Demand Planning & Forecasting

It is no secret that supply chain management is a complex undertaking. The reasons for this are many and varied, starting with the fact that many factors lie beyond our control. Who could have foreseen the 2020 pandemic? Or that, in March 2021, a Chinese container ship would block the Suez Canal for a week and disrupt global maritime traffic?

The building materials industry faces complex challenges including vast product ranges, unpredictable demand, and growing costs. With Slim4, companies gain the visibility and control needed to optimise inventory, reduce waste, and make smarter decisions backed by real success stories

In this article, we take an in-depth look at the pros and cons of electronic shelf labels, review some cases of companies that are already using them and estimate the cost of implementation.

In this article, we share how food businesses can anticipate the peak moments and respond with speed, confidence and precision.

Choosing the right forecasting method can make a significant difference to your accuracy, efficiency and bottom line. While weekly forecasting might seem more precise at first glance, thanks to its higher number of data points, it often leads to more noise than insight

Find out how SKUs make inventory tracking easier and help keep stock levels just right, whether in warehouses or on store shelves

Stockouts are a costly challenge for retailers. By rethinking inventory management, businesses can reduce losses and improve sales, as seen with Walmart’s success in cutting stockouts by 16%.

Work smart, not hard. This widely popular phrase in today’s corporate world—emphasising the importance of focusing efforts on what truly delivers results—neatly sums up the essence of the Pareto Principle.

Intralogistics is the operational core of any distribution centre or warehouse, encompassing critical warehouse processes that ensure the efficient movement of goods. From reception and storage to picking, packing, and shipping, each of these activities directly contributes to operational speed, cost reduction, and customer satisfaction...

In this article you will learn the basic principles for detecting declining behaviour in our products and, therefore, knowing how to stop the supply of certain items in time before they become obsolete.