Inventory management
Effectively plan your material resources
Optimize inventory management
Talsom assists you in managing your inventory levels to minimize storage costs and reduce the risk of stockouts, enhancing operational efficiency and ensuring product availability.
Enhance sales forecasting and operations planning
From defining planning processes to developing tailored tools and optimizing existing solutions, Talsom supports you in streamlining stock management to avoid excesses or shortages.
In-depth stock and warehouse analysis
Conduct a thorough analysis of internal data and evaluate your current situation, including stocks and warehouses. Workshops help us better understand your operational, technological, and sector context, proposing inventory solutions that meet all your needs, enhancing your performance and operational efficiency.
- Developing customer service policies
- Adapting stock management parameters and processes to achieve the desired level of customer service
- Integration of network optimization strategies
Integration of network optimization strategies
- Utilize historical data to analyze demand and supplies, identifying trends, patterns, and specificities unique to your business and industry. By adjusting inventory and supply parameters based on product classes and families, we establish an ABC classification scenario aiming to refine and efficiently manage your stocks.
Sales forecasting
- Identify sales forecasting needs through data analysis and collaboration with your team. Leveraging ABC classification, forecasting and replenishment tools are adapted to meet the requirements of different product families, especially for managing seasonality, capacity, life cycle, ensuring optimal stock management, and precise sales planning.
We proceed with the programming and implementation of dashboards, allowing you to track and evaluate the effectiveness of forecasting and stock management processes based on reliable and updated data.
Sales & operations planning (S&OP)
- Analyze, develop, and implement customized S&OP review processes, ensuring that your sales and operations planning is both accurate and tailored to your business reality. In addition to focusing on identifying possible improvements in terms of processes and technological tools, you benefit from support to maximize the adoption of practices and promote the achievement of your strategic objectives.
Enhanced supply chain expertise
For over 10 years, Conseil 2.0 has been a consulting firm specializing in supply chain optimization. Acquired by Talsom in 2022, this expertise enables us to help businesses strengthen their resilience and agility in the face of market disruptions.
Together, we align strategy and operations to optimize procurement processes, reduce costs, and enhance end-to-end supply chain visibility—all while integrating AI, technology, and industry best practices.
Unlocking the Talsom advantage
Our insights
FAQ
Inventory optimization goes beyond simply reducing excess stock or avoiding shortages. A inventory management consultant brings a strategic perspective by aligning your processes with your business objectives. They assess your data, identify inefficiencies, and propose solutions tailored to your industry’s realities.
At Talsom, we modernize your inventory management to enhance your competitiveness and reduce operational costs.
Learn more about our supply chain optimization consulting services.
Integrating a WMS (Warehouse Management System) or advanced forecasting tools enhances your inventory management by automating workflows, improving replenishment processes, and providing real-time visibility. At Talsom, we support you in evaluating, selecting, and implementing these solutions to maximize your agility and operational efficiency.
For more insights, explore our technology solutions consulting services.
If your sales forecasts lack accuracy, your inventory is out of sync with demand, or your teams operate in silos, it may be time to revisit your S&OP. A structured process improves coordination between sales planning, operations, and supply management, helping to bridge the gap between projected demand and market reality. A well-orchestrated approach helps prevent costly overstocking while ensuring product availability.
Businesses face three major challenges: data integration, logistics flow optimization, and the adoption of new technologies.
The primary issue is often data consistency across various systems (ERP, WMS, forecasting tools). Poor integration can lead to errors in inventory management and hinder decision-making. The second challenge is workflow agility: companies must be able to adapt to demand fluctuations without overloading their warehouses. Finally, technology adoption is key. Investing in a WMS or forecasting tool without a proper deployment strategy can slow down operations rather than accelerate them.
If your teams spend too much time managing inventory manually, if discrepancies between forecasts and actual demand are too frequent, or if your storage costs are skyrocketing due to a lack of optimization, integrating a WMS or forecasting tool becomes essential. However, the investment must be guided by a thorough analysis of your needs and digital maturity. Poorly chosen or improperly implemented technology can complicate your processes rather than streamline them. An inventory management consultant can help structure this transition to maximize your operational performance.
