Industrial manufacturing · Implementation 2023
10%+ less stock.Better service.
Wiha turned a 25%+ surge in stock value into a precise working-capital programme—without compromising product availability.
The inflection point
25%+increase in stock value during the 2021 supply-chain disruptionThe challenge
A resilience response had become a working-capital problem.
Wiha is a family-owned manufacturer of professional hand tools with more than 80 years of experience. The disruption of 2021 pushed inventory sharply upward. That protected supply—but left significant capital tied up in stock.
The brief was not simply to cut. Wiha needed to distinguish necessary protection from avoidable excess, reduce the latter and keep availability where customers needed it.
The work
Two weeks to a ready-to-act inventory plan.
Analysis, expert judgement and implementation were designed as one continuous decision process.
See the whole inventory
nVentic brought inventory data and performance metrics into one evidence base, revealing obsolete stock and excess clearly.
Turn findings into decisions
Specialists paired nVstocks Inventory Evaluation with practical guidance and strategic implementation recommendations.
Move within two weeks
Wiha received a ready-to-act inventory plan two weeks after the engagement began—not a report that needed another project.
The outcome
Less excess. More control. Better service.
The project created measurable inventory improvement within a year and a clearer operating capability for the years that followed.
- 10%+
- stock reduction achieved within one year
- 30%+
- total potential identified across the inventory
- Improved
- service levels while excess stock came down
What changed
Results the operating team could sustain.
- 01Obsolete inventory identified
- 02Excess stock removed
- 03Optimal stock levels maintained
- 04Customer service improved
- 05Working capital released
- 06Inventory capabilities strengthened
In Wiha’s words
“nVentic’s technology allowed us to significantly reduce levels of unnecessary inventory while maintaining optimal stock levels. This has made a significant impact, and we look forward to continuing our partnership with nVentic.”
“nVentic’s Inventory Evaluation is a great enhancement to our inventory management capabilities, allowing us to ensure availability of product for our customers while reducing excesses.”