Case Study: HBM Machines achieves data-driven inventory control and faster stock turns with Slimstock

HBM Machines gets a grip on chain, from factory to (web) shop

HBM Machines, a European online retailer of workshop machines, tools, and accessories, was growing rapidly and expanding into new markets, but its supply chain was still being managed too much by gut feeling and spreadsheets. The company needed a better way to plan inventory for its own-brand products, new product launches, and major promotions while avoiding overstock, stockouts, and planning bottlenecks. HBM Machines turned to Slimstock and its Slim4 planning platform to gain tighter control over its chain.

Slimstock implemented Slim4 to make ordering data-driven, improve forecasting, and automate planning across regular demand and promotional peaks like Toolfest and Black November. The solution helped HBM Machines reduce overstock, increase stock rotation, and plan purchases much further in advance, including promotional orders up to a year ahead. With Slimstock, HBM Machines now has a scalable, future-proof inventory operation that supports continued growth and expansion across Europe.

HBM Machines

Johanneke de Moor

Head of Buying