Case Study: McPherson Oil achieves a 38% increase in inventory turns with Mi9 Retail

Mi9 Retail Helps McPherson Oil Leapfrog its Average Annual Inventory Turns by 38%

McPherson Oil is a large, independent petroleum and lubricant distributor in the southeastern U.S., moving about 80 million gallons of gasoline and diesel and 15 million gallons of lubricants annually. As the business grew, the company relied on financial spreadsheets for sales forecasting and a single planner to manage 20,000–30,000 products, which left it slow to spot demand shifts, manage obsolescence, and maintain order fill rates.

By implementing Mi9 Retail Sales Forecasting and Inventory Planning with dashboard-driven scenario planning, McPherson gained real-time visibility and drill-down KPIs across sites. Within six weeks inventory turns rose from 6.5 to 9 (a 38% improvement), eight warehouses were consolidated into five saving $2 million, and the company now benefits from better planning, customer communication, and further projected gains in turnover.

McPherson Oil

David Bright

Director of Logistics