Solutions - CMI (Customer Managed Inventory)

Welcome To CMI!

MSC Industrial Supply introduces CMI (Customer Managed Inventory), a tool which will enable you to save time and money while effectively replenishing your inventory and stocking levels.

In just two easy steps, you can take complete control of your ordering process!

Scan your MSC Industrial Supply or UPC barcodes

Connect your scanner to your PC and your scanned items are automatically sent to your shopping cart on www1.mscdirect.com for review and ordering
It's THAT easy! Think of it as the same way you can now "self check out" at the grocery store or get cash at the ATM machine – you are in control!
The Benefits Of CMI
Control
  • Maintain control of what gets replenished and ordered
  • Review and edit orders before they are placed
  • You scan when you need to...24/ 7

Flexibility
  • Scan when it's convenient for you
  • Use in remote stocking locations
  • Use for Point of Use inventory replenishment within your facility
  • Flexible replenishment cycles reduce inventory requirements
  • Compatible with e-procurement platforms that support PunchOut or RoundTrip
  • Use in conjunction with your KanBan, 5S, 5S+ or LEAN programs

Productivity
  • All replenishment and ordering done electronically through www1.mscdirect.com
  • 24/7 access to www1.mscdirect.com
  • Quick and accurate product identification
  • Streamline your requisition & replenishment process
  • Gives time back to your staff to work on more essential or productive activities

Saves Time and Money
  • Significantly reduces paperwork – no more writing down what you need on a piece of paper
  • Reduces stock outages & overages – you order only what you really need
  • Eliminates incorrect product being ordered
  • Allows inventory to be closer to the point of use in your facility

For qualified customers, MSC Industrial Supply will
  • Label the items in your facility which you want control of. These could include drill bits, fasteners, safety supplies, janitorial supplies or anything in our Big Book® Catalog. Think about items which you buy all the time (like at the food store – milk, orange juice, cookies, etc) which you want to control how much and when you buy it.
  • Supply you a free CMI Kit - a simple to use barcode scanner and USB cable.

To build your shopping cart and "Self Checkout" – all you do is:
  • Scan the items
  • Upload the items to mscdirect.com by plugging in the USB cable to the scanner
  • Review the items (change, add or delete as required by YOU) in the shopping cart
  • Check out and place the order – via the internet!!

See how CMI helped J&R Plastics achieve their goals
Faced with tremendous growth opportunities, J&R Plastics needed to keep associates focused on the manufacturing of production parts, while ensuring that the necessary parts were available to them when needed. To ensure that the right parts were available and to eliminate their lengthy, labor-intensive process, J&R looked to MSC's CMI program to help revise their procurement process and reduce operational costs. See how MSC helped J&R Plastics achieve organizational goals and learn more about how CMI can help your organization save time and money.

Getting Started
• Send us an e-mail if you are interested in our CMI Program
• Order accessories