Case Study: Findus reduces inventory and boosts service levels with Brookes Supply Chain Solutions

Findus - Customer Case Study

Findus, a major frozen food company, was holding excessive inventory that tied up critical working capital. Its manual, Excel-based safety stock process was slow and inflexible, making it impossible to balance investor demands for reduced stock with customer requirements for high service levels. They partnered with vendor Brookes Supply Chain Solutions and its local partner, Optilon, to implement ToolsGroup's SO99+ inventory optimisation software.

The solution implemented by Brookes Supply Chain Solutions provided a modern, automated system that replaced the biannual manual updates with a monthly process. This allowed Findus to tailor safety stock levels to each sales channel's unique demand pattern. The results exceeded the original goal, cutting inventory costs by over SKr 20 million and significantly boosting retail service levels from 96% to 98%. The vendor's solution also improved planner satisfaction by automating manual number-crunching and providing reliable, actionable data.

Findus

Erik Börtemark

Supply Chain Director