Rouse Tools make it easier to determine inventory in self-service tubs.
Dear Ingles Markets,
The Rouse Dipstick and Tag circled on the cover of this note are tools for quickly and easily determining the approximate number of 16-ounce cups of product in a self-service tub.
The tag on the hinge of the tub’s lid comes from the same roll of Ingles tags that customers use to record the PLU of the product they plan to purchase. I mark the tag with one horizontal line for each level of false bottom used in that tub. One glance at those lines gives me a rough idea of the inventory in the tub.
The lines on the dipstick give a more accurate measure.
I combine the estimate from the tub with an inventory count in the associated Backup Drawer (“BUD”). If the total is equal to or less than my pre-established reference number, I will order a new item case.
The reference number is printed on the front end of the BUD and alongside this item on the master spreadsheet I carry and display on my electronic tablet. ( Others might display their spreadsheet on a laptop computer, smart phone or even a paper print out.)
This system makes it quick and easy to determine when to reorder.
Graham Rouse
Produce Associate
Ingles Markets #53
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Designer/Inventor (5 USA patents)
Rouse TECHnologies LLC
“Custom Solutions For Superior Results™”
GMR@RouseTECH.com (864) 654-4166
LINKS TO INGLES MARKETS UPGRADE NOTES
#01 — THANK YOU!
#02 — GRAHAM ROUSE?
#03 — BACK UP DRAWERS
#04 — FALSE BOTTOMS
#05 — ONLINE SPREADSHEET
#06 — MOBILE WORK STATION
#07 — AT A GLANCE (A) GRAVITY DISPENSER MARKINGS
#08 — AT A GLANCE (B) SCOOP DISPENSER MARKINGS
#09 — AT A GLANCE (C) TUB DISPENSER DIPSTICK & TAG
#10 — AT A GLANCE (D) TUB “BUD” INVENTORY COUNT
#11 — AT A GLANCE (E) BULK WALL “BUD” INVENTORY COUNT
#12 — QUICK LOAD (1) GRAVITY DISPENSER
#13 — QUICK LOAD (2) SCOOP DISPENSER
#14 — QUICK LOAD (3) TUBS
#16 — QUICK LOAD (4) “BUDs” (price, place, store)
#17 — NEAT MADE EASIER (shelf spa strip)
#18 — ACCESS MADE FASTER (door pull tabs)
#19 — DAILY ROUTINE (1st) fill in top shelf
#20 — DAILY ROUTINE (2nd) fill in lower shelf
#21 — DAILY ROUTINE (3rd) restock BUDs
#22 — DAILY ROUTINE (4th) restock dispensers
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