Extended story
Stock adjustments that sounded like deletions
A Selangor retail chain asked us to study why store supervisors kept calling headquarters during stock counts. The Admin Panel Engagement Audit found that the confirmation copy on the adjustment screen used the word “remove,” which staff associated with permanent deletion of inventory records. Supervisors abandoned the screen and asked finance to finish the step.
What we changed together
The operations team rewrote three confirmation lines, added a short training note for new supervisors, and left the underlying controls untouched. Same-day HQ calls about stock adjustments fell within two weeks. The mild constraint: two warehouse interviewees were on leave during our first visit, so we scheduled a short follow-up call rather than stretch the timeline.
What stayed out of scope
We did not rebuild the panel or introduce a new tracking product. The value sat in naming the friction in the language supervisors already used.