| Application: | Supply Chain Solution |
| Industries: | Medium/Larger Enterprises |
A pre-configured SAP APO (SCM 5.0) demand management module with additional safety stock functionality.
SWIFT Advanced Demand is a true network demand and inventory solution able to present tailored information in many ways, to many users, to many locations from one set of numbers in real time!
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The SWIFT Advanced Demand Solution
A tier One Integrated Forecasting and Inventory Planning Solution at a Point Solution Price!
See how SWIFT Advanced Demand seamlessly gathers and consolidates coal- face market intelligence from multiple points of sale to optimise back-end manufacturing and purchasing decisions.
If you run a Push Supply-Chain, see how SWIFT Advanced Demand allocates stock throughout your network to optimise availability.
SWIFT Advanced Demand provides Network Visibility
- A True Network Approach
- Implementation in weeks
- Tailored, Multi View, Multi User, Multi Site Views from One set of Numbers
- Traceability – who changed what when
- Alerts manage by exception
- Safety Stock Planning – protect from supply and demand fluctuations
- Scalable – grows with you
- Locally supported – office in each state
- Collaborative
- Fixed Price Implementation with fixed scope
SWIFT Advanced Demand Puts Information where it Counts
- If you are the Branch Manager you see your sales history and adjust your forecast for products sold at your branch.
- If you are the Area Sales Manager you will be able to review and influence the decisions made by your Branch Managers and how their decision impacts on your sales targets.
- If you are the Purchasing Manager you see the total requirements and how the decisions made impact your stock projections so you can act accordingly to keep the business trading within working capital limits!
We have an Advanced Supply Chain Reporting solution to enhance your Advanced Demand solution.
Demand Planning Overview
Assigning the right Forecast Method
SWIFT Advanced Demand is able to automatically assign the most effective forecasting method to the specific personality of a product at a given location. It does this by assessing each line items at each location to determine its behaviour: Stable, Erratic or Management Control!
Adding Trends and Seasonal Templates
By adding trends and seasonal templates you can be assured that the right forecast solution is being assigned to each product at each location.
Adding Market Intelligence
Slice and Dice the Forecast as you wish and review by…
- Customer
- Category
- Product View
…and assign Market Intelligence.
Forecast Buckets
Daily, Weekly and Monthly
Multiple Data Views
- Budget
- Sales History
- Forecast
- Market Intelligence
- Final Forecast
- Outliers
- Alerts
Seasonal Template
- Auto or Manual
- Identifies and plans for peaks and troughs.
Management by Exception
When you have hundreds or even thousands of products within one location the last thing you want to be doing is reviewing each product at each location! SWIFT Advanced Demand has tailored alerts that highlight those requiring the most attention eg those A Class products that create the revenue, those products consistently out performing predictions and those products not performing so well.
Demand Planning Dashboard
Inventory Planning
Assigning the Optimised Levels of Inventory
SWIFT Advanced Demand is able to automatically assign the most effective levels of inventory to protect sales from demand and supply fluctuations. SWIFT Advanced Demand takes a product by product view of safety stock planning to ensure the optimum levels of sales protection is provided.
Safety Stock Considerations
The advanced safety stock calculation used with SWIFT Advanced Demand considers demand variability, supply lead time, batch quantities and target service level to ensure that your target customer service levels are achieved!
Inventory Buckets
Daily, Weekly and Monthly
Inventory Forecast Review
Slice and Dice the Inventory Forecast as you wish and review by
- Category
- Product View
- ABC
- SEM (product variability)
to determine if any immediate stock issues are facing the business ie too much and too little!
Multiple Data Views
- Total Business
- Product Group
- Product
- ABC
Management by Exception
When you have hundreds or even thousands of products within one location the last thing you want to be doing is reviewing each product at each location! SWIFT Advanced Demand has tailored alerts that highlight those requiring the most attention eg those A Class products that create the revenue, those products consistently out performing predictions and those products not performing so well.
A True Network Solution
SWIFT Advanced Demand is able to connect all points within the supply chain, ensuring that information is made available to all those making decisions in the network, and ensure the Front-end and the Back-end are synchronised!
> For a practical application of SWIFT Advanced Demand, download our Case Study
> Download our SWIFT Advanced Demand brochure
For further information on our approach, success stories, rates and people please contact:
Greg Bywater
greg.bywater@smt.com.au
+61 2 9460 3822
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