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Win supply chain war with SAS® Inventory OptimizationManufacturers, retailers gain competitive advantage forecasting optimal inventory while minimizing costsThe Premier Business Leadership Series, ORLANDO (Oct. 26, 2011) – Four-star generals know an effective supply chain helps win wars. Manufacturing and retail CEOs, too, understand that a robust supply chain triumphs in the leaner, competitive marketplace. That's why progressive manufacturers are turning to new SAS Inventory Optimization, from the leader in business analytics software and services, to augment ERP and supercharge supply chains. BEML Ltd. (formerly Bharat Earth Movers Limited) has realized a 15 percent reduction in inventory to date using SAS. BEML manages a vast supply chain network in India, the Middle East, Africa and Brazil with 25 regional depots handling more than 70 products with 210,000 SKUs (stock keeping units). Accurately forecasting spare parts demand to optimize inventory levels was a challenge. The company sought help determining the specific parts required at the right quantity, place and time. "To optimize resources and increase profitability, we needed effective and efficient spare parts forecasting – we needed SAS," said Rajeev Srivastva, head of BEML's Technology Division. "SAS helps BEML analyze complicated inventory data and unearth hidden relationships and patterns, which helps minimize expenditures and optimize our inventory." SAS Inventory Optimization enables manufacturers and retailers to calculate ideal inventory replenishment policies even in complex multi-echelon distribution networks. This helps maintain customer service levels while minimizing average total costs such as ordering, inventory holding and backorder penalty costs. SAS helps users access all relevant data, regardless of source, then reconcile the data for analysis. "It's been said that today's supply chains are like a tube of toothpaste being squeezed at both ends, and I believe that's true," said Lora Cecere, Partner at Altimeter Group and author of the Supply Chain Shaman blog. "The pain is high, and existing supply chain processes are no longer adequate. Optimizing the supply chain is more important for manufacturing and retail companies than ever before because of this pressure." "ERP and supply chain systems, though great for transactions and operations, never were meant to be analytical platforms," said Mike Newkirk, SAS Global Director of Manufacturing and Supply Chain Product Marketing. "Adding a layer of advanced analytics offers a smarter approach to multilevel inventory optimization because the mathematical algorithms and statistics at its core replace rule-of-thumb inventory parameters." SAS Inventory Optimization is available now. For more information, please call 919-531-8000. Today's announcement came at The Premier Business Leadership Series event in Orlando, FL, a thought-leadership conference presented by SAS that brings together more than 600 senior-level attendees from the public and private sectors to share ideas on critical business issues.
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