Ref. OFR3-002 / What You Get

Clarity on where working capital actually sits

You come away with an item-by-item reading of stock levels measured against real lead times and demand variation, so that the capital tied up in inventory can be seen as either a reasonable safeguard or a leftover of an earlier ordering habit, whichever it turns out to be.

Ref. OFR3-003 / The Problem

Stock levels that nobody quite remembers setting

A buffer often traces back to one incident, a late delivery or a demand spike, that raised a reorder point at the time. Years later the incident is forgotten while the reorder point stays, holding capital without anyone being sure it is still warranted. The pattern is common and says nothing about how well the company is run.

Ref. OFR3-004 / The Method

Measuring buffer against current reality

We compare stock holdings item by item with current supplier lead times and the demand variation seen in your records, and mark where the two agree and where they do not. Where holdings are already reasonable, the assessment says so directly. The aim is an accurate reading, not a reduction target.

Ref. OFR3-005 / The Experience

What working with us looks like

Once the inventory and lead-time data are with us, the assessment is prepared on our side within the agreed scope, with brief questions when an assumption behind a figure needs confirming. At the end you receive the completed table and a note, and we can go through any item you want explained.

Ref. OFR3-006 / The Investment

From ¥18,000 for the review

Guide price for a standard scope, with an indicative timeframe of around two weeks. The written scope states the final amount and whether consumption tax is included.

Included

Per-item buffer table against lead time and demand
Written note on the assumptions applied
Confirmation where holdings are already reasonable
Plain summary suitable for internal circulation

Not included

Changes to your reorder points or ordering systems
Demand forecasting
Counting or inspecting physical stock

Ref. OFR3-007 / The Method in Detail

How the reading is calculated

Buffer figures are set against supplier lead times taken from your own purchasing history and against demand variation worked out from your recent sales or usage data, not from industry averages. The indicative two weeks suits companies whose inventory data is already recorded in a usable form; if the records need tidying first, we flag that before the scope is confirmed.

Ref. OFR3-008 / Before Any Fee

Fee and scope are confirmed before work starts

We first agree, in writing, whether your current data is ready for this kind of assessment, what the review covers and what it costs. If reasonable holdings are what the numbers show, that is exactly the result the assessment is meant to surface.

Ref. OFR3-009 / Next Steps

Write in with a short description of your stock situation

Tell us roughly how many items are involved and what form your inventory records take. We reply with a proposed scope and indicative timeframe for you to confirm.

Ref. OFR3-010 / Other Reviews

The other two reviews

Supplier Concentration Review

A factual look at where purchasing depends on a small number of sources, and what could realistically be arranged if one were interrupted.

Procurement Terms Review

A comparison of payment periods, order minimums and revision clauses across your suppliers, prepared ahead of renewal talks.

All offers and prices

Ref. OFR3-011

If your stock levels have not been checked in a while

Send a note and we will talk through what the buffer assessment would involve for your company.

Get in touch

An honest reading of what your stock is actually protecting