Automotive

Challenge

Seasonal trends, vehicle aging, unplanned supplier disruptions, and the evolving industry create an unpredictable automotive supply landscape.  

Solution

Slim4 applies multiple forecasting techniques to identify drivers of change, test scenario impacts, and manage volatility across inventory and supply plans. 

Challenge

Products such as snow chains and windshield wipers demand specialised forecasting approaches that may conflict with existing inventory rules.

Solution

Slim4 uses historical insights and seasonal analysis to predict demand surges and optimise inventory and procurement planning.

Challenge

Large and multi-level logistic structures make it difficult to efficiently coordinate workflows, from source, to warehouses, to distribution centres and to the customer.

Solution

Global inventory visibility through Slim4 helps optimise supply chain efficiency, reduce storage and transport expenses, and maintain high availability.

Challenge

Managing a network of diverse suppliers with varying lead times and reliability levels makes it difficult to maintain consistent inventory levels.

Solution

Slim4 provides full visibility into supplier performance, highlighting deviations and reliability trends. This enables more informed negotiations and agile strategies to offset supplier risks and ensure supply chain stability.

Challenge

Effectively managing long tail products, often characterized by low demand, high variability, and multiple SKUs for the same underlying item, creates complexity in maintaining optimal inventory without inflating costs.

Solution

Slim4 offers precise long tail metrics, identifying deviations and demand patterns, including the challenge of managing multiple SKUs for the same item, to support smarter stocking strategies.

Challenge

Reverse logistics for products containing harmful substances, like batteries and oils, present significant sustainability challenges, and have specific handling requirements.

Solution

Slim4 factors sustainability metrics into the handling process, using data to produce more efficient collection systems, more effective partner collaborations, and broader logistics optimisation.

Challenge

Suppliers don’t always deliver the quantity and items that were ordered, and through manual, ERP, or legacy systems these can often go unnoticed.

Solution

Through seamless integration with existing ERP systems, Slim4 can manage open orders to automatically recognise and flag delivery issues proactively.