Case Study: Australian Defence Force reduces inventory and improves service with GAINSystems

Using GAINS to Manage Australia’s Largest Inventory Environment

The Australian Defence Force, including the Royal Australian Air Force, needed to modernize its inventory management while reducing costs and improving equipment availability. After budget cuts and pressure to avoid grounding planes due to missing parts, the ADF turned to GAINSystems and its GAINS supply chain performance optimization platform.

GAINSystems implemented GAINS to optimize forecasting, replenishment, and inventory policies across the Defence Force’s global network. The results included a $186 million reduction in inventory, a 42% reduction in warehouse items held, a 15% improvement in service levels, and major operational gains such as a 70% reduction in inventory management workload and a 67% reduction in under-stocked items.

Australian Defence Force