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SCENARIO PLANNING SOFTWARE
Prepare for every possibility, and optimise every strategy
Be proactive to opportunities and risks by allowing your unified supply chain data to create ‘what-if’ simulations.
PROVEN IMPACT ON AVAILABILITY, INVENTORY & SERVICE LEVELS FOR +1,500 CUSTOMERS
The trusted partner in scenario planning excellence
MAP ALL OPPORTUNITIES, OVERCOME ALL CHALLENGES
Why Slimstock?
Construct and analyse all possible scenarios to identify risks and opportunities proactively through the Slim4 platform.
- Weigh up the ‘what-ifs’: automatically map all opportunities, events, and disruptions in real-tie, all the time.
- Mitigate risks with data-driven confidence: avoid challenge escalation with proactive mitigation.
- Optimise operations through best-case decision-making: strategise based on a full picture of what is happening, and what might happen.
Scenario planning software that drives results
Benefits to help you capitalise on every opportunity, and prepare for every challenge
Elevate service levels with surety
Slim4 enables you to simulate the impact of service level changes on metrics such as buffer stock, average stock, days on hand, lost sales, order levels, and much more. Compare current service levels against targets, to adapt for fast improvements.
Modify simulations for timing insights
Slim4 scenario planning’s simulations allow you to see the impact of changing your cover period. Configure settings for specific items and see how they impact buffer stock, average stock, days on hand, and order levels in different unit measures.
Optimise stock policy
Analyse and optimise assortment based on set rules through the scenario planning software. By adjusting rules, assortment scenarios allow you to analyse the impacts on stock value across your channels and hubs.
Refine EOQ calculations
Analyse optimal economic order quantity (EOQ) based on your own specific rules and limitations. Slim4 shows whether EOQ should be used and how the limits of an EOQ would affect calculations.
Enhance ABC classifications
Conduct multiple scenario analysis on ABC classifications for items, customers, and suppliers. Base each analysis on different setups to understand the full impact of changing hierarchal priorities.
Take the initiative for flexible planning
Through the S&OP hierarchy level in Slim4, different initiatives can be set up. Understand how expanding to a new region or opening a new store will impact all operations and finances, through comprehensive scenario simulations and ‘what-if’ comparisons.
KEY FEATURES OF SLIM4 SCENARIO PLANNING TOOL
Simulate, compare, optimise
Simulate the impact of changing cover periods
You can take time through Slim4’s scenario planning function. Know how two days of inbound time affects the extent of inventory you need to hold across warehouses and stores to ensure consistent availability.
Network balancing can be optimised through effective scenario planning. Slim4 lets you know where items should be located across warehouses, stores, or perhaps they shouldn’t be stocked at all. Advanced stock policy relies on clear insight and best-case decision-making.
Multiple scenario analysis through the Slim4 platform optimises ABC classifications. Know the impacts of making any product an ‘A-item’ to maximise every sales opportunity relative to real-time demand.
Strive for new service level performance
Simulate the impact of changing your service levels relative to buffer stock, average stock, days on hand, lost sales, order levels, and order lines. Gain insight into your current weighted service level against real-time targets, and potential future scaling.
Solutions aligned to your scenario planning responsibilities
The right decision, every time
By seeing what might happen through multiple lenses and scenarios, you will be better placed to make the right decision for your business across multiple time horizons. Adjust inventory with confidence for real-time optimisation, while also altering longer-term plans for sustainable business growth.
- Create a more agile and responsive supply chain.
- Enhance cross-functional collaboration.
- Form market-leading strategy.
Manage disruptions and maximise opportunities
Optimising operations has always come from being as informed as possible. With data-driven insight and Slim4’s scenario planning function, every decision relating to inventory, rule changes, stock policy, capital, machines, labour, and logistics is made with statistical surety.
- Manage inventory with clarity and confidence.
- Weigh-up opportunities as they arise.
- Allocate resources according to known need.
Collaborate from a full picture of information
All inbound supply decisions can be made from not only cross-functional data exploring demand and inventory capacity, but also through various what-if scenarios that confirm the impacts of different decisions. Set a strong precedent for efficiency and maximised value through these initial supply decisions.
- Work with comprehensive visibility, end-to-end.
- Take control of the inbound supply chain.
- Make decisions from cross-functional, weighed-up data.
What our users say about this scenario planning solution
Real feedback from professionals transforming their planning processes
3.4%
Excess stock reduction
99%
Product availability
Forecast review time significantly decreased
"For us, the Slim4 platform has been a game-changer. And we are only scratching the surface of what is possible."
Emma Morgan
Lead Merchandiser
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Frequently asked questions
What is scenario planning software?
Scenario planning software helps businesses explore different “future state” situations by modelling how changes in demand, strategy or external events could affect their supply chain. It provides a structured way to test assumptions, assess risks and prepare response strategies for uncertain or volatile conditions.
Why is scenario planning software essential in decision-making processes?
Scenario planning solution in supply chain is essential because it helps organisations understand how different choices or market shifts may impact operations. By analysing multiple scenarios, businesses can identify risks earlier, evaluate opportunities and make more confident decisions. It also strengthens resilience by preparing teams to respond quickly to disruptions.
What should you consider before choosing a scenario planning software?
Before selecting scenario planning software, businesses should look at:
- Whether it supports different types of scenarios such as service levels, cover time, stock policy and assortment.
- How easily it can simulate changes in inventory, demand and supply.
- The ability to run bulk simulations across many items.
- How well it aligns with S&OP processes.
- Whether it provides clear insight into stock, service and financial impact.
- If all data sits in one system without needing extra interfaces.
What types of scenarios can be modeled using Slimstock’s platform?
Slim4 can model a wide range of scenarios, including:
- Service level changes and their effect on buffer stock and lost sales.
- Cover time adjustments, such as adding extra inbound days or preparing for seasonal peaks.
- Insurance or presentation stock changes to meet store or customer requirements.
- Stock policy scenarios to test where products should or should not be stocked.
- EOQ decisions based on rules and limitations.
- ABC analysis scenarios for items, customers, or suppliers.
Initiative scenarios linked to S&OP, such as new store openings or expansion plans with best-case and worst-case variations.