The right parts. The first time.
Low Effort redesigns the work. Stock Right Now helps operatives arrive equipped to complete it.
Together we help housing organisations reduce unnecessary journeys, complete more repairs in one visit and release capacity from their existing workforce.
The right parts, in the right quantities, where the work happens, removes a major barrier to completing repairs in one visit.
Neil Alexander, founder of Stock Right Now
Less wasted work. More completed repairs.
When an operative arrives without the part the repair needs, everyone pays: the tenant waits longer, another appointment may be needed, the operative loses productive time and the organisation pays for the extra visit.
We tackle this from two directions. Low Effort helps organisations understand and redesign the work. Stock Right Now provides the stock-management technology and information to make the right parts available where repairs happen.
Fewer wasted journeys
More time completing repairs, less time collecting parts.
More one-stop repairs
The right parts where and when they are needed.
Happier operatives
Less time searching for parts, more time doing the job they trained for.
A better tenant experience
Repairs finished sooner, with fewer repeat visits.
Visibility. Control. Continuous improvement.
Smarter stock decisions based on actual usage, not guesswork.
Visibility
Know which parts each operative uses. Understand real demand from actual usage.
Control
Carry the right parts in the right quantities. Stock what you use, not what you think you might need.
Continuous improvement
Review usage regularly and adjust quantities as demand changes.
Stock is step three of five.
Better stock management is one part of a wider approach. Stock Right Now brings specialist technology and expertise to the third step.
Study the work.
What really happens, from the tenant's point of view.
Redesign the work.
Remove unnecessary steps, handoffs and repeat visits.
Design stock against demand.
Make the right parts available where the work happens.
Run a controlled experiment.
Test the new approach in one trade and one area.
Evaluate and expand.
Use the results to decide where to go next.
The Stock Management Best Practice Score
Eight questions about how your service manages van stock, scored out of 100, with a bar for each practice. Built with Stock Right Now.
Housing organisations, contractors and fleets.
Stock Right Now supports housing associations, local authorities, contractors and other service fleets to improve stock availability, reduce unnecessary journeys and increase one-stop repairs.
The Hidden Capacity Briefing
Start with the free presentation: how housing organisations can complete more repairs, without more people, by changing the way the work works. If it speaks to you, you can request a complimentary one-hour discussion with Stuart Corrigan and Neil Alexander from there.
Nine minutes. Free to watch. No sign-up.
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