In-store stock control systems had become out of date and unable to be updated. Source code developed by a previous third party development company was unable to be compiled or deployed. This put Waitrose in a potentially dangerous position, as any damage to stock control devices would mean no possibility of replacement.
The challenge was to replicate the functionality of the existing system, but to use modern hardware and software. Rollout needed to be completed before the small number of existing hardware devices became non functional.
The challenge was to replicate the functionality of the existing system, but to use modern hardware and software. Rollout needed to be completed before the small number of existing hardware devices became non functional.
