Demand Planning – Can your software system calculate the number of toothpicks your customers need?

Abra Gilman, Collins Computing

Remember the scene in “Rain Man” when Dustin Hoffman’s character could calculate the number of toothpicks on the floor faster than we could even see them?  Well, what about your Distribution System, can it keep track of the number of toothpicks you have AND forecast how many you will need for the next set of sales coming up?

If you are considered a consumer packaged goods (CPG) distributor, then you generally have low priced items in high demand.  Which means forecasting and an extremely well-managed inventory process are paramount.  Inefficiencies in purchasing, invoicing, shipping or receiving can quickly be disastrous.

At Collins Computing, we have a solution that integrates with Microsoft Dynamics AX.

Demand Forecaster is the ideal solution if you want to…

• Improve forecasting accuracy.
• Predict a product’s lifecycle or promotion outcomes.
• Use historical knowledge to plan seasonal products.
• Link your planning and sales functions in order to drive down inventory costs.

The “Dynamic CPG“ solution from Collins Computing is specifically designed for consumer packaged goods (CPG) organizations like yours to optimize profitability, increase efficiencies and provide visibility across operations.  Dynamic CPG integrates demand forecasting and planning, warehouse management, order management, and supply chain management to optimize your ability to supply the high volumes of toothpicks (and other products) required as efficiently as possible.

For detailed information on how better manage the development and distribution of your toothpicks, and the servicing of your customers while maximizing the profitability for your firm, visit Collins website, contact a Collins Representative, or call 800-943-9211.

By Abra Gilman, Collins Computing, Inc – Gold Certified Microsoft Solution Provider for Distribution Firms

Demand Planning – Can your software system calculate the number of toothpicks your customers need? is a post from: Distribution Software Blog

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