Koala Furniture sharpens its supply chain

Koala Furniture will automate its manual processes, allowing the retailer to boost product and inventory calculations across its supply chain.

The Australian furniture and mattress retailer hopes supply chain optimisation will lead to greater efficiencies in planning and promotions, and enable employees to focus on higher priority work.

Koala Furniture is working with RELEX and IT consulting company Logic to integrate the solutions into its existing ERP.

It will implement RELEX solutions including a supply chain hub for better visibility and to assist in introducing new products and categories.

It is also expected the new software solution will allow better coordination with suppliers and distribution centres.

Koala Furniture chief financial officer Stuart Crichton said the RELEX solution is a “unified approach to retail and supply chain planning”.

“As we scale our business, RELEX can help us drive efficiency and ensure we are better able to service our customers through reliable, accurate and automated supply chain data," he said.