Case Study: Zhik achieves smarter inventory control and improved fill rates with Netstock

It’s smooth sailing for Zhik’s inventory management processes

Zhik, a technical apparel supplier to watersports across the USA, Australia and Europe, was struggling with long supplier lead times, high minimum order quantities (MOQs) and a slow, error-prone spreadsheet-based forecasting process fed from Acumatica. To address this, Zhik implemented Netstock integrated to Acumatica to centralize forecasts and purchase planning across its global markets.

Netstock automated demand consolidation, accounted for MOQs and lead times, and generated recommended orders, turning a weeks‑long manual cycle into a task that now takes a fraction of the time. The Netstock solution delivered smarter inventory control, improved fill rates, enabled Zhik to complete annual supplier orders ahead of peak production, and freed the team to focus on scaling the business.

Zhik

Dan Watterson

Global Head of Operations