Inventory Optimisation

Sabco ANZ

Sabco is an Australian manufacturer of cleaning, signage and safety products. As it expanded across regions, its supply chain grew more complex, creating a need for more structured demand planning and stock control without losing flexibility.

$1M inventory reduction
15% inventory held consistently
No increase in stock-outs

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A supply chain stress test for pharma: what the Strait of Hormuz reveals about planning under pressure

Instability around the Strait of Hormuz exposes structural vulnerabilities across global pharma networks, impacting lead times, costs and medicine availability. Addressing this uncertainty requires a shift from efficiency‑led planning to more resilient, data‑driven supply chain decision‑making.

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Key Insights from Building Materials Supply Chain Leaders

In this guide, real supply chain leaders reveal how they've cut inventory without sacrificing service levels, automated replenishment, and built more resilient operations — with results you can replicate

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Addressing food supply chain challenges with Slim4: improving availability and reducing waste

Food supply chains operate under constant pressure, where availability, freshness, and cost control directly affect service levels and profitability. This blog explores today’s key food supply chain challenges and how better forecasting, replenishment, and inventory planning help organisations reduce waste and stay competitiv

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Aster Pharmacy

Aster Pharmacy has strengthen its supply chain performance. Powered by Slim4, Aster is improving product availability, optimizing inventory, and enabling smarter, faster planning across its growing GCC retail network.

19% reduction in inventory (days on hand)
4% increase in product availability
26% reduction in excess stock

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Jacques’ Wein-Depot modernises its supply chain with Slimstock’s solution

Jacques’ Wein-Depot is now modernising the supply chain for its more than 350 depots using the Slim4 supply chain planning solution

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Slimstock Canada User Day – June 2026

Join us for a full day of learning, networking and product insight- exclusively for Slimstock customers in Canada. This is your opportunity to connect with fellow supply chain professionals, get hands-on with the latest Slim4 developments, and sharpen your inventory optimization skills.

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26Jun

Slimstock partners with Superhome to transform retail supply chain performance

Superhome, a leading home improvement retailer in Cyprus, is partnering with Slimstock to strengthen supply chain performance.

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Slimstock and Alphamega Hypermarkets partner to strengthen grocery supply chain planning

Slimstock has partnered with Alphamega Hypermarkets to improve availability, optimise stock, and gain clearer visibility across promotions and supplier performance.

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Slimstock Executive Exchange – Africa

This June, we’re hosting the second Slimstock Executive Exchange in Cape Town. It’s a half-day gathering for people who care about where Africa’s supply chains are heading and how we can move forward together.

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04Jun

Keys to effective Phase-in and Phase-out management in retail

This article examines the key principles for optimising these two critical phases of the product lifecycle and highlights common errors made by organisations in their planning.

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Slim4 Latest Updates – April 2026 – Slimstock MEA

Are you an ardent Slim4 user who regularly keeps up to date with our development roadmap and endeavours to get the most out of the system? This event may well be for you

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29Apr

EconoFoods partners with Slimstock to automate their planning process and navigate expansion

EconoFoods has entered a new phase of its growth journey through a strategic partnership with Slimstock to support its expanding store network and to move away from manual planning methods.

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Asian Food Group

To professionalise its procurement organisation and bring consistency to its supply chain processes, Asian Food Group opted for implement Slimstock's solution, reaching outstanding results.

Halving stock-outs
Control over delivery times
50% less wastage

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PT Indo Traktor Utama

Faced with unpredictable demand for spare parts, PT Indo Traktor Utama implemented Slim4 to improve planning accuracy and support a more data-driven supply chain.

Inventory days down to 68
Active stock items up 250%
Active assortment grew to 3,700

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Seasonality and product life cycle in the automotive market: A guide to forecasting demand

This article examines how the product life cycle and seasonality interact to shape demand in the automotive market. It explains how each stage of a vehicle’s life cycle affects sales patterns, and how recurring seasonal factors such as economic conditions, consumer behaviour and promotional events can further influence demand.

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Whitepaper series: The value of the EOQ in practice – Part II

The Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) model is often criticised for being too simple for real-world supply chains. In practice, planners regularly deviate from the theoretical optimum due to operational constraints, management decisions, or uncertainty in demand and cost parameters.

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XXl Nutrition

Demand for sports nutrition and supplements has been growing steadily for years. With Slim4, the e-commerce company can perfectly meet consumer demand and, nowadays, retailer demand too, without increasing stock levels.

Better stock balance
Optimal return
Better turnover rate

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ESG in supply chain: A step-by-step roadmap to compliance and impact

ESG in the supply chain has evolved from a reputational concern into a core strategic priority. By integrating environmental, social and governance criteria across supplier networks, improving transparency and using digital tools to monitor performance, companies can mitigate operational and regulatory risks, strengthen resilience and enhance efficiency.

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What is inventory management software and how does it work?

Here, we explain what inventory management software is, how it works, why it matters and how solutions such as Slimstock’s Slim4 platform can support both small and large businesses in achieving smarter stock control.

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Slimstock Executive Exchange – Cyprus

Slimstock and NexTech will bring together a curated group of executives in Nicosia for a focused half-day exchange designed to explore the future of supply chain leadership in a rapidly evolving digital landscape

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02Apr

Exion Asia

Exion Asia, a leading distributor of flow control solutions in Singapore, experienced outstanding inventory improvements after two years of using Slimstock's solution.

Freed up $6 million in inventory
96% service level
$9.7 million savings

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10 supplier KPIs you shouldn’t ignore

This article highlights 10 critical supplier KPIs, from measurable metrics like On-Time In-Full (OTIF), lead-time variance, and defect rates, to softer factors such as sustainability, innovation, and collaboration quality. Suppliers can make or break your success, so cultivating a high level of trust with them is essential

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Interview – Optimising inventory availability in a volatile automotive market

Interview with Michael Medic (Alliance Automotive) on inventory strategies, risks and how Slim4 optimises product availability and reduces excess stock

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