Customer Stories

A Consumer Products Company

→ Like many of its competitors, ConsumerCo is seeking to move closer to its customers and achieve service level excellence without skyrocketing inventories.

ABB

→ How ABB Uses AI-Powered Automation to Increase Efficiency and Improve S&OP

ABC Fine Wine & Spirits

→ After implementing ToolsGroup Retail Planning solutions, ABC Fine Wine & Spirits reduced lost sales and inventory costs while increasing productivity thanks to smarter forecasts and better reporting.

Absolut

→ Absolut was rapidly growing, causing complexities to surface. With forecasting and production planning being performed by one planner, they needed the help of the ToolsGroup solution.

Ackermans

→ Discover how Ackermans overcome stock-outs by implementing demand planning and forecasting, resulting in a 10% decrease in excess stock, a 5% increase in product sales, and visibility into SKUs at all levels.

ADI

→ ADI faced an ambitious project to transform its entire logistics network. Using the ToolsGroup solution, the company dramatically improved the performance of its supply chain.

Alessi

→ Alessi needed a planning process to guarantee product availability and consistently fill orders in a timely manner – a stock-mix optimization process.

Amara

→ Amara, facing a challenging MRO environment, sought to reduce MRO inventory and stock obsolescence while improving customer service levels. These goals were achieved with the ToolsGroup solution.

Amplifon

→ Amplifon manages a highly complex extended supply chain. Gradually, they lost full oversight of their inventory. With the ToolsGroup solution, we helped them gain complete visibility again.

Aston Martin

→ Driving away with improved service levels and reduced inventory

Bellota

→ Bellota’s supply chain was challenged with increasing SKUs. To improve performance, they introduced a new KPI: availability rate. Now it needed a tool to deliver it.

Boggi Milano

→ How Boggi Milano Achieved More Sales with Less Inventory in Just Seven Weeks

Boise

→ Boise struggled with long transit times and idle inventory. Their goal? Reducing stock by 10% while improving on-time delivery. With the ToolsGroup solution, these goals were accomplished.

BorgWarner

→ BorgWarner supply chain team was under pressure to lower inventory and achieve high service levels. Within a few months, their process was revamped.

Cerealis

→ Food company transforms supply chain complexity and volatility into better service and healthy inventory levels

Decathlon

→ How Decathlon increased yearly margin by €107 million by partnering with the ToolsGroup solution to create the Juste Prix responsive pricing program

ECommerce Home Goods Retailer

→ It was taking this Internet retailer roughly 100 hours to create a forecast and replenishment orders. Thanks to us, this is no longer the case.

Event Network

→ How Event Network Integrated Competitive Pricing Strategies to Increase Margins and Power Growth

Franke

→ Franke’s tremendous growth resulted in a complex, non-optimal supply chain network. ToolsGroup’s probability—based forecasting made a huge difference for the company.

Garden Planter Co.

→ This decorative garden company experienced an unsustainable inventory increase . We helped reduce their obsolescence and inventory by 30%.

Gaviota

→ The Automated Sun & Shutter Specialists Tackle Complexity and Break Down Silos for Improved Operations, Higher Service Levels, and Substantial Business Benefits

Global Energy Company

→ Global Energy Company wanted to start a project to improve product service levels and knew it would not be easy, that’s where we came in.

Global Eyewear Co.

→ This company had the challenge of intelligently managing inventory to maintain high service levels but avoid excess stock, so they sought the help of the ToolsGroup solution.

Global Footwear Retailer

→ By implementing allocation and replenishment software, this global footwear retailer sold 2 Million more units on Black Friday than the previous year – paying for the entire project in one day.

Granarolo

→ Granarolo required optimized inventory management and complete visibility in an environment characterized by short shelf life and promotional pressures.

Grupo Gallo

→ Gallo was faced with a changing business environment, both internally and externally. They concluded that it was time for their supply chain to undergo change.

Gruppo Giovannini

→ The electronics distribution business is competitive and Gruppo Giovannini needed to make optimal trade-offs between working capital and service levels.

Harrington

→ Harrington Plastics ditches forecasting guesswork and improves network integration and visibility.

Hero

→ Hero Spain faced the challenge of achieving substantial and sustained improvements in its supply chain KPIs, product availability, average stock levels and forecast accuracy.

Heura

→ Heura leverages AI-driven digital transformation to power faster decision-making and future-focused business growth.

Höganäs

→ Hoganas’s demand varied heavily by location so their management team decided to migrate into a more reliable system with a goal of decreasing inventory by 10%.

Kathmandu

→ When multichannel retailer Kathmandu advanced from Excel to integrated retail planning solutions, the results included a reduction of in-store stock by 10%, decreased stock-outs, and an increase in both stock turns and cash flow.

KIKO Milano

→ KIKO’s dramatic growth created greater complexity in a highly competitive and constantly evolving cosmetics market. The ToolsGroup solution came to the rescue.

Kronans Apotek

→ Kronans Apotek’s could not properly manage varying seasonal patterns, frequent product replacements and new pharmacy launches. The ToolsGroup solution came to the rescue.

Laithwaites

→ Boosting Margins Through Responsive Pricing While Mitigating the Effects of Brexit

Leading Automotive Manufacturer

→ This manufacturer was faced with an abundance of backorders and was dealing with a high level of dead stock. With the ToolsGroup solution, their service level improved to 90+%.

Leading Electronics Distributor

→ How One Distribution Giant Adapted Quickly to Changing Market Conditions and Right-Sized Inventory While Maintaining Service Levels

Lennox

→ Lennox Residential Heating and Cooling faced the challenge of managing a North American distribution network enlargement while simultaneously transitioning to a hub-and-spoke model.

Lubinski

→ Lubinski faced a challenging environment of managing over 20K slow moving items in their warehouse. With the help of the ToolsGroup solution, they saw decreased stock and more.

McDonald’s Mesoamérica

→ McDonald's Mesoamerica, while thriving in the implementation of in-store kiosks, struggled with developing an effective planning process. This setback, along with rapid expansion and a competitive market, inhibited productivity and lowered service levels. Integrating ToolsGroup effected positive and rapid change...

Melitta

→ Melitta needed a solution to support their sales and operations planning process to see more efficient management and increased statistical forecast accuracy.

Miroglio Fashion

→ How Miroglio Increased Margin and Accelerated Sell-Through Despite Uneven Product Sales and Promotional Pressure

Mitsubishi Electric

→ Mitsubishi Electric Europe needed to get inventory levels back under control. The company was seeking to reduce inventory while achieving equal or higher service levels.

Mobo

→ How Mobo Increased Efficiency and Optimized Pricing Regionally for Enhanced Business Growth

Mohawk

→ Mohawk’s the ToolsGroup solution deployment supports collaborative goal-setting and decision-making by giving players a transparent view of trustworthy data.

Moleskine

→ Moleskine had to manage supply chain planning across increasing brand complexity. They needed a demand forecasting tool that would increase service levels and reduce working capital.

Motivi

→ How Motivi Achieved a V-shaped Sales Rebound Without Adding Discounts or Markdowns

Multi-National Coffee Bar Company

→ This company’s real-time sales data wasn’t being used for replenishment. Because there was no system in place, the team relied on manual spreadsheet based estimates.

Multi-national Food Company

→ Multi-national food company needed a reliable forecasting tool capable of predicting lift to baseline demand from trade promotions and media events. SO99+ came to the rescue.

Multi-National Olive Oil Company

→ This business improved its product availability while reducing inventory and costs

Nashua

→ Find out how Nashua transformed their process – increasing product availability to 95 percent – using demand forecasting and inventory optimization solutions to generate a 50 percent growth in sales.

NHS

→ NHS was functioning off a sub-optimal process that could not respond to the future needs of its customers. The ToolsGroup solution reduced their delivery cost and waste.

Nordic Food Company

→ The company struggled to balance the conflicting demands of high availability and capital tied to inventory. They turned to ToolsGroup Demand Planning and Inventory Optimization.

O2

→ In this era of rapid evolution in telecommunications, O2 recognized the need to evolve the way it does business and the systems that support it.

PEPCO

→ By implementing demand management software, PEPCO uncovered the ability to scale and speed and improve forecasting, with results including a two percentage point increase in availability for core products.

Pharmaceutical Company

→ Saving Lives through Improved Supply Chain Planning

Pilkington Automotive (NSG Group)

→ Pilkington Automotive was faced with unpredictable demand, increasing SKUs and a diverse range of customers. This drove them to build a more competitive supply chain.

PittaRosso

→ How PittaRosso Successfully Resolved Persistent Inventory Issues and Increased Sales and Overall Margin by Implementing a Data-Driven Markdown Strategy

Power Generation Company

→ This power company's Spare Parts Service team was faced with an increasingly competitive market and changing business environment. We helped them avoid late deliveries and unpredictable emergencies.

Pyrénées

→ Food company transforms supply chain complexity and volatility into better service and healthy inventory levels

RAJA

→ RAJA Italy was challenged by high-value slow movers, difficulty in monitoring behavior of 5,000+ products, service level instability and stock-out penalties. That's where we came in.

Ratioform

→ 90% of Ratioform's inventory items were in the long-tail making it hard to balance costs with service level . The ToolsGroup solution came to the rescue.

Schoenberger

→ Schoenberger Achieves Eight-Figure Inventory Reduction with Transformative Software Solution

Shamir Optical

→ For a company that makes eyeglass lenses, Shamir Optical had a visibility problem – at least when it came to inventory. That’s why we stepped in.

SKF

→ Digital transformation is tough for any firm, but very tough for a $9 billion industrial manufacturer. SKF is currently on a journey towards this transformation.

Spar Gran Canaria

→ Spar Gran Canaria faced new direct to POS distribution restrictions from suppliers trying to contain costs and needed to change its stock planning process.

Sports Car Co.

→ Sports car company’s management set a challenging target of raising the spare parts service level from 70% to 90% in two years, without increasing inventory levels.

The Crazy Store

→ Discount variety chain The Crazy Store found its core mission compromised by a slow and rigid replenishment process. Thanks to integrating demand forecasting, it overcame challenges – and uncovered annual double-digit sales growth.

Thule

→ Highly seasonal and intermittent demand drove the company to seek a centralized, automated solution to combat plummeting planner productivity and service levels that dipped below 80%.