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Case Study · Composite Scenario

Spare parts retail — workshop counter + walk-in · Nairobi, Kenya

Parts Counter Improves Stock Accuracy And Checkout Speed

A dual-counter parts shop serving walk-in retail and workshop pull-outs adopted Garaji Autoparts. Sales tied to inventory movement reduced stock surprises and shortened checkout lines.

Outcomes below reflect common patterns from Kenyan customer rollouts — representative composite scenario, not a single named client.

The Challenge

Workshop issues did not always decrement retail stock. Walk-in customers waited while staff searched by memory. M-Pesa receipts were not matched to ticket numbers at day end.

The Approach

  • Unified workshop and retail counters on one inventory pool
  • Enabled fitment search by make, model, and year at POS
  • Required M-Pesa and till payments on the same ticket as the sale
  • Set low-stock alerts on top-moving SKUs

Reported Outcomes

Average counter checkout time

Before: ~8 minutes peak hour

After: ~3 minutes with scan + fitment

Stock mismatch incidents

Before: Weekly physical recounts

After: Monthly spot checks sufficient

End-of-day M-Pesa reconciliation

Before: Manual SMS matching

After: Ticket-linked same-day close

Wrong-fit returns (reported)

Before: Regular walk-in issue

After: Reduced with fitment lookup

The line moves when the screen tells you the part fits before the customer puts it on the counter.

Parts shop manager — Nairobi counter operator (composite scenario)

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Garaji Autoparts