Where there is a stock, there is an optimization

Worten is a leading electronics and appliances retailer in Portugal and Spain with 300+ stores and a strong online presence. Their extensive product range includes consumer electronics, home appliances, and entertainment, catering to the diverse needs of tech-savvy customers.

Worten advocates a digital strategy with stores and a human touch. Our partnership with LOKAD lets us digitalise and renew the intelligence of our management, ensuring that our stores are better prepared to give customers what they want. Ultimately, this partnership is a technological and management breakthrough in how we see and manage the supply chain.

Airbus Atlantic, the world's second-largest aerostructures company, employs more than 13,000 people across five countries to lead in pilot and premium passenger seats, while serving major aircraft manufacturers and airlines.

The entire Smart Planning project team at Airbus Atlantic is profoundly pleased with the successful completion of the initial phase of our advanced planning initiative. Thanks to the unwavering commitment, rigorous approach, and high-performing collaboration with the teams at LOKAD we have received the green light for the next steps and are excited and optimistic about continuing this journey together.

Mister Auto is an e-commerce company specialized in car parts. Created in 2007 and part of the PSA Group since 2015, they boast a catalog with +200 000 references and operate in 20 countries. They are now the N°1 car parts dealer in Europe.

We’ve been using Lokad daily for over 2 years to calculate our sales prices. It’s truly a tailored solution, especially given that our combined catalogs take in to account the 20 countries where we operate. This choice in technology has really helped us to take our ability to generate value via our pricing to a whole new level, thanks to Lokad’s algorithmic models based on Big Data. As well as being very powerful, Lokad’s solution gives us speed and reactivity, two elements that have become essential for any e- commerce.

Founded in 2005 as a joint venture between Lufthansa Technik and Air France Industries, Spairliners is a global leader in spare parts equipment and maintenance for Airbus A 380 and Embraer E-Jet aircraft fleets. With +270M USD value of assets available to customers and +215 A/C, Spairliners is the biggest OEM-independent provider for A380 worldwide and for E-Jet fleet in Europe.

Lokad's partnership-based approach and their reactivity, adaptability, and especially the performance of their solution led us to trust them with the inventory optimization of our aircraft spare parts equipment for our clients throughout the world. Lokad was successful in living up to the expectations and the complexity of our industry thanks to their original and intelligent approach to our needs.

Trek Bicycle Corporation, founded in 1976, is a worldwide leader in designing and manufacturing premium bicycles and accessories. With a presence in 90+ countries and a diverse product lineup, Trek is dedicated to innovation, sustainability, and promoting cycling culture for millions of enthusiasts globally.

Running a large-scale, custom bike business with out-of-the-box planning tools was not meeting the needs of our customers or team members. Lokad’s customized approach, leveraging the expertise of the Supply Chain Scientists, has transformed how we operate by automating some of the most time-consuming tasks for our analysts while also providing deeper insights into what is happening in the business. Now, our team is spending less time in Excel and more time making better decisions that help us provide incredible hospitality to our customers.

Revima is a global leader in aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services, specializing in auxiliary power units (APUs) and landing gear systems. With cutting-edge facilities and a strong commitment to innovation, Revima provides reliable, high-quality solutions for a wide range of aircraft types, supporting operators and OEMs worldwide.

Aviation has been promised inventory optimization solutions since i started my career over three decades ago. However, every time, aviation proved too hard: too many parts, too many processes and too little volume. With Lokad, we have finally found a partner that can integrate the aviation expert knowledge of Revima's teams right into our systems. And its' AI, as 'augmented intelligence' for aviation, combines latest Artificial intelligence technology with Data Scientists screening the data.

Lacoste is a French fashion brand founded in 1933 by René Lacoste. It is famous for its elegant sportswear, particularly polo shirts with the crocodile logo. Lacoste embodies sporty chic and premium quality.

We approached Lokad with a specific problem, with the aim of identifying root-causes and defining an action plan applicable to our environment. They handled the assignment perfectly, identifying root-causes that we suspected, and more. Throughout the mission, their experts were able to work on improvement scenarios, to ultimately optimize the quality of service to our customers. In conclusion, the collaboration between Lacoste and Lokad was fruitful, and the deliverables were perfectly tailored.

Amara is a UK based e-commerce specializing in the distribution of premium home interior products. With 300 leading luxury home brands, Amara brings to its customers the latest home trends and exclusive pieces to create the perfect home. Evolving from a single small boutique in 2005, Amara has become an award-winning business for its customer care with a fast-paced online growth.

Amara has a very successful working relationship with the team at LOKAD. I was able to fully bespoke the tool to meet our particular operational needs back in 2018. I have been impressed with how receptive they have been to to change and improve order recommendations over the last 2 years. In such a volatile retail landscape it is so important to be able to learn and adjust the predictions to fully optimise stock levels. Previous software companies I have worked with would charge for every change request which resulted in the changes either not being implemented or taking months to go live.

Tokić group is the largest automotive spare parts retailer of more than 300 worldwide recognized automotive brands and additional equipment for the automotive industry. Through the sales network of more than than 140 retail outlets in Croatia and Slovenia, Tokić offers more than 300,000 different parts.

In terms of procurement, replenishment, and inventory management, our partner Lokad has shown to be revolutionary. We have achieved unprecedented levels of operational efficiency because of their highly skilled team of data scientists and their potent machine-learning predictive software. Tokić Group reduced its inventory investments while increasing revenue and enhancing service quality. Only these kinds of technological advancements can help businesses grow sustainably by transforming obstacles into opportunities.

Stanley & Stella is a renowned apparel company focused on sustainability and ethical practices. They specialize in premium organic cotton garments, promoting eco-friendly fashion while maintaining high quality and style.

Customer service, stock management and digitalisation are a high priority at Stanley/Stella. With Lokad, we have found a strong partner with high levels of technological and intellectual ambition. The partnership is allowing us to manage risks using advanced probabilistic forecasting techniques. The technical challenge is significant, but we very much enjoy it. Our interactions are always interesting, and we are essentially only limited by our imagination in what we can achieve. It is very motivating to work in a long-term partnership, with a product that can grow with the business and no hidden fees or surprises.

Hylte Jakt & Lantman is a Swedish company specializing since 1911 in the distribution of outdoor equipment and accessories, with more than 6 000 products for hunting, gardening and forest workmanship. They have successfully adapted to the challenges of the e-commerce with considerable impact on their growth.

Our business has gone through a transition over the past couple of years - from being a traditional retailer with physical store as our primary channel of sales to being successful within e-commerce. Still, our focus is being close to our customers and giving them the best shopping experience possible, regardless if they decide to visit us by the physical store or the website - although now 70% of our turnover and all the growth is through e-commerce. With increased volumes and by having better data control and larger data sets, I started to think about a purchase suggestion system to enhance/automate our purchase flows. First, I bought some literature to build it myself and when googling for Matlab functions on supply chain optimization - that's where I found Lokad. I had a call with Lokad and discussed the service they were offering - I explained what I was planning to build myself but realized that these guys made exactly what I was looking for - but way better! Now we have implemented the service into our business and use it on a daily basis to optimize and make purchase decisions. What I like about Lokad is that everyone can use it - you do not need to be a mathematician to get use of the system, although there is plenty of beautiful mathematics doing the hard work - then presenting the relevant information to the purchase managers to make solid decisions. In our organization, Lokad is not replacing the purchase managers, but it enhances the capacity and provides most valuable insights to make their work efficient and accurate.

AUTODOC is Europe’s leading online retailer for car parts. As the highest-growth company in this branch, with revenue growth of 37.6% in the 2020 financial year to approximately 842 million euros (from 612 million euros in 2019), AUTODOC aims to further develop its position. Thanks to its successful expansion, AUTODOC now operates in 26 other European countries along with Germany.

Lokad has proved to be a reliable partner for Autodoc since we first started working together in 2018. Lokad's Supply Chain Scientists are embracing our distinct supply chain complexity with a variety of different customized optimizations. Autodoc has grown significantly, becoming the leading player in the European online car part aftermarket and we are glad to rely on partners that are willing to evolve with us.

MRO Holdings is an aviation services and solutions provider with four airframe maintenance and modification facilities, plus a technical solutions organization. With operations across El Salvador, the US and Mexico, MRO Holdings manages a catalog of over +500 000 SKUs, providing world-class aircraft maintenance and modification operations.

Lokad has provided the right tools and support to improve our supply chain planning process and reduce the uncertainty by incorporating a probabilistic approach. Lokad has done an outstanding job helping us optimize our demand forecasting to achieve very demanding fill rate targets at diminished risk.

MaxiCoffee is a leading online coffee expert, serving individuals and businesses alike. With more than 6 000 products, 200 000 customers, and 80 employees, MaxiCoffee is facing increasingly complex supply chain challenges to keep delivering coffee machines, all kinds of coffee blends, teas, chocolates and more...

Lokad's approach really fits Maxicoffee's innovation strategy. Through the analysis of our data with Lokad's algorithms, we were able to set up operational and strategic KPIs to gain a better insight on how to cover demand for our customers, all the while staying aligned with our Supply Chain constraints and applying a policy of stock reduction. A top-line Supply Chain Scientist accompanied our in-house team to help them build up their skills. Thus, they were able to dedicate more time to focusing on the deep understanding and optimization of strategical inbound decisions instead of getting swamped in operational issues. Lastly, Lokad's specific forecasting methods allowed us to correct and re-orient our e-commerce policy with a high degree of accuracy.