Assortment Planning

Starting out as a pharmacy and drugstore in 1972, over the last few decades Brouwland has grown to become one of Europe’s most specialised wholesaler of home brewing products.

• less stock value
• Improved service levels
• Increased availability

Over the last few years, Kvik has experienced significant growth and shows no sign of slowing.

• 200 DDK million increase turnover
• improvement in order fulfilment
• Customer satisfaction improvement

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• Greater visibility and inventory control
• Enhanced forecasting and demand planning
• Reduced ordering costs

Flowtechnology is the “Premier” catalogue provider for Fluid Power and Industrial products within the UK and the Republic of Ireland.

• 25% stock reduction
• Reduced manual work
• Efficient inventory optimization

From their head offices in Burgess Hill, Technetix, a world leader in broadband technology, supplies a comprehensive range of innovative, class-leading products.

• million reduction in stock value
• Enhanced availability
• Optimized sales and operations planning

Vomar Voordeelmarkt is a family business with 64 supermarkets located mainly in the north-west of the Netherlands.

• stock decrease
• Improved product availability for 750,000 weekly customers
• Optimized replenishment processes across 64 supermarkets

With over 3000 SKUs to manage, Technotape International faced increasing complexity as their assortment continued to grow.

• Increase in supplier reliability
• service level
• Inventory Value Stability

AUTONET Group is one of the most prominent suppliers within the auto repair segment in the Central and Eastern European region.

• Availability increase
• Efficiency, focus and greater productivity
• ROI obtained within the first year

Bamigo is an exclusive brand specialising in bamboo clothing.

• less out-of-stocks
• Less overstock
• Two-week reduction in lead time

Jeroen de Haan, supply chain manager at Bouwmaat, explains how Slim4 offers a wealth of information that supply chain partners can also benefit from.

• Increased availability
• Reduced supply chain costs
• Identify inventory issues more proactively

Find out how Brymec optimised supply chain processes to attain a 99.

• service level on its top 1000 products
• stock turn increase
• Transparency over future inventory requirements

With help from Slimstock’s inventory optimisation software solution, Slim4, Tennant has increased service levels by 96.

• service level achieved
• improvement in operational efficency
• 30% enhance in accuracy

BouwCenter Filippo sets the bar high.

• stock reduction
• availability
• Complete control of inventory

Pharmaceutical supplier, Mediq, has implemented a new planning concept to optimise replenishment of their 250 strong chain of pharmacies across the Netherlands, 27 of which are franchises.

• decrease in overall stock levels
• increase in service level
• reduction in SKU´s

As a business that was first established in the late 1800s, Dennys Brands has evolved from a single store in the heart of London into a truly global business.

• increase in availability
• Improved service levels
• Enhanced availability

As one of the industry’s most innovative manufacturer and distributors of furniture fittings, accessories, architectural hardware and ironmongery, Häfele goes to great lengths to help its customers create beautiful furniture and inspiring rooms.

As a British designer and manufacturer of LED lighting solutions, Collingwood Lighting has been the pioneer in the industry for over 20 years.

• Stock turn improvement
• Greater visibility
• Robust forecasts and order advice

Over the last 35 years we Ultra Finishing has gained a wealth of experience supplying the leading names in bathrooms.

• Enhanced visibility
• Improved forecast accuracy
• Forecast accuracy

As a manufacturer of equipment and disposables for eye surgery, DORC has built a reputation for its quality and speed to market.

• million stock reduction
• OTIF improvement
• reduction in backorders