Fetching solution for dog food manufacturer

For Butternut Box, the European market leader in fresh dog food, the answer lay in a new stock management system from RS. RS ControlStock has helped the company overcome challenges around PPE stock management as the company scaled. It employs almost 600 people across two sites located in Doncaster, to manage manufacturing and fulfilment. Ensuring these employees are protected is paramount.

Rather than having to pick and label the requested PPE items from stores, then message the teams to collect them, the process is now streamlined. A digital stock search can be performed through a kiosk and the required items can be quickly retrieved from the correct location with a scan card. Replenishment of items is automated.

People can access PPE as required and this simplified process increases productivity. Butternut Box also benefits from real-time data and insights on consumption, which reduces carrying costs for the company which is only now stocking what is needed.

RS ControlStock is a digitally-enabled inventory management solution to control fast-moving consumables. It sits alongside other RS inventory management solutions including RS VendStock and RS ScanStock.  

The implementation of RS ControlStock has helped Butternut Box to achieve £30,000 per annum of savings. Additionally, employees are relieved of the tedium and frustration from time-consuming manual processes, and the stress of stock availability and delays. This enables them to concentrate on value-add business activities.

Butternut Box is a B corporation accredited company, meaning it has been certified to meet the highest standards for social and environmental performance. The benefits of using the RS ControlStock solution helps the team contribute to ESG goals as a result of the regular pre-sorted deliveries. The availability of PPE also enables them to meet stringent health and safety compliance.

The £30,000 per annum of cost saving is contributed to by the saving of 1,761 per annum person hours and the efficiencies created by removing five process steps. And, there has been zero stock-outs since implementation of the RS ControlStock solution. 

The partnership has been a tail-wagging success!

More information about RS ControlStock can be found here.