Trade & retailExample
Never run out of stock again
Example: a Kigali retail shop
The problem
The owner tracked stock in a notebook. Popular items ran out without warning, and no one could tell what was selling until the end of the month.
What we did
- 2. Locate
Traced where stock information got lost between the counter, the store room, and the owner.
- 3. Unify
Moved stock onto one shared list every staff member could see and update.
- 5. Automate
Added automatic low-stock alerts by SMS so reordering happens before items run out.
The result
Down sharply
Stockouts on top items
Hours saved weekly
Time spent counting
Daily, not monthly
Visibility of sales