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Whose stock, where, and in what condition.

Multi-client inventory with ownership, lot, serial, batch and expiry control, FEFO and FIFO rules, and location-level accuracy maintained by cycle counting rather than annual stock-takes.

The problem

A 3PL warehouse holds stock it does not own, for clients who each define availability differently. Ownership, condition and location have to be separable, or a single count discrepancy becomes a commercial dispute.

Inventory accuracy is not a reporting metric. It is the number that decides whether a client trusts the portal — and whether they call the account manager every morning.

Core workflow

Location to availability.

01
Location model
Zones, aisles, racks, bins and overflow.
02
Ownership
Stock held per client, kept commercially separate.
03
Attributes
Lot, serial, batch, expiry and condition.
04
Rotation
FEFO and FIFO enforced at pick allocation.
05
Cycle count
Counted by zone and velocity, variance investigated.
06
Availability
Net available published to the client portal.
What it covers

Stock model

Multi-client ownershipPallet, carton and unit levelsLot, serial and batchExpiry and shelf lifeCondition and quarantine

Locations

Zone and aisle structureBin capacity and constraintsTemperature and hazard zonesSlotting and re-slottingOccupancy by zone

Accuracy

Cycle counting by velocityVariance investigationStock adjustment approvalAgeing and slow-moving stockClient stock reporting
Operational outcomes
99.4%
Inventory accuracy
0
Annual full stock-takes required
+11 pts
Space utilisation after re-slotting
Live
Client view of their own stock

Ranges observed on Al Jawad engagements. Targets agreed in assessment.

Re-slot one zone with us.

We analyse pick velocity in one zone and show the picking hours a re-slot would remove.