Flokk Selects RELEX to Optimize Purchasing and Supplier Collaboration 

Europe’s leader in high-quality seating solutions enhances supply chain efficiency and resilience through AI-driven planning 

Flokk, a global leader in workspace seating, has selected RELEX Solutions, to provide a range of AI-driven and machine learning-based capabilities. Flokk will implement demand planning, inventory management, purchasing planning, and supplier collaboration with the aim of unifying their supply chain planning capabilities within a single system. 

Known for its design excellence, Flokk brings together leading brands – HÅG, RH, Offecct, Malmstolen, Profim, Giroflex, Connection, 9to5, Stylex, and Via Seating, to create high-quality seating solutions, ranging from ergonomic chairs to collaborative designs. Flokk aims to achieve significant improvements in inventory management, productivity, and scalability. They sought RELEX to help improve demand forecasting, optimize the purchasing of the component materials required for manufacturing their furniture, and streamline their supply chain processes.  

“RELEX understands the unique challenges of our operations and has showcased experience in providing superior planning practices,” said Goncalo Pegado, Group Supply Chain Director, Flokk. “Their innovative solutions will enable us to minimize waste and support our growth ambitions with scalable best practices. With this, we are well-positioned to drive operational excellence and continue our commitment to high quality furniture solutions. 

Discrete manufacturing comes with the challenges of fluctuations in demand, long lead times for component materials, and complex multi-site production planning. Through advanced demand planning, Flokk can more accurately predict customer demand. This leads to improved inventory management, ensuring that specific components are available at the right time, thus enhancing availability while maintaining financial health.  

Purchasing planning capabilities optimize order volumes and supplier choices, reducing excess inventory and minimizing scrap. Further, with supplier collaboration capabilities from RELEX, Flokk and their suppliers will have shared visibility into demand and order forecasts as well as inventory along with communication tools, ensuring that suppliers are aligned with the company’s needs and schedules. This collaboration improves productivity and efficiency across the supply chain.  

“We are proud to support Flokk in handling their dynamic brand portfolio globally,” said Stefano Scandelli, General Manager, Manufacturing Business Unit, SVP, Sales, EMEA & APAC, RELEX Solutions. “This is a testament to our ability to showcase the value-add that RELEX brings to the discrete manufacturing world. Our configurable, user-friendly, and exception-based planning capabilities will empower Flokk to unify their purchasing planning across multiple factories and achieve new dimensions of supply chain maturity.”