Family business Clayre & Eef is well known in the world of decorative living accessories and textile. Since several years the collection has expanded; tableware, rattan, glassware, wooden furniture, terracotta and iron are only a selection of the assortment. Slim4 is bought to manage the growth without the need for extra capital and to increase the stock turn significantly. 

In all products and services you recognize Atag as a A-brand. With the design, the innovation, the diversity, the technique and durability of the ATAG equipment your kitchen will have the ‘heart’ that it deserves. Atag has been using Slim4 for years in the Netherlands with good results. The European S&OP roll out increases the customer service in the surrounding countries without the need to take on additional inventory.

Watts Industries France is manufacturer and supplier of safety systems for sanitary, hot water and heating systems. The operation in Sorgues mainly supplies the DIY market. Watts France implements Slim4 as an add on to Sage X3. Watts also uses Slim4 in their Fressenneville operation.

PF Concept is European leader in the creation, development, sourcing, marketing and distribution of promotional products. The wide assortment of over 8.000 articles is exported worldwide to specialized distributors in the promotion market. PF Concept aspires a strong turnover increase to strengthen and expand their leading position. Slim4 facilitates this growth through an improvement in stock availability and stock turn whilst keeping inventory levels constant.

Kwantum is the largest in-home discounter in the Netherlands and Flanders, with a complete assortment of articles for in and around the house. Kwantum has defined several projects to optimize the supply chain, among which is the implementation of Slim4. With Slim4, Kwantum wants differentiate the inventory levels in the shops, to guarantee a better availability with less inventory. 

Nissan Marubeni selects Slim4 to optimise its spare parts inventory for vehicles, picks-ups and SUV’s. The Slimstock office, which opened in Santiago de Chili just last year, has added a strong brand to its growing portfolio.  Nissan Marubeni has just finished the implementation of SAP as the main business ERP system and  Slim4 will be used to integrate demand planning and inventory optimisation into SAP.

Weijntjes is specialized in unique door and window furniture and products for restorations. After a successful implementation at parent company Gunters and Meuser, Slim4 is now implemented by Weijntjes to provide better inventory management.

Kawasaki Motors Europe N.V.  is a leading Japanese motorcycle manufacturer with a wide range of models and other products (a.o. Jetski, Motocross and utility vehicles). The main objective of the Parts & Accessories department is to reduce the working capital by structurally increasing the inventory turn. This linked with an improved service level and on top of that; significantly reduce the risk of obsolete inventory.

Tobar is an ever expanding wholesale business that sources and provides an extraordinary collection of toys, gifts, gadgets an curiosities. From the Central Distribution Centre the business as well as the private customers are being served. Tobar choose Slim4 to improve the efficiency in the distribution centre.

Prominent has the largest assortment of ergonomic, relax and stand up chairs. From own showrooms, through the internet or even at home customers are being served with great care. Prominent wants to improve the customer intimacy. By adding Slim4 to Navision, the customers can be served even better.

Soprodal develops and produces products for daily care of the body. In their own plant, products like skin crèmes, shampoos, hair styling, sun crème and  deodorant are produced. With Slim4 Soprodal wants to reduce the inventory and optimize the production process.

ECS Electronics is European leader and specialist in the development and production of special connection and wiring systems. To control this position and enhance the profitability, ECS wants to improve and moderate the internal processes. Therefore ECS has bought Slim4. With Slim4 the efficiency will increase and there is significantly less stock needed to provided the desired reliability.

Paperlinx is one of the world’s leading international fine paper merchants and distributors. After a successful implementation at Proost & Brandt and Bührmann Ubbens, Slim4 will be rolled out in Europe, starting with the Italian subsidiary Polyedra.

In Spain several pharmacists work with Slim4. Cofarme, a pharmacist in Menorca with 40 shops, is one of them. After a successful pilot of six months, Cofarme has decided to manage their inventory with Slim4. Cofarmes main goal by using Slim4 is to increase the service level and improve the efficiency.   

SENCO is a major player in the market for industrial fastening systems for many years. It is primarily involved in the distribution of nail, staple and screw systems, as well as an extremely broad range of complementary fastening products for the construction, timber frame, joinery, furniture, pallet & packaging and automotive industry. Verpa Senco B.V. represents SENCO in Europe, Middle East, Russia and Africa.

JVD Distribution, the largest distributor of hand bow articles in Europe, provides to retailers in over 40 countries. JVD is known for its high reliability and wishes to keep improving this reliability during the growth of the company, without the inventory level increasing, by using Slim4. Meanwhile Slim4 will reduce time and energy, required for purchasing and inventory planning drastically.

The inventory management at the Royal Army is done by the National Supply Company. The inventory management is divided in 5 different departments: clothing, spare parts, company fabrics, ammunition  and medical supplies. Every department has its own characteristics, systems and procedures. With Slim4, every department will be analyzed on how to optimize the inventory.     

After a successful pilot of Slim4 with the product line Zachthout, which enabled to reduce the inventory level and increase the availability, Stiho decided to roll out Slim4 to the other product groups. Stiho supplies a wide assortment of durable produced building materials to builders and others professionals in the Netherlands.

For 60 years, Intersafe Groeneveld has specialized in supplying products and services to protect your staff from risks at work. Intersafe Groeneveld leads the way by coming up with innovative solutions, working in a customer-focused way and offering a complete range of products and services.

Van Leeuwen Precision, a division of the Van Leeuwen Tubes Group, is a specialist in the Netherlands in high-quality pipes. They have a wide range of precision tubes for the hydraulic- and pneumatic cylinder industry. Van Leeuwen Precision wants to serve her customers accurately and effectively. To optimize this process, they purchased Slim4. With this tool Van Leeuwen can improve forecasting, increase efficiency and decrease the inventory level.

The Hendy Group is Britain's first Ford dealer and has been for a 100 years since. The company, founded by the Hendy family 150 years ago, runs 19 companies in the South of England. They keep brands like Ford, Mazda, Kia and Honda. To increase the availability of the spare parts and to optimize the inventory management, Hendy purchased Slim4.

Bunzl is a leading supplier of packing material, catering industry- en guest supplies for food and non-food. Over 16.000 products are distributed within Europe. Bunzl manages the inventory of several customers. Slim4 will optimize the inventory and improve the efficiency.

Rens Joosen confectionery is a producer of an unique assortment of sweets. From the Oosterhoutse cinnamon stick to trendy newcomers as the latest Party Pops. The assortment contains already over a thousand different varieties. Slim4 is bought to optimize the production and increase the availability.

MegaGroup Trade is an international stock keeping technical wholesaler in components for fluid transport systems. From 20 locations in Europe, MegaGroup distributes pipes, hoses, fittings, pumps and measure- and regulation equipment in P.V.C. and P.E. They add on Slim4 to their current ERP system to reduce their inventory level and to realize a higher availability of the assortment.

We develop, produce and supply everything needed for the Thermit® welding method. Primarily speaking, this mainly involves the Thermit® portion, the welding compound , refractory moulds, crucibles as well as equipment and machines required when implementing the welding work, e.g. to pre-heat the rail ends and to shear off the risers.

Fabory is a specialist wholesaler of fasteners and affiliated products with a global outlet. With the implementation of Slim4 to complement their SAP system Fabory stocks will reduce the clarity of the stock-taking decisions and increase efficiencies by improving processes. In addition, customization within SAP on Forecasting and demand planning are no longer needed.

The family business Gunters and Meuser has become a special case which includes hardware, hinges and locks and power tools. For the stocks in the six outlets to better manage Slim4 is purchased. Especially the internal supply must be reduced.

Jean Heybroek, importer and distributor of machines and tools for the green, ground and cleaning technology, has chosen Slim4 to complement their ERP system. Jean Heybroek wants a more balanced supply and lower the level of service improvement, velocity increase and calm in the ordering process.

Vivant, one of the market leaders in decorative and luxury packaging materials, started implementation of Slim4 in June. Goals are, improve service levels, inventory reduction and increased efficiency.

Xenos is a retail chain with 600 locations with a surprising and frequently changing range. Think of home and gift items, glassware, garden articles and food. Slim4 is used to reduce the stock and increasing the efficiency. Also Slim4 improves the service level.