{"id":173,"date":"2020-02-25T10:04:40","date_gmt":"2020-02-25T10:04:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.huntmanagementsolutions.co.uk\/blog\/?p=173"},"modified":"2020-02-25T10:06:44","modified_gmt":"2020-02-25T10:06:44","slug":"diet-cola-example","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.huntmanagementsolutions.co.uk\/blog\/diet-cola-example\/","title":{"rendered":"Stocktaking is not just about counting stock"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Stocktaking is not just counting stock & producing results. There is more to it, lots of challenges, and one of the areas I like is the problem solving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a recent case, a client was having unusually high consumption of Diet Cola compared to the Cola, combined with a large discrepancy compared to PLU Report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Diet cola being consumed by the box..?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\"Cola<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

On the next stocktake the manager mentioned that in two days a whole box had been consumed, this is not a busy bar to sell that much. I felt that there must be a leak in the system somewhere but where?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On going into the cellar with the manager we could not find any wet patches around equipment or obvious leaks. Then I noticed, coming from the remote cooler was a brown trail of liquid!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I put a glass inside the cooler to get a sample of liquid & when taken out it was full of syrup not water… so that was where the post mix had gone!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Problem solved<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

An engineer was called out and he cut open an insulated sleeve coming from the bar to cooler & found that this was full was of syrup. Eventually the engineer traced the problem to a leak on the control system under the bar where it found that the syrup had been running back down inside the insulated sleeve and into the remote cooler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Problem solved and further waste eliminated… I was delighted to be able to help my client and enjoyed the satisfaction of a job well done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stocktakes proving their value<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I think this is a good example of how having regular stocktakes highlights problems that are not always obvious but can be of great benefit to the business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you would like to discuss a stocktake at your business please get in touch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contact us<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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A client was having unusually high consumption of Diet Cola compared to the Cola, combined with a large discrepancy in the PLU Report.. time to investigate!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[29,4,28],"tags":[141,138,6,108,139,7],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\nStocktaking is not just about counting stock. 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