Emmascholastic reviews the purchasing-to-consumption cycle and helps build disciplined procurement and stock control — so the facility spends wisely and has what it needs when it needs it.

Stock problems cost money in two directions

Facilities face two expensive problems at once: stock-out — running out of essential items, and overstocking — cash tied up in supplies that expire or go to waste. Both usually trace back to weak procurement and inventory routines.

• Purchasing decisions that are not consistently controlled
• Stock-outs and surpluses with no clear pattern of causes
• Weak supplier management and price oversight
• Inventory that is not monitored against consumption