Building, construction and technical trade
Unified supply chain
for construction and technical trade distributors and wholesalers
RELEX helps improve availability and reduce inventory bloat by automating processes and increasing supply chain transparency. We provide a flexible, adaptable, unified toolkit for wholesalers and distributors to optimize the end-to-end value chain.
Impressive results from our customers
25%
increase in inventory turnover
6%
increase in sales
50%
reduction in time spent on replenishment tasks
Address your biggest construction & technical distribution and wholesale challenges
Building, construction, and technical trade distributors and wholesalers must juggle a complex supply chain marked by seasonality and slow movers with minimal demand data while avoiding inventory bloat.
Fast-changing demand and supply patterns
Supply and demand in the building and construction market are influenced by seasonal variations, cost and freight limitations, varying lead times, weather, and more. It can be a struggle to accurately address all of these factors across the value chain.
High availability without excess inventory
Building, construction, and technical trade distributors and wholesalers must keep inventory costs in check while ensuring high service levels – a challenge in a dynamic market with many slow movers.
Manual replenishment planning
Highly manual replenishment planning at branches takes a significant amount of time that could be better spent on higher-value activities, such as customer service and exception management.
Lack of supply chain transparency
A lack of visibility into capacity constraints across the value chain may result in decisions that improve part of the supply chain but have a negative impact on overall service levels, inventory, and sales.
Optimize supply chain efficiency
RELEX delivers AI-driven automation that improves efficiency and increases sales for construction trade distributors while driving down the cost of inventory.
Maintain high service levels while increasing inventory turnover and reducing inventory carrying costs.
Account for a large number of demand-impacting factors, including customer projects and branch-specific commercial decisions, with a machine learning-based supply chain planning solution.
By automating routine ordering and inventory management, teams have time to focus on special customer requests and projects.
RELEX delivers end-to-end visibility into inventory, capacity, and resource requirements, enabling wholesalers to optimize plans and decisions across the supply chain.
Customer success stories: building, construction, and tech trade
Construction sector giant Saint-Gobain partners with RELEX in Nordic and Baltic regions
Saint-Gobain is to use RELEX forecasting and replenishment technology to boost availability, cut inventory and integrate its supply chain.
Selco Builders Warehouse selects RELEX Solutions to unify supply chain and space planning operations
Selco Builders Warehouse, a leading provider of trade services, building products, and materials to tradespeople across the UK, will partner with RELEX Solutions to optimise their supply chain and space planning operations.
Ahlsell expands partnership with RELEX Solutions to include store forecasting & replenishment
Ahlsell, the leading Nordic distributor of installation products, tools, and supplies, has expanded their partnership with RELEX to include forecasting and replenishment for their 200 stores.
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In this webinar, we discuss what DIY supply chain challenges HELLWEG has faced and how they have managed to optimize stock levels while reducing inventory and freeing up capital.
A more efficient ordering process through better exception management
Increasing automation in replenishment generally produces positive results. It doesn’t, however, make your replenishment managers redundant.
Ready to transform your supply chain & retail planning?
We’re happy to discuss your business needs and share how our market-leading, unified platform can help you drive profitable growth across your sales and distribution channels.