Case Study: Nortel achieves 97% availability and improved portfolio management with Slimstock's Slim4

Nortel increases availability to 97% and improves portfolio management

Nortel, a leading distributor of electrical materials in Brazil and part of the Sonepar Group, needed a more efficient planning solution to manage a complex operation of over 50,000 SKUs across 14 states, 40+ branches and four distribution centres. To improve inventory management and planning efficiency, Nortel deployed Slimstock’s Slim4 solution.

Slimstock implemented Slim4 in an eight‑month agile rollout, automating labour‑intensive processes and processing over 1 million nightly transactions in 25 minutes. The solution improved forecast accuracy and scalability, enabling Nortel to add 6,000 SKUs while achieving a 3% increase in branch availability to 97%, A‑item availability up 4% to 95%, a 4% reduction in excess stock and an estimated ROI of about 12 months.

Nortel

Eric Le Bihan

Director of Logistics