The Challenge
What Matrix Was Facing
Matrix's purchasing team was manually checking stock levels across three US warehouses every day, comparing them against pending orders, and raising purchase orders by hand. The process was reactive — by the time a stockout was noticed and a PO raised, customers were already waiting. Errors in manual stock counts compounded the problem.
The Solution
What We Built
We connected Matrix's warehouse management system to an automated replenishment workflow that monitors stock in real time, compares it against reorder thresholds and pending demand, and generates purchase orders automatically when intervention is needed. The purchasing team now approves auto-generated POs rather than building them from scratch.
Results
Measurable Outcomes
✓Stockout incidents reduced by 84% in the first quarter post-launch
✓Daily purchase order creation time cut from 4 hours to under 20 minutes
✓Purchasing team capacity freed up for supplier negotiation and demand planning