Case Study: HG International reduces inventory by 10% and boosts service levels above 99% with Slimstock's Slim4

HG reduces inventory Despite International Expansion

HG International, a Netherlands‑based manufacturer of cleaning and maintenance products sold in over 45 countries, faced increasingly complex inventory challenges as its labelled assortments grew to around 3,000 SKUs and seasonal demand created large fluctuations. To secure existing knowledge and improve forecasting and planning, HG International worked with Slimstock to deploy the Slim4 inventory optimisation solution.

Slimstock implemented Slim4 and coached HG’s team on dynamic forecasting, safety‑stock recalculation and management‑by‑exception processes, integrating knowledge that Microsoft Dynamics AX could not provide. The result: inventory fell by 10% while service levels rose from 96% to over 99%, staff now focus 100% on the 10% of items with exceptions, and inventory managers save an estimated 25–50% of their time.

HG International

Theo Vos

Director Operations