Case Study: Continental Battery Systems reduces inventory by 40% with GAINSystems

How Continental Battery Systems Overcame Supply Chain Challenges with GAINS

Continental Battery Systems, a growing battery distributor built through multiple acquisitions, was challenged by decentralized branch-level purchasing, manual and outdated demand forecasting, and excess inventory that tied up capital while making service levels harder to manage. The company turned to GAINSystems and its GAINS inventory planning software to help create a more centralized, data-driven approach to supply chain planning.

With GAINSystems, Continental Battery Systems consolidated inventory, improved demand forecasting, and optimized purchasing and network planning across locations. The results included a 40% reduction in inventory while maintaining service levels, and a jump in in-stock rates for key SKUs from about 65% to 90%, showing a significant improvement in both inventory efficiency and customer availability.

Continental Battery Systems

Jeremy Kiel

Director of Inventory and Network Planning