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Based on an analysis of the supply chain and issues relating to the SABRE stock management and ordering system. The front cover is marked 'Personal and Confidential' and 'SABRE Project Library (Please return if found).' Attached to the clear plastic front cover is a white label reading 'MISC0900'. Annotated in pencil.

SABRE (SAles Based REplenishment) was a computer system introduced in 1992 by Sainsbury's for ordering of stock to its branches. The system used sales figures derived from checkout scanning to calculate the level of stock and to anticipate future demand.