Findings & Evidence

Every finding carries a statement, its evidence, a confidence score and a quantified economic impact.

Findings total
6
In review queue
4
Approved
1
Approved impact
82.000 €
Only approved findings count towards the result
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FND-001InventoryCandidate

Deadstock concentration in legacy hydraulic spare parts

Capital locked
620.400 €

210 SKUs (4.4% of the assortment) had no outbound movement for more than 180 days while standing reorder rules kept replenishing them.

Evidence

inventory_master_2026.csv — 4,812 SKUs analysed, 210 without movement >180d, €620,400 stock value bound.

Recommended action

Freeze reorder rules for the 210 SKUs and start a phased liquidation with the sales team.

Confidence
0.91
Reviewer: —
FND-002SupplierCandidate

On-time delivery decline at IronPro GmbH

Supplier impact
145.000 €

IronPro on-time delivery dropped from 91% to 78% within two quarters, driving buffer stock and expedited freight.

Evidence

supplier_performance.xlsx — 3,204 purchase orders, promised vs. received date delta, Q3/2025 vs. Q1/2026.

Recommended action

Escalate with structured OTD scorecard and agree a recovery plan with penalty clause.

Confidence
0.88
Reviewer: —
FND-003TransportApproved

SLA breaches on oversized freight lanes

Transport impact
82.000 €

24.1% of oversized shipments miss the agreed delivery window on the Dachser and Raben lanes.

Evidence

transport_2026.csv — 9,140 shipments, agreed vs. actual transit time per lane.

Recommended action

Re-tender the three worst lanes and introduce monthly SLA scorecards.

Confidence
0.85
Reviewer: Marion Keller
FND-004ReturnsNeeds context

Return root causes not consistently categorised

Return impact
—

38% of return records carry free-text reasons instead of a category code, blocking root-cause analysis.

Evidence

returns_2026.csv — 2,760 returns, 1,049 without category code, 3 of 5 warehouses affected.

Recommended action

Enforce a mandatory reason-code list in the returns intake mask.

Hypothesis · Assumption: the missing categories come from the manual intake process in the bulky-goods warehouses.
Confidence
0.74
Reviewer: Jonas Weber
FND-005FulfillmentCandidate

Picking backlog peaks every Monday

Cost reduction
36.000 €

Monday order backlog is 2.3x the weekly average, pushing 11% of orders past the cut-off promise.

Evidence

orders_2026.csv — 48,200 order lines, backlog per weekday, Jan–Jun 2026.

Recommended action

Shift 1.5 FTE from Thursday to Monday early shift for a 6-week pilot.

Hypothesis · Assumption: weekend order accumulation is not covered by the current shift model.
Confidence
0.79
Reviewer: —
FND-006InventoryRejected

Safety stock parameters not updated since 2023

Working capital release
210.000 €

Safety stock levels for 1,140 SKUs still use 2023 demand variance, overshooting current demand by 22%.

Evidence

inventory_master_2026.csv + demand history — parameter change log empty since 11/2023.

Recommended action

Recalculate safety stock quarterly and assign ownership to planning.

Hypothesis · Assumption: no owner is assigned for periodic parameter reviews.
Confidence
0.68
Reviewer: Marion Keller · Parameters were already revised in a separate ERP project in Q1/2026.