The Lean Warehouse: Stock Control Under Pressure

Run operations at Velvet Socks — a fast-growing online sock retailer. Across six rounds, manage inventory for up to three SKUs: set reorder levels, buffer stock and order quantities, survive a supplier delay, decide where to adopt just-in-time, pick kaizen improvements that cut waste, and respond to a viral TikTok demand spike. Practise the sawtooth model, ABC analysis, lean trade-offs and the tension between efficiency and resilience.