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With 30+ years of expertise, Slimstock connects demand, inventory and supply planning, production, pricing, category management and S&OP in one ecosystem, replacing spreadsheets and manual processes. Teams work from live data to anticipate demand, identify stock issues early and balance service levels, cost and working capital. Integrated business planning (IBP) links strategic goals to daily decisions. Slimstock delivers measurable business value: customers can increase sales by up to 5%, reduce inventory by up to 30%, improve planning efficiency by up to 50%, cut waste by up to 50% and reduce stockouts by up to 50%. We guarantee ROI within 12 months. AI and machine learning have been part of Slimstock since 2014. AI forecasting improves accuracy and reduces routine work, while agentic workflows maintain product and supplier data and streamline collaboration. Planners can focus on exceptions, strategic decisions and continuous improvement. Seven solution areas, one connected ecosystem Demand planning: Forecast demand accurately with demand forecasting, demand sensing, customer and channel forecasting, and new product introduction (NPI) forecasting. Inventory management: Keep the right stock in the right place with multi-echelon inventory optimisation (MEIO), replenishment, allocation and network balancing. Optimised safety stock protects service levels while reducing excess inventory. Supply chain planning: Plan supply across your network with purchasing, supplier, distribution and network planning, plus supply chain collaboration, to respond quickly to change. Production: Match production to demand with production planning, production scheduling (APS), capacity and resource planning, and material and component planning (MRP). Price & promo: Protect margins and grow revenue with price optimisation, promotional planning, and markdown and clearance pricing. Category management: Build ranges that sell with assortment planning, range and category management, open-to-buy (OTB) and budget control, and product lifecycle management from launch to phase-out. Strategic business planning: Connect strategy to execution through IBP, S&OP, S&OE and scenario planning and simulation. One foundation under everything Every solution runs on one codebase, developed by Slimstock since 1993 rather than assembled through acquisitions. Shared workflows, data management, AI, machine learning and scalable performance mean every improvement benefits every customer. Slimstock integrates with ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics and Salesforce, using cloud-native architecture and enterprise-grade security. Our consultants manage every project from integration to go-live and beyond, with no handover to system integrators. As an independent, employee-owned company, we plan for the long term. 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