Case Study: Full Compass Systems achieves stronger supply chain visibility and margin optimization with John Galt Solutions’ Atlas Planning Platform

Full Compass Systems - Customer Case Study

Full Compass Systems is a national distributor and retailer of professional audio, video, lighting equipment, and musical instruments. When the COVID-19 pandemic abruptly shifted demand from large-event audio to home office and video products, the company faced a major inventory planning challenge: ensuring its $100 million in stock was positioned correctly to meet fast-changing demand, protect margin, and maintain cash flow. Full Compass Systems turned to John Galt Solutions and its Atlas Planning Platform to help manage this disruption.

John Galt Solutions implemented Atlas Planning Platform to bring finance, supply chain, sales, and marketing onto a single shared planning platform with one version of the truth. The solution improved collaboration, demand shaping, scenario planning, and inventory allocation, helping Full Compass Systems respond faster to shortages and shifting demand. As a result, the company gained clearer supply chain visibility, more confident data-driven decisions, better margin optimization, and faster closure of supply-demand gaps while focusing on the SKUs that drive 80% of the business.

Full Compass Systems

Rebecca Haerter

Vice President of Supply Chain