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Meet RockySoft's Version 8.2!
GMROI Measurement for Pricebreaks
A new yardstick for measuring item performance has been added in RockySoft - GMROI. This stands for Gross Margin Return on Investment, and is a commonly used measurement for tracking an item's usefulness to your bottom line.
Version 8.2 includes updates such as the following: Improved Charting and Cubes, Improved Vendor Minimum Specifications, Default PO Comments & Custom PO Prefixes, Historical Sawtooth Display, and Additional Classing Criteria in EOM.
Below is a thumbnail of the "nifty-beans" (according to our software developer, Jake) improvements to the Sawtooth Curve pop-up available in the Order Scheduler in Requirements Planner - it allows showing the entire history of an item's on hand, supplies, demands, safety stocks, etcetera. Nice visual picture of how you (and RockySoft!) have done managing an item's inventory over time.
Click the image below for an expanded view:
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A Noteworthy New Development to EOM
We've had a lot of folks ask for the ability to "what if" how their inventory would be affected when they change ABC classes, or when they change their service level goal settings. The new Service Level Analysis screen provides that data for them, which they do can do on the fly, without affecting the purchasing order schedules. This is very much like an on-the-fly inventory analysis, but with a whole lotta good stuff pre-calculated for the user.
As an added bonus, when you update class or service level information during the day, not only will DM recalculate safety stocks based on the new settings as well as get that updated class info, it will then push those back to Requirements Planner, and Requirements Planner will recalculate your order schedules and suggestions based on the new safety stocks. It only does this for the items affected by the change, and does so in a separate thread, so it is very fast, and transparent to the user.
Whizzy.
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RockySoft's 2007 Supply Chain Workshop and User Conference
RockySoft is hosting an informative and interactive User Conference in Vail, Colorado this upcoming October. We look forward to spending time with our users, hearing their thoughts about our applications and sharing our ideas. |
RockySoft gets new digs!
We at RockySoft are anxiously awaiting our expansion on August 1st. We've grown out of our current space and we're taking over the office next to our current location. Next time you're in town, we hope you can stop by to check out our new office!
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RockySoft's New Clients:
Big Time Products partnered with RockySoft in April. Big Time Products continues to expand their reach into the consumer products industry. The Big Time Products family of brands includes well known brands such as Quickie, Firm Grip, Red Rock, Green House, Spot-X, Stop Wax, and Un-Du. To learn more about Big Time Products, visit their website at: www.bigtimeproducts.net/index.html
HCI Direct, Inc. also partnered with RockySoft in April. HCI Direct manufactures and markets women's sheer hosiery products. The company operates throughout the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada. For more information on HCI Direct, see their website at: http://www.silkies.com/
Dunlop Sports partnered with RockySoft in May. Dunlop is a familiar name to tennis, squash, and badminton players. The company is well-known for excellent quality, durable, and value-oriented sports equipment. For more information on Dunlop, visit their website at www.dunlopsport.com/
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Did You Know?
- You can click on safety stock anywhere in the application to get a detailed description of how your safety stock has been chosen.
- You can use the Safety Stock Manager in Requirements Planner to change how your safety stock rules are applied.
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Mark Your Calendars!
September 20th- the Dynamic Team will participate in the Aspire 2007 Customer Conference. More information on this event in the future.
October 2nd-4th, Fargo, ND- RockySoft will be exhibiting at The Partner Event- BBC. We hope to see you there!
October 2007, Vail, CO. RockySoft is planning a user conference to provide hands-on training in our applications. We offer informative events such as a Supply Chain Workshop, Customer Presentations, Discussion Panels, and the RockySoft Inventory Management Workshop. We look forward to seeing our clients and working with them to further enhance their RockySoft experience.
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RockySoft is committed to the development of the most effective inventory management solutions and the highest level of customer service possible. However, we are not alone in the ascent to the peaks; but are accompanied by our clients and the partnerships we have forged. Please join us on our upcoming ascents.
With regards,
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 Jeffrey Porter RockySoft Corporation |
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