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 36 free, which is 4 days of cover against a forecast of 8.8 a day. Selden Research needs 21 days and class B carries 10 days of safety stock, so the target position is 272 units. Neither depot has spare cover, so buy 240 from Selden Research.
Do nothing and MSC East — Brentwood runs out on 31/08/2026, which is 4 days. Selden Research needs 21 days to deliver. That is about £304 of sales at risk on this line alone.
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 West — Feltham holds 12 free with 47 already inbound, which is 6 days of cover against a forecast of 9.6 a day. Harrison Wipes needs 6 days and class A carries 7 days of safety stock, so the target position is 125 units. MSC East — Brentwood can release 156 without going short, so move 66 on tomorrow's trunk run and buy nothing.
Do nothing and MSC West — Feltham runs out on 28/08/2026, which is 1 days. Harrison Wipes needs 6 days to deliver. That is about £300 of sales at risk on this line alone.
Transfer first: MSC East — Brentwood can release 156 without dropping below its own cover. Moving 66 arrives next day on the trunk run for £14.15 of handling, holds back £192 of spend and avoids 2.2 kg CO2e.
MSC East — Brentwood holds 0 free, which is under a day of cover against a forecast of 9.5 a day. Polyco Healthline needs 3 days and class A carries 7 days of safety stock, so the target position is 95 units. Neither depot has spare cover, so buy 96 from Polyco Healthline.
Do nothing and MSC East — Brentwood is already out, so every order for this line goes short until something arrives. That is about 28 units of demand across the lead time. That is about £268 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 7.9 a day. Portwest Clothing needs 18 days and class B carries 10 days of safety stock, so the target position is 221 units. Neither depot has spare cover, so buy 230 from Portwest Clothing.
Do nothing and MSC West — Feltham is already out, so every order for this line goes short until something arrives. That is about 142 units of demand across the lead time. That is about £265 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 48 free with 26 already inbound, which is 12 days of cover against a forecast of 6.1 a day. Mirius needs 16 days and class B carries 10 days of safety stock, so the target position is 160 units. Neither depot has spare cover, so buy 90 from Mirius.
Do nothing and MSC West — Feltham runs out on 04/09/2026, which is 8 days. Mirius needs 16 days to deliver. That is about £234 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.