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Sage Inventory Advisor. Take Charge of your Inventory. Overall Objective. Our objective is to introduce you to Sage Inventory Advisor, a powerful solution that will deliver on the promise of: Reducing excess inventory Reducing your stock-outs Reducing your working capital
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Sage Inventory Advisor Take Charge of your Inventory
Overall Objective • Our objective is to introduce you to Sage Inventory Advisor, a powerful solution that will deliver on the promise of: • Reducing excess inventory • Reducing your stock-outs • Reducing your working capital • Improving your fill rates • Improving your forecasting • Reducing time spent on manual tasks SAGE INVENTORY ADVISOR
Agenda • Some terms • Customers’ concerns • What it is designed for • How it works • Brief Demo • Pricing/Implementation • Benefits • Q&A SAGE INVENTORY ADVISOR
Inventory Management Inventory Control Inventory Replenishment Responsibility Manage the physical product Responsibility To have the right stock at the right place at the right time Receiving inventory Forecasting Ordering Storing Expediting Counting (Stock Take) Labeling SAGE INVENTORY ADVISOR
Customers Inventory Concerns 42% stock-outs Rated No. 1 concern 37% too many $ in stock 21% time spent calculating re-order quantities SAGE INVENTORY ADVISOR
Industry Survey ~ 39% Source:“The Outlook for Wholesale Distribution in 2013”, Competitor survey in collaboration with Modern Distribution Management (MDM.com) SAGE INVENTORY ADVISOR
Conventional Wisdom How to? $ Good Service $ Great Service Improved Service Less Stock Big $ in Stock $ $ $ Sage Inventory Advisor • Sophisticated but easy to use solution • No new software • Up and running with little effort – just a few hours of training • Gets the job done in ⅟10 of the time Cloud Solution SAGE INVENTORY ADVISOR
Designed to Address Two Questions Inventory Advisor Investment & Service What needs attention today? What to Order? Forecasts Product Importance SAGE INVENTORY ADVISOR
How it Works Inventory Advisor Nightly Browser • Information • Dashboard • Performance metrics • Problem items • Sophisticated forecasts • Recommended orders • Dynamic reporting Uploads Inventory data automatically extracted from the ERP system Internet Client On-demand Nightly SAGE INVENTORY ADVISOR
Let’s Take a Look SAGE INVENTORY ADVISOR
Pricing • Monthly Fees • The monthly fee provides for an unlimited number of registered users • Fees are due monthly in advance with a 5 day notice after initial 4 months • This is based on the number of active Stock Keeping Units at each Location referred to as SKULS (ex. 2,000 SKU’s @ 2 locations = 4,000 SKUL’s) • One-Time Fees (due at time of order) Note: The one-time fees exclude travel related costs and additional consulting time which will be agreed in advance with the customer ahead of being incurred. SAGE INVENTORY ADVISOR
Implementation We will arrange to obtain the data – all we need is remote access Data Validation Some data clean-up such as Lead times, MOQ’s, Outstanding PO’s User Training through Sage University AnyTime Learning – About 4 hours at your own pace SAGE INVENTORY ADVISOR
Sage Inventory Advisor Benefits SAGE INVENTORY ADVISOR
What Current Customers Are Saying • “Increased fill rate from low 90% to ~ 97% (2% in 30 days)” • “Reducedexcess inventory by 30%” • “Reduced inventory costs by $300k in 5 months” • “Achieved a 27% reduction in excess inventory with one vendor” • “$299 price is well worth it” • “It’s an eye opener. You really see what’s going on with your inventory.” SAGE INVENTORY ADVISOR
A Unique Solution Management Diagnostic Forecast INVENTORY • Accessible anywhere, anytime • Cloud-based • Mobile solution • Instant Value • Implemented in just hours! • Instant inventory health check • Easy to use • Intuitive functionality • Focus on what’s important • “No clutter” display • Affordable • From $299/mo + $2,200 one-time fee SAGE INVENTORY ADVISOR
Next Steps • To learn more • http://na.sage.com/erp/invadv • Talk to your Business Partner • Email us with your questions @ InventoryAdvisorTeam@Sage.com • Let us show you more… SAGE INVENTORY ADVISOR
Questions • Thank You SAGE INVENTORY ADVISOR