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A View to Accuracy: Tools Manufacturer Implements Invaluable Forecasting Solution

Challenge: Our customer manufactures and distributes private label hand tools and related products which are sold at Home Depot, Lowes, Menards, and Pep Boys, among others. In 2009, our customer decided to expand visibility to in-store inventories and improve forecasting and customer service.

"Order-to-Cash" Application Brings Customers, Clients, Partners Together With Stellar Results

Challenge: When you receive an order to ship product, it's essential that the product is allocated against the customer's forecast and the "system" to trigger appropriate inventory replacement signals. The client identified our ability to develop an "order-to-cash" solution capable of integrating into their existing ERP system, and advised that they had lots of data; but not always readily available and slow to get.

Railroad Company Saves Customers Millions in Supply Chain Costs

Challenge: As fuel costs, highway congestion and environmental consciousness skyrocket, building a supply chain network that factors in a variety of transportation modes to minimize costs and carbon footprint is critical.

Integration of Client-Customer Systems Yields Finely-Tuned Replenishment Success

Challenge: A manufacturer of high precision machined components was unable to meet the stocking requirements of their largest customer. Though their customer had placed their supply management system online their constant changing of requirements made it difficult for the company to keep pace. Their first option was to create a series of complex spreadsheets to help manage the data. Unfortunately, that process required nearly two hours a day to prepare and despite their efforts stock-outs increased to nearly 50% of managed SKU's.

Mobile Hydraulics Company Lifts On-Time Order Performance with Demand-Driven Solution

Challenge: When a top-tier mobile hydraulics company engaged DemandPoint, they needed to dramatically improve their on time orders to remain competitive in their market.

Change and $ave: From Multiple Legacy Software Systems to Proactive GTM Solution

Challenge: A client with multiple legacy software systems approached QuestaWeb to design one comprehensive GTM solution that could streamline its self-entry process, bring ISF preparation in house and automate duty drawback filings.

Increased Growth, Domestic-to-Global Operations All Covered by SCM Solution

Challenge: Our client needed to increase growth, and looked to distribution partnerships, where growth can be faster but where visibility into inventory levels and demand is crucial.

Yard Management System: Increases Visibility, Eliminates Manual Labor/Documentation, Improves Ops Control

Challenge: Our customer deployed Yard Hound at their Southern California trans-load facility.

Domestic Company Transitions to Automated Global Shipping Without a Hitch

Challenge: When your company has a commitment to total customer satisfaction, inventory on-hand to meet demand is but one component of the ability to execute. Our client also needed to be responsive with delivery times to maintain a competitive edge. Additionally, growth into overseas markets highlighted the "domestic nature" of their shipping with manually intensive compliance and customs processes for exports.

New TMS Saves Time and Money for Harried Customer, Carriers

Challenge: "We had been sold bills of goods by previous TMS vendors," explained one MercuryGate customer. "These on-site systems were tough to integrate, difficult to manage and they simply didn't do what they were supposed to do. Mired in data entry and administration, we fell behind in freight payment. Carriers were screaming; we had seven people working 15 hour days, including weekendsÃ¢â‚¬Â¦"

Parts Manufacturer Launches New S&OP Process - Growth & Cash Flow Soar

Challenge: Key inventory planning personnel retired from a parts manufacturer for heavy duty vehicles, and the resulting experience/knowledge void led to costly inventory mistakes. Because the company's cash was tied up in the wrong inventory, its ability to stock the needed products was limited. Over two years, the company launched a new S&OP process to correct its inventory and cash problems.

Dorman Products Transforms Its Demand-Planning Process

With sales of roughly half a billion dollars, Dorman Products is one of the world's leading manufacturers of automotive parts for the aftermarket, selling more than 100,000 distinct products. The company has experienced sharp growth over the past four years, says director of corporate forecasting Donald H. Mitchell. Recently, it saw the need to transform its demand-planning process, in order to create "a more transparent environment."

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