Many large European companies have chosen to extend their SAP R/3 software with specialised inventory management software. Clients in many different industry sectors (e.g. pharmaceuticals, electronic components, retail, spare parts, automotive and steel) are reporting increased forecast accuracy, higher service levels and significantly better planning efficiency.

Research carried out by the University of Amsterdam and by Capgemini confirms that the addition of Slim4 to SAP leads to better Inventory Management. Examples of companies that already enthusiasticly use Slim4 are;

Implementation takes, on average, less then 25 days over a period of less then 3 months; this includes specification, adapting the interface, testing and complete user training. Most important results reported:

• higher service levels to the customer
• higher stock turn
• more efficient planning
• prevention of obsolete stock
• more reliable inventory data