Rema 1000 enrich the end to end value chain with Slimstock

The discount retailer, Rema 1000, has embarked upon a major end to end supply chain optimisation project. Focused on strengthening its competitive advantage, the discounter will join forces with the inventory experts at Slimstock. As one of the best-known brands in Danish retail, Rema 1000 is recognised for their passion and focus on customer satisfaction.

Kompan swing into action with major supply chain project

Global Playground Equipment innovator, Kompan, has recently announced an exciting new partnership with the inventory experts, Slimstock, focused on building a healthier supply chain operation. Every year, Kompan’s play and sports solutions bring joy to millions of people across the world. From helping customers to visualise their perfect play area to manufacturing and distributing complete

Ginger Ray’s supply chain push gives customers plenty to celebrate

Ginger Ray Offering an extensive range encompassing everything from themed bunting and table wear to balloons and hen party essentials, no celebration is complete without Ginger Ray's party products. To solidify the party’s specialist position as a leading innovator of celebration products, the business has teamed up with the inventory experts at Slimstock. As the

Webinar | 3rd July | Optimise your approach to purchasing

How can you optimise your approach to purchasing? Would you like to optimise your supply chain costs? In order to realise sales and profit goals, it’s crucial that the right items are available at the right time. However, given the growing complexity of modern organisations, inventory planning has never been more important or more difficult

Kruitbosch get set for new cycling season with Slim4

Kruitbosch, the cycling specialist which owns both the growing bicycle brands Cortina and Alpina have recently implemented Slimstock’s inventory optimisation solution, Slim4. "Our goal is to keep our stock availability above 96% throughout the high season," highlights Norbert Went, sales & operations planning manager. Over the last few years, Kruitbosch has evolved from a wholesaler

Van Raam provide a glimpse of the future

On one of the hottest days of the year, 30 supply chain professionals visited the bicycle manufacturer, Van Raam, as Anjo Lubbers, ICT & Logistics Professional, offered his insightful perspective on the supply chain: "If the purchasing, confirmation and delivery of an order can be completed in line with the standard price and delivery time,

Local explorers took on the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge raising money for Alexandra Hospital

On 24th May 2019, Slimstock UK, a local Redditch based firm, completed the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge to raise money and awareness for The Garden Suite, the specialist chemotherapy unit located at the Alex Hospital. After the Father of Jessie Cooper, one of Slimstock’s team members, was diagnosed with Bile Duct Cancer in August 2017,

Brymec find the perfect fit with Slimstock

As a key supply chain partner to the building services industry, Brymec has secured a market-leading position through offering customers an unmatched level of service. To help set a solid foundation for future growth and secure their position as an indispensable partner within the industry, the supplier of HVAC and industrial components has recently announced

Bathroom webinar: Is it time to scrub-up your approach to inventory management?

The bathroom sector is a fiercely competitive marketplace. To stay ahead, providing an exceptional customer experience is everything. However, with spiralling product assortments, huge seasonal fluctuations in demand, complex product lifecycles, Brexit uncertainty and inconsistent Supplier performance, supply chain teams really have their work cut out for them when it comes to satisfying customer demand.

UBT Webinar | Maximising the value of your assortment

How can you maximise the value of your entire assortment? Many businesses have developed extensive assortments encompassing many thousands of SKUs. While this ensures that businesses are able to provide customers with a huge amount of choice, managing such large a large number of items puts a huge amount of stress on the business both

Webinar | Optimise your inventory

How can you optimise your inventory? Businesses depend upon reliable forecasting and demand planning as the foundation for effective supply chain decision making. However, given the wide range of factors that must be taken into account to develop a robust forecast, many companies simply lack the necessary knowledge to develop a solid plan. In this

Jollyes latest initiative set to leave tails wagging

Jollyes, the UK’s second largest chain of specialist pet stores, has kicked off 2019 with the launch of an exciting new strategic partnership with Slimstock inventory experts. As Trustpilot’s highest rated national retailer, Jollyes has ambitious plans to diversify their offer and become a truly integrated pet speciality retailer, with Slimstock being an integral part

Slimstock join forces with Nottingham Trent University to host fashion workshop

Last week, Fashion students at Nottingham Trent University attended a special knowledge workshop focused on inventory management within the fashion industry. Lead by Slimstock’s retail expert, Mike Donnelly, the goal of this event was to demonstrate how the industry has changed over the last 20 year’s and highlight why forward thinking retailers have recognised and

Slimstock Academy 2019 programme launched!

Jenny Lowrie UK Account Manager After meeting with a number of our customers across the country over the last few weeks, it is inspiring to see that so many businesses have already started putting their ambitious plans for 2019 into action! To support your business goals, we have put together a complete package of inventory

Febelco optimises inventory with Slim4

From its eight warehouses, Febelco supplies over 3,200 independent pharmacies up to three times a day. In terms of inventory management, this way of working presents the Belgian wholesale distributor of health products with a number of major challenges. In order to overcome these supply chain hurdles, Febelco took the strategic decision to implement Slimstock’s

DSV and Slimstock join forces in inventory optimisation

DSV Global Transport & Logistics, a logistics services provider with subsidiaries in more than 80 countries, has signed a partnership with Slimstock as their preferred inventory optimisation software provider. DSV has a dedicated team of inventory optimisation specialists that has been improving supply chain performance for their customers for over 13 years. Slimstock’s software and

Growth at EBS shows no sign of slowing following major supply chain initiative

As Europe’s leading independent manufacturer, wholesaler and distributors of aftermarket air brake and vehicle control system components, supply chain innovation has always been at the centre of European Braking Systems’ (EBS) success. However, to underpin the business’ ambitious 5-year objective to grow substantially, the automotive braking specialist has joined forces with inventory optimisation experts, Slimstock,

Horeca Logistic Services (HLS) chooses Slim4 to improve customer service

The Beverage distributor, Horeca Logistic Services (HLS) will implement Slim4 to achieve a higher level of service as to reduce operating costs. "In our current inventory system, it is not possible to align safety stocks and order levels with seasonal variations in demand," states logistic director, Patrick Verougstraete. Horeca Logistic Services (HLS) is the largest

AJ Produkter redesign their approach to inventory management

Founded from the director’s parent’s basement in 1975, AJ Produkter has grown significantly over the last 40 years to become a global brand in the furniture industry. Today, their extensive operations, encompasses a state-of-the-art showroom, 2 factories located Eastern Europe and 13 subsidiaries. To maintain the exceptional standards of customer service, the designer and manufacturer

Coach House turn the tables on the competition with supply chain initiative

As the UK’s most trusted name in the furniture and giftware industry, maintaining exceptional levels of customer satisfaction is paramount to Coach House’s success. To underpin the business’ continued growth and bolster their market leading position, the furniture wholesaler, has this week announced a strategic partnership with inventory experts, Slimstock. As a company that started

Carrefour improves on-shelf availability by 7%

With more than 600 stores in Turkey, food retailer, Carrefour SA regularly struggled with out of stock situations. One of the biggest problems was that the retailer’s inventory management activities relied heavily on the knowledge and experience of the inventory planners, who are moreover in very short supply in Turkey. Thanks to Slim4, Carrefour SA

Supply Chain is becoming increasingly important at Intergamma

Intergamma – with 385 stores throughout the Netherlands and Belgium – has significantly expanded its private label range over the past few years. In fact, the retailer has quadrupled the number of items it purchases directly from manufacturers. The reason is simple: “By doing our own direct sourcing in the Far East, we eliminate inefficiencies

Customer Day UK – everything you need to know

This years agenda for the customer day was focused around driving tactical excellence around your business, helping improve your performance, mitigate supply chain risk and set the foundations for a successful 2019! We hope you found the day insightful and knowledgeable! Please click here to view the photos from the day!    9:00 - 9:30

DBD Distribution secures sustainable growth through efficiency boost

The UK’s leading Contract Appliance Distributor, DBD Distribution has taken the decision to implement Slimstock’s inventory management solution, Slim4. Focused on improving their already impressive customer service, this strategic investment will help the contract appliance distributor to deliver growth through increasing the efficiency of their stock holding. DBD distribution have been delivering a complete range

Assortment Management Masterclass

7th November | Redditch - In response to customer demand, many businesses have exploded their assortment to encompass thousands upon thousands of items. Unless managed effectively, however, the scale and complexity of assortments can easily spiral out of control. The question is: what steps can your business adopt to take control and maximise the profitability

Supply chain surgery: Are you ready for Chinese new year?

Every year, the Chinese New Year celebrations result in the single most disruptive event in the supplier calendar. As factories in the Far East close shop for up to 40 days, businesses across the rest of the world face a huge amount of volatility and cost as a consequence of delayed orders and supply chain

Aqualisa turn up the pressure on the competition

For more than 40 years, Aqualisa has been at the forefront of cutting-edge shower production, design and innovation. To help further optimise their highly sophisticated supply chain and solidify their market leading position, the shower specialist has partnered with Slimstock to help maximise customer service. Since the business’ conception in 1977, Aqualisa has always strived

Event: free up working capital!

As the lifeblood of every business, even the most profitable of organisations depend on working capital to fuel future growth. However, for many businesses an overwhelming proportion of this invaluable financial resource is locked up in inventory. But what can you do to release invaluable working capital back into the business? Free up your working

Working capital event: transform profit into cash!

Working capital event: transform profit into cash! As the lifeblood of every business, even the most profitable of organisations depend on working capital to fuel future growth. However, for many businesses an overwhelming proportion this invaluable financial resource is locked up in inventory. But what can you do to release invaluable working capital back into

Lituanica’s appetite for success leads to Slimstock partnership

The UK’s largest specialist retail chain of Lithuanian and Eastern European cuisine has partnered with inventory management experts, Slimstock, to increase availability across its network of stores and wholesale cash & carry operation. With continued year on year growth for over 15 years, Lituanica will implement Slim4, Slimstock’s inventory management solution, to optimise the inventory

Digital supply chain management and the rise of data-driven inventory management

The abundance of data available to businesses today is changing the way organisations manage their supply chain. With more information, supply chain teams are changing the way they interact with customers, suppliers and partners. But what impact has the rise of the digital supply chain management had on the way businesses optimise their inventory? Digital

J&S Automotive shift competitiveness up a gear through availability drive

To boost their market leading levels of customer satisfaction, Irelands largest distributor of premium automotive parts has taken the decision to implement Slimstock’s inventory optimisation solution, Slim4. As a company that is dedicated to ensuring the best possible customer experience, this move will further improve the automotive parts supplier’s already impressive levels of availability across

Mayflex solidify market leading position following ‘game-changing’ boost in efficiency

For Mayflex, ensuring their supply chain is capable of attaining customer service excellence is not just a priority, it is essential. In order to retain and build upon the business’ position as market leader, the supplier of infrastructure, networking and electronic security solutions turned to Slimstock as their trusted knowledge partner for inventory management. From

Stena Line set sail in pursuit of optimised retail operations

One of the world’s leading ferry operators, Stena Line, has taken the decision to extend the implementation of Slimstock’s inventory optimisation solution, Slim4, to optimise replenishment across the business’ retail operation. Following the rollout of Slim4 at the central distribution centre in Malmo, the ferry operator will now implement Slim4 across its network of onboard

Slimstock UK Customer Day 2018

Following the success of previous events, we are excited to announce the date for our Slimstock UK Customer Day 2018. This year’s customer day was specifically focused around helping businesses improve their performance, mitigate supply chain risk and ultimately set the foundations for a successful 2019! This insightful event provided our customers with the perfect

Slimstock enhances service to its customer in the Nordics

As part of our commitment to enhance the service we provide our customers, supply chain consultant and Danish native, Rolf Nymark Aksglaede, has returned to Slimstock Denmark to help our growing number of customers in the Nordic region to achieve their supply chain goals. Born and raised in Denmark, Rolf has extensive experience in the

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Slimstock UK Recruitment day

13th April | Redditch | United Kingdom In order to identify the best talent and ensure that our growth continues, Slimstock is hosting a recruitment day on the Friday 13th April. Our aim is to introduce candidates to our company and our future goals whilst also identifying those that we would like to offer positions

Wolseley Canada added to Slimstock’s rapidly growing list of North American clients

Plumbing and HVAC supplier, Wolseley Canada, selects Slimstock to improve in-stock performance for clients. Slimstock, a global leader in providing inventory optimisation software, today announced they will be supporting Wolseley Canada’s effort to reengineer sales and operation planning processes to ensure optimum performance from over 220 stocking locations. Slimstock’s implementation consultants will partner with Wolseley

Excess stock reduction: Automotive aftermarket

Excess stock reduction: Automotive aftermarket sector - always a hot topic for discussion. Over the years, I have met with many businesses in the automotive aftermarket sector with demand planning and inventory optimisation always being a hot topic for discussion. For many of these businesses, excess stock reduction is both a major speed bump and

Slimstock relaunch The National Inventory Test to promote supply chain graduate opportunities

After another year of continuous growth, Slimstock UK is on the lookout for the UK’s top supply chain talent to join its ever-expanding team. As part of the recruitment drive, the inventory management specialist has decided to relaunch the infamous National Inventory Test in a bid to help promote a number of exciting supply chain graduate

Excess stock | trim down your excess inventory!

Excess stock: we all know that holding too much is bad for business. Yet, based on the experience of the inventory analysts as Slimstock, of all the items in your warehouse, typically, 10% will never be sold. As these items become obsolete, they can cost you a lot of money and needlessly occupy valuable warehouse space.

“There’s so much more to gain from Slim4”

Slimstock ask Nick Brouwer, team leader Supply Chain and user of Slim4 at the Nedac Sorbo Group, five questions: What's his role? What does he do on a normal day and what impact has Slim4 had on the business? What's his biggest challenge at the moment? And what are his ambitions for the future? What

Forecasting…what’s the secret?

Which forecasting technique will produce the most appropriate forecast results for a given demand profile? Deciding the right balance and assortment of stock-keeping units across multiple warehouses can be a bewildering task. Regularly monitoring and forecasting the correct level of inventory across tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of items without the right

“Slim4 gives us much greater transparency over our stock usage” Sappi Europe

With 7 mills, 14 sales offices and 5,100 employees, Sappi Europe is the leading producer of coated fine paper and also a successful example of a Slim4 customer. We ask Peter Conings, Inventory Manager at Sappi, to describe a typical working day, his main responsibilities, and his experience with Slim4 and his aspirations for the future.

Playtime is over: time for retailers to get serious about Omni-channel

One of the world’s largest retail chains of Toy shops made headlines last month as the North American arm of its global operation filed for bankruptcy. While the news came as a surprise to many, the business in question did not fail because consumers had stopped buying toys. Given that global sales of Toys and

Slimstock launches regional office in Dubai

In order to provide customers in the United Arab Emirates with the best possible service, Slimstock has opened a regional office in Dubai. "This new location is the ideal hub for us to serve countries across the Middle Eastern and African region with our inventory optimisation solution," says CEO Eric van Dijk. “We see a

Rolf Aksglaede: Why did you decide to join Slimstock?

As Europe's leading inventory management specialist, Slimstock places a huge focus on developing up and coming talent: a key part of which is the company's Young Professionals Programme. This intensive development scheme is designed to help young professionals gain exposure to the real-life challenges that supply chain industry professionals are faced with on a daily

Young Professionals Interview: “Every day is different at Slimstock and this is what motivates me.”

As Europe's leading inventory management specialist, Slimstock places a huge focus on developing up and coming talent: a key part of which is the company's Young Professionals Programme. This intensive development scheme is designed to help young professionals gain exposure to the real-life challenges that supply chain industry professionals are faced with on a daily

“Slimstock has always provided me all the support I require to advance within my role.”

As Europe's leading inventory management specialist, Slimstock' supply chain positions place a huge focus on developing up and coming talent: a key part of which is the company's Young Professionals Programme. This intensive development scheme is designed to help young professionals gain exposure to the real-life challenges that supply chain industry professionals are faced with

How can you construct a more robust forecast?

Businesses typically rely on a global network of suppliers to satisfy the needs of their customers. Consequently, lengthy lead times of up to several months are the norm for businesses in this sector. As a result, suppliers and distributors of building materials depend upon accurate long-range demand forecasts in order to satisfy future demand. However,

George East set a new benchmark for all future improvement projects with Slimstock

The business behind some of Britain’s leading kitchenware brands including Tala and ChefAid, has established a new benchmark by which all future supply chain projects will be judged.

Roper Rhodes set to bathe in supply chain success with Slimstock

To help maintain and improve their market leading availability across their stylish range of bathroom furniture products, Roper Rhodes has taken a major step towards bolstering their position as the UK’s favourite independent bathroom specialist. Following the decision to partner with Slimstock, the bathroom specialist will utilise the inventory management expert’s supply chain solution, Slim4,

Slimstock Academy takes Moonen Packaging to the next level

Over the last 12 months, the supply chain department at packaging wholesaler, Moonen Packaging, has recently completed one of Slimstock's inventory management training programs with the Slimstock Academy. Through undertaking a range of in-house inventory management training programs as well as playing the supply chain game, awareness and knowledge of inventory management have greatly improved

Business Software Event

September 28th 2017| Barneveld | The Netherlands The Business Software event provides solutions for challenges in the manufacturing industry. This year's theme is "Business Software for the Manufacturing Industry - your business process organized more efficiently step by step". Focus is on the need for continuous chain integration and process improvement using ICT. Solutions for several

E-fulfilment Innovations Event

5 oktober 2017 | Ramada Plaza| Antwerpen The success of a webshop, B2C or B2B, falls or stands with the quality of our e-fulfillment. What happens once the order has been placed? How can we get the ordered items from our customer efficiently? Are there breaches of stock? Is the lead time too high? Did

Retail event IT’s in the mix

October 5th | Maarssen | The Netherlands Retail companies Auping, VTwonen and Lucardi Juwelier share their experiences in supply chain management at the event IT's in the mix. Trendwatcher Gino van Ossel discusses new retailconcepts and points out how companies should organise their logistics to make Omnichannel profitable. The event is in Maarssen (The Netherlands)

Stena Line chooses Slim4 for inventory management

One of the world’s leading ferry operators Stena Line has decided to implement Slimstock's inventory optimisation solution, Slim4, to optimise the inventory of its central DC in Malmö. Onboard stores, restaurants and bars for more than 40 vessels are replenished from this DC and four regional DC's. Stena Line provides ferry transportation services on its

Drive Products replaced popular software with Slim4 for better results

Since 1983, Drive Products has supplied truck mounted equipment for commercial vehicles from operations across Canada. By replacing their existing planning tools with Slimstock’s software, Slim4, they immediately realized inventory could be further reduced by $6Million, and the end is not in sight. Drive Products is the country’s leading integrator for commercial vehicles. Next to sourcing

Inventory Vs supply webinar: How can you align your operations to exceed the expectations of your customers?

Even if you are 100% confident that that numbers add up and your forecast is as accurate as possibly can be, when it comes to actually satisfying demand this is simply not enough. After all, do you have enough stock to meet demand? If not, will your suppliers be able to deliver enough stock in

Should you implement Slim4 before or after your new ERP is operational?

Upgrading an ERP system requires a huge amount of time and effort from everyone across the organisation. Thus, it may seem like a strange time to be thinking about bolting-on additional solutions. However, when you consider that implementing a new ERP could take over 18 months to complete, a period which is likely to be

Carrefour takes control of the replenishment of their 630 stores with Slim4

The Turkish branch of the Carrefour supermarket chain, Carrefour S.A., has recently implemented Slimstock's inventory management solution, Slim4, to optimise inventory across all of their stores. With 6 DCs and 630 stores located across Turkey, Slim4 optimises both the inventory at the central distribution centres as well the replenishment of the stores. From major hyper

AUTONET increases availability by 7% amidst accelerated growth

AUTONET Group is one of the most prominent suppliers within the auto repair segment in the Central and Eastern European region. Founded in 1996, the company now supplies customers in 3 countries (Romania, Hungary and Slovenia). With over 160,000 articles delivered from stock across a network of 5 distribution centers and over 70 shops, customer

Why do service levels have a powerful impact on profitability?

"I need a 100% service level" – a typical expectation of both management and commercial departments. Purchasing & operational divisions however, have a much better understanding of service levels and appreciate that attaining 100% is a utopia. In practice, determining an appropriate service level is an extremely complicated undertaking. Optimise your Service levels For many

Automotive update: “Now is the time to drive improvements across your supply chain”

Extreme volatility in demand, spiralling product ranges and increasingly lengthy lead times were all hot topics at this year’s Automechanika Birmingham event. However, in today’s uncertain business environment, maintaining the consistently high levels of availability that consumers demand, was undoubtedly seen as one of the most pressing challenges businesses across the automotive industry face. The

Demand planning is more than just child’s play

The Times revealed that demand for toys is booming. However, it seems children are not the only ones getting in on the action: the so-called “kidult” sector, adults that buy children’s toys for their own personal use, is set to grow at three times the pace of the rest of the market! Given the growing

“Our inventory goals have become far more achievable”

Slimstock ask Patrik Ohm, Purchasing & Inventory Management at Andreas Paulsen GmbH, five questions: What's his role? What does he do on a normal day and what impact has Slim4 had on the business? What's his biggest challenge at the moment? And what are his ambitions for the future? What is your role within the

Safety Stock: what should you invest in?

Safety stock optimisation can help ensure you meet demand thus helping to boost profits. However, holding excessive amounts of buffer stock can be a huge drain on resources. Yet, something unexpected could always happen and customers never buy exactly what we expect. For instance, some customers buy more stock, some customers buy less, some switch

What a lovely long tail you have

If you look at businesses like Alibaba, Amazon or even your local super market, it seems that the-sky-is-the-limit when it comes to assortments. While offering literally millions of different products undoubtedly gives customers plenty of choice, keeping up with these exploding ranges can prove a constant battle. In pursuit of a unique selling point, many

Diogo Forte Interview: “I knew Slimstock could offer me the scope I needed to succeed.”

As Europe's leading inventory management specialist, Slimstock places a huge focus on developing up and coming talent: a key part of which is the company's Young Professionals Programme. This intensive development programme is designed to help young professionals gain exposure to the real life industry challenges that supply chain professionals are faced with on a

Konstantina Efraimidou: What does it mean to be a supply chain analyst at Slimstock?

Since the start of 2015, over 20 professionals from ten different countries have joined the team at Slimstock. As more and more businesses turn to the inventory optimisation specialist to help improve the performance of their supply chain operations, Slimstock is now looking to hire even more people. Since joining the team in December 2014,

Product lifecycle management | Increase your revenue

Product lifecycle management | Increase your revenue! Do you have enough stock to meet demand after a product launch? Can you scale up fast enough? How do you react if the new product is not a success? How do you know when the product is becoming obsolete? Can you avoid obsolescence? Companies can make a

The launch of a new office in Singapore

Following a number of interesting developments, Eric van Dijk, CEO at Slimstock, looks back on a great first quarter. Eric has been in Singapore this month, preparing for the launch of the first subsidiary in South East Asia: "It is extremely exciting that with launch of this new office, Slimstock will be truly able to

Retail planning software: The time for change is now

One of Slimstock's Retail experts, Stefan Kooijmans, acknowledges that retailers across Europe, North America and South America struggle with the same issues; fierce competition, increasing price sensitivity due to growing transparency and pressure to shift to a Omni-channel retailing model. "Retailers need to make difficult decisions when it comes to Omni-channel retailing, but they often

Slim4 user Charles van Oort: “I’m in between conflicting interests. That makes it fun.”

Slimstock ask Charles van Oort, supply chain coordinator and user of Slim4 at retail chain Blokker, five questions: What's his role? What does he do on a normal day and what impact has Slim4 had on the business? What's his biggest challenge at the moment? And what are his ambitions for the future? What is

Our debut on Gartner’s Magic Quadrant

Following the growth we have experienced in recent years across Europe and the Americas, we are now officially recognized by the renowned analyst firm Gartner. In their famous Magic Quadrant research, in which they compare supply chain planning software vendors, Slimstock is recognized as a vendor that offers an above-average level of customer satisfaction. It's

Working capital mangement | success factors, possibilities, and benefits

Working capital management is all about reducing cash-to-cash cycles have to be shortened. For this reason Logistics has to release the working capital that is tied up in inventory. However, lower inventories directly affect the delivery performance. This is always a complication! By Walther Ploos van Amstel Inventories are the result of balancing the customer