Efficiency Engine
Release cash without breaking service.
Turn demand, lead time and supplier reliability into cash and service control.
For operators balancing working capital and service.
Indicative impact
8 to 20 percent working capital release
1.5M to 6M unlocked on a 100M revenue base.
Binding metrics
- Inventory turns
- Days inventory outstanding (DIO)
- Service level
- Stockout rate
- Working capital release
Owner
Operations or supply chain owner
Cadence
Weekly
System surfaces
ERP / WMS / Procurement / Planning
First output
Weekly decision list plus a scoreboard your team can run on Monday
First validation
Optional read-only check in 48 to 72 hours using one export
Inputs and levers
What the engine takes in
Inputs
- Demand history by product class
- Lead time by supplier
- Service-level targets
- Supplier reliability
Levers
- Safety stock policy
- Reorder point
- Supplier mix
Outputs
What lands on Monday morning
- Reorder point and safety stock recommendations
- Fill rate and backorder volume
- Working capital tied up versus released
- Cash and margin impact in pounds
Data sources
Where the engine pulls from
- ERP demand history
- Inventory positions
- Service-level agreements
- Supplier lead-time history
Constraints honoured
The lines the engine will not cross
- Shelf-life limits
- Minimum order quantity
- Customer service commitments
How we get there
QOA: validate the opportunity
Confirm whether the cash and service upside is real.
Build and deploy
Deploy one engine into the planning workflow.
Run and improve
Monitor, tune and keep the rules useful.
Inventory and Service-Level Optimiser
See how demand variability, lead time and service targets move working capital and total cost in a real operating week.