How we helped ASPS Motor Sales digitalize their supply chain tracking

ASPS Motor Sales Inc. is a local automotive brand that provides quality surplus parts and supplies from Japan. Their business is distribution, so they need an inventory system to track supplies through the entire supply chain, and theirs used to be very inefficient.

The inventory system was manual. It took a lot of time and was very prone to errors, which hurt their team's efficiency and productivity.

Handling that many files by hand is like carrying a heavy backpack on a trek. It slows you down, and it slows your whole group down with you, the same way one manual process drags on the productivity of the entire company.

ASPS used this as a chance to digitalize the process, which made their operations run better and made work easier for their employees.

Before

An employee who needed to find a unit in the inventory opened several spreadsheets to look for it. If it was not there, they opened another spreadsheet from a collection of spreadsheets and searched for the item by hand, and the cycle repeated until they found that specific unit.

"So...how did you collaborate to improve their manual process?"

We worked on simplifying and automating the core problems in that process.

After

1. Everything is in one place

They used to keep several files to track attributes such as chassis no., contractor and body type for each unit in their stock. Now they can see the different properties of the unit they are looking for on one screen. Tracking is more organised, searching is easier, and they save time and make fewer errors than they did with manual searches.

2. Much less time on manual work

They used to open multiple spreadsheets to track down the unit they were looking for. Now there is much less manual work, which saves time and lowers the risk of errors.

How we worked with ASPS

We worked closely with the ASPS team to understand what they needed and where things could improve. We kept everyone in the loop and asked for feedback constantly, so decisions were better informed, processes got simpler and their bottom line improved.

We wanted the launch of the new platform to go right, so we ran thorough quality assurance testing to make sure everything worked as it should. We also had their employees test the platform and give feedback so we could make the adjustments it needed. Our priority was a platform that was easy to use and made it easier for their team to follow their processes.

We find it inspiring when enterprise companies turn a challenge into a chance to improve how they do things. When technology automates the repetitive tasks and inefficient processes your employees follow, your team gets more time and capacity for the work that has a bigger impact on your company and your vision.

If you need help with your manual processes, or want a solution that makes your enterprise more efficient, talk to us and we will see how we can help.