The challenge
An aging inventory tool made offshore stock management cumbersome and difficult to trust.
OUTSYSTEMS IN ACTION / ENERGY & UTILITIES
How an offshore services business reduced overdue inventory orders by 90%
An inventory system earns trust when a field team can understand what moved, what arrived and what remains unresolved. This offshore services business modernized that workflow. Explore the reported stock-control results and the responsibilities behind them.
RESULTS REPORTED IN THE SOURCE
90%
fewer in-transit orders overdue by more than 180 days
71%
more cycle counts in the first twelve months
4
months to launch the inventory application
THE BUSINESS CHALLENGE. THE CHANGE. THE RESULT.
The change
The business launched an OutSystems inventory-management application in four months as part of a wider modernization program.
The outcome
Within the first year, cycle counts increased by 71%; in-transit orders overdue by more than 180 days fell by 90%.
Source: customer case study published by OutSystems. Brief prepared by Digital Alchimia.
DIGITAL ALCHIMIA’S DELIVERY PERSPECTIVE
What could this approach unlock for your business?
The useful next step is to connect the story to your own operating reality. Here are the questions we would bring into that conversation.
01
Make each stock movement accountable.
An inventory record becomes more reliable when the team can see the handoff behind it. Define who records dispatch, who confirms receipt and how an unresolved movement becomes visible for review. Those states help developers connect the application to field responsibilities instead of simply reproducing an old stock screen.
02
Design counts around the people doing the work.
Review how a field user identifies an item, records a count and handles a discrepancy. Use that journey to prioritize the first release and acceptance checks. OutSystems expertise can help connect inventory information with a practical experience while the operation defines what constitutes a trustworthy stock position.
START WITH THE WORK THAT NEEDS TO CHANGE
You bring the business challenge. We help shape the delivery team.
Digital Alchimia provides OutSystems professionals and delivery expertise for application development, modernization and evolution. Whether you need to reinforce an existing team or explore a new initiative, we can discuss the capabilities, responsibilities and next steps that fit your context.
A useful starting brief
✓ The process or customer journey you want to improve
✓ Where work waits, repeats or depends on disconnected systems
✓ The expertise already available in your team
✓ The outcome you want to measure and the timeframe to explore
Turn a promising idea into a useful conversation.
Tell us where your business needs to move faster and where your team needs additional expertise. Let’s explore an OutSystems approach shaped around your requirements.