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parts we were ordering . The goal was to understand what stock we have in place across half a dozen sites , so we could implement an easily repeatable process to improve our inventory program ,” he says . “ Now we ’ re systemising that process across our sites , so we ’ ll have a standard approach .”

In taking count of inventory across various sites , “ there were a few surprises ”, Fidock admits . For instance , he found that they had more stock than they expected , in terms of both quantity and value .

“ It ’ s been a very valuable process ,

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