Littlebit Technology, is now optimising its supply chain and inventory processes with the Slimstock software Slim4. The company aims to increase the level of automation and make processes more efficient in view of the increasing internationalisation and volatility of the market. At the same time, the focus is on reducing excess stock and optimising product range and life cycle planning. Slim4 will be implemented at Littlebit’s headquarters in Hünenberg, Switzerland, as well as at the Bavarian site in Alzenau.
The decision to introduce Slim4 resulted from Littlebit’s need to optimise inventory management and product range control. During the software selection process, Slimstock finally convinced the company with a practical demo presentation. Real data was used to illustrate, among other things, how high the proportion of excess stock is in the current stock levels, how the service level can be measured efficiently and how the clear preparation of key figures using dashboards facilitates decision-making. In addition, the project manager in charge already had experience with the system from previous professional positions, which also favoured the decision in favour of Slimstock.
Project scope
The project was launched in January of 2025. The current focus is on creating the optimum database before the software goes live at both sites at the beginning of July. Overall, Slim4 will be used in a very standardised way and will help Littlebit to make the best possible stock decisions with the help of analysis and AI-supported planning tools, precise forecasts and scenario simulations. The company will also optimise assortment planning with Slim4 and replace previous manual processes and largely intuitively maintained key figures. Instead, the assortment planning tool will automatically provide information for the introduction of new products and the timely consideration of end-of-life items in the inventory – across all locations and tailored to the individual life cycles of the products.
Bastian Wiedemann, Requirement Manager at Littlebit Technology, is already enthusiastic: “Even though Slim4 is not yet live, Slimstock’s expertise has already convinced us. What we saw in the demo based on real data alone shows how much potential the introduction of the solution holds for Littlebit. We are very much looking forward to the go-live and the positive developments that will accompany it.”
“With Slim4, we offer Littlebit the necessary software support and scalability for the further development of the company. The solution makes it possible to keep pace with increasing market and customer requirements and is at the same time very flexible to reliably support growth. We are delighted to accompany Littlebit on this journey and are confident that the software will take the company forward,‘ says Nelson Mesquita, consultant in charge at Slimstock, while his colleague Sönke Jacobs adds: ’It’s great to be able to count Littlebit among our customers with immediate effect. The company is a great fit for Slimstock and shares a similar corporate culture. Like us, Littlebit attaches great importance to close customer contact and lives a family-like, partnership-based relationship. We are very much looking forward to working with them.”