Case Study: Matco-Norca achieves 30% inventory reduction and improved fill rates with Thrive Technologies' ClearDay Web

Matco-Norca - Customer Case Study

Matco-Norca, a national importer and distributor of plumbing and PVF products, struggled with very long supplier lead times (three months or more), strong seasonal demand across roughly 12,000 stocked items, and an ERP that used moving averages and repeatedly underforecasted seasonal spikes—causing frequent stockouts. To address this, Matco-Norca selected Thrive Technologies’ SaaS advanced replenishment and forecasting solution (ClearDay Web) to provide robust demand and supply planning tailored to their seasonal business.

Thrive Technologies implemented its SaaS system with custom ERP interfaces, daily data feeds, overnight forecasting and automated buyer workflows, plus alerts for at‑risk items. After 14 months Matco-Norca cut inventory by 30%, improved line fill rate by 8%, reduced a key vendor’s lead time by 10%, lowered freight costs and stockouts, and gained stronger KPI visibility—clear, measurable supply‑chain and service improvements delivered by Thrive Technologies.

Matco-Norca

John Grasso

Vice President of Operations