Increase the quality of planning, reduce stocks and delivery times

and strengthen customer relations.

Financial aspects

• Reduce the costs of capital tie-up by decreasing the stock-on-hand
• Optimize product availability, thereby reducing order losses
• Production produces for the actual market need
• Increase of the customer satisfaction by observance of delivery dates
• An approximent total improvement of profitability by 2-3 % of the annual turnover

Chronological aspects

• Reduction of the planning expenditure with 'Management by Exception'
• Acceleration of order entries
• Faster analysis and improved decision basis
• Increase reaction times

Qualitative aspects

• Increase of planning security
• Accompanying a higher security, efficiency and a flexibility of production planning (the entire planning will be elevated to a secured high niveau by the prognosis modules Trend Calculation, ROMES and Extrapolation Forecast)
• No errors with consolidation of targeted goals from marketing partners
• Simple comparison of sales channels 
• Better controlling through planning and analysis previews
• Supports the information flow to management and investors
• Sales deparment estimations can be compared to an objective prognosis
• Prognosis of articles and article groups available, thus recognition
  of possible trends 
• With a central data-storage, high security and a simple administration,
  an improved transparency of the market and a punctual indication to "critical sales situations" of market segments and articles is ensured
• With the module 'Sales Disposition', and it's automated order suggestions, a dynamically allocated on-stock supply can be taken into consideration. 
• Integration of an external sales team and field operatives into the planning process through an internet-client
• Improved relationship to suppliers by more exact requirements planning