.
Do nothing and MSC East — Brentwood runs out on 27/08/2026, which is 0 days. Robert Scott needs 10 days to deliver. That is about £2,489 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 8.5 a day. Lucart Hygiene needs 8 days and class A carries 7 days of safety stock, so the target position is 129 units. MSC East — Brentwood can release 100, so move 100 first and buy the remaining 30 from Lucart Hygiene.
Do nothing and MSC West — Feltham is already out, so every order for this line goes short until something arrives. That is about 68 units of demand across the lead time. That is about £2,460 of sales at risk on this line alone.
Transfer first: MSC East — Brentwood can release 100 without dropping below its own cover. Moving 100 arrives next day on the trunk run for £201.40 of handling, holds back £2,018 of spend and avoids 81.4 kg CO2e.
MSC East — Brentwood holds 16 free, which is 3 days of cover against a forecast of 4.9 a day. Sofidel UK needs 16 days and class A carries 7 days of safety stock, so the target position is 112 units. Neither depot has spare cover, so buy 96 from Sofidel UK.
Do nothing and MSC East — Brentwood runs out on 30/08/2026, which is 3 days. Sofidel UK needs 16 days to deliver. That is about £2,150 of sales at risk on this line alone.
MSC West — Feltham holds 0 free with 12 already inbound, which is 1 days of cover against a forecast of 9.5 a day. Supermax Healthcare needs 12 days and class A carries 7 days of safety stock, so the target position is 181 units. Neither depot has spare cover, so buy 170 from Supermax Healthcare.
Do nothing and MSC West — Feltham is already out, so every order for this line goes short until something arrives. That is about 114 units of demand across the lead time. That is about £2,048 of sales at risk on this line alone.
MSC East — Brentwood holds 54 free, which is 6 days of cover against a forecast of 9.2 a day. Northwood Hygiene Products needs 12 days and class A carries 7 days of safety stock, so the target position is 175 units. Neither depot has spare cover, so buy 130 from Northwood Hygiene Products.
Do nothing and MSC East — Brentwood runs out on 02/09/2026, which is 6 days. Northwood Hygiene Products needs 12 days to deliver. That is about £2,017 of sales at risk on this line alone.
MSC West — Feltham holds 22 free with 10 already inbound, which is 3 days of cover against a forecast of 11.0 a day. Selden Research needs 21 days and class A carries 7 days of safety stock, so the target position is 308 units. MSC East — Brentwood can release 44, so move 44 first and buy the remaining 240 from Selden Research.
Do nothing and MSC West — Feltham runs out on 29/08/2026, which is 2 days. Selden Research needs 21 days to deliver. That is about £1,737 of sales at risk on this line alone.
Transfer first: MSC East — Brentwood can release 44 without dropping below its own cover. Moving 44 arrives next day on the trunk run for £71.00 of handling, holds back £189 of spend and avoids 26.2 kg CO2e.
MSC East — Brentwood holds 0 free with 17 already inbound, which is 2 days of cover against a forecast of 8.0 a day. Supermax Healthcare needs 12 days and class A carries 7 days of safety stock, so the target position is 152 units. Neither depot has spare cover, so buy 140 from Supermax Healthcare.
Do nothing and MSC East — Brentwood is already out, so every order for this line goes short until something arrives. That is about 96 units of demand across the lead time. That is about £1,720 of sales at risk on this line alone.
MSC West — Feltham holds 54 free with 25 already inbound, which is 9 days of cover against a forecast of 8.8 a day. Biovate Hygienics - Chemanglia needs 16 days and class A carries 7 days of safety stock, so the target position is 203 units. Neither depot has spare cover, so buy 130 from Biovate Hygienics - Chemanglia.
Do nothing and MSC West — Feltham runs out on 02/09/2026, which is 6 days. Biovate Hygienics - Chemanglia needs 16 days to deliver. That is about £1,645 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.