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We support almost every industry to make sure the right amount of stock is available at the right place at the right time. The best solution to find the right balance between working capital, operational costs and an optimal service level towards your customers.
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Slimstock Academy for inventory management
Aimed at users of Slim4, our courses are structured to bring together theory and practice. Appropriate to every user level
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Our Customers
Worldwide we support over 850 customers. We’re active in 50 countries and have our own office in 21. We support small to large businesses which are active in various sectors. We are proud of the results of our customers. Read their success stories, in which they indicate the coöperation with Slimstock and the use of our software package Slim4.
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We love to share knowledge
Supply Chain and inventory management is our passion. That’s why we read a lot about this subjects and we’re always looking for the latest developments. When it is interesting we will share the information on our website.
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Experts in inventory optimisation
Slim4, Europe’s leading inventory management software from Slimstock, helps you control your inventory and optimise your forecast and demand planning. We believe that winning supply chains are able to adapt quickly to changing circumstances – They are not only cost-efficient, but also very agile. We want to share our knowledge and experience with our customers, aiming to make them outperform on inventory optimisation. We believe that, especially in today’s environment, a winning supply chain is a requirement for survival.
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Slim4, the Inventory Management Software from Slimstock
We make sure you get your forecasting and demand planning, and inventory management back in control. We believe in the “Management by Exceptions” principles to make your planning team enable to work efficiënt and with focus.
- Industries
We support almost every industry to make sure the right amount of stock is available at the right place at the right time. The best solution to find the right balance between working capital, operational costs and an optimal service level towards your customers.
- Academy
Slimstock Academy for inventory management
Aimed at users of Slim4, our courses are structured to bring together theory and practice. Appropriate to every user level
- Customers
Our Customers
Worldwide we support over 850 customers. We’re active in 50 countries and have our own office in 21. We support small to large businesses which are active in various sectors. We are proud of the results of our customers. Read their success stories, in which they indicate the coöperation with Slimstock and the use of our software package Slim4.
- Service & Support
We love to share knowledge
Supply Chain and inventory management is our passion. That’s why we read a lot about this subjects and we’re always looking for the latest developments. When it is interesting we will share the information on our website.
- Our Story
Experts in inventory optimisation
Slim4, Europe’s leading inventory management software from Slimstock, helps you control your inventory and optimise your forecast and demand planning. We believe that winning supply chains are able to adapt quickly to changing circumstances – They are not only cost-efficient, but also very agile. We want to share our knowledge and experience with our customers, aiming to make them outperform on inventory optimisation. We believe that, especially in today’s environment, a winning supply chain is a requirement for survival.
MAXIMISE YOUR CASHFLOW
Effective inventory management allows companies to reduce their inventory by 10% to 30% on average. But what does this mean in monetary terms? What costs are connected to your inventory and how can a stock optimisation project reduce these costs? More importantly, how can effective working capital management help your business to thrive?
Before you can start releasing capital or reducing the cash invested in inventory, to optimise your approach to working capital management, it is important to understand what costs are related to your inventory.
If you are a stock-keeping company, many of the costs you incur are related in some way to the items in your warehouse. When mapping out these inventory costs, we limit ourselves to three important cost components:
CAPITAL COSTS
Capital costs are the costs that a company has to incur to borrow money. Depending on how a company is financed, these costs can vary enormously. An objective way of determining the weighted average cost of capital is the so-called Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC). For European companies, this WACC is usually between 9% and 12% of the inventory value.
WAREHOUSING COSTS
Space costs are defined as costs incurred from the moment the goods are received by the company until the moment they are sold. These storage-related costs can be calculated in two ways, depending on whether they are fixed or variable.
RISK COSTS
The third component of the inventory costs are costs related to risk. The largest part of this consists of the costs resulting from an out-of-date, but also insurance costs for fire or theft.
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