AGR - Inventory Optimiser

AGR is a Supply Chain Planning specialist offering solutions that optimise the flow of goods throughout the entire supply chain for distribution, retail and manufacturing companies.

AGR's main solution, the Inventory Optimiser is an Inventory Planning solution that increases profits by eliminating unneccesary costs from the supply chain.  

The system is able to produce:

•   Lower inventory
•   Higher service levels
•   Reduced workload
•   Better overview
  

The optimiser is specially designed for operations in the retail, wholesale, distribution and manufacturing business. It uses data from any ERP or transaction system and automatically selects the best fitting forecasting method to estimate future demand.  Order proposals that minimise inventory costs are generated and uploaded back into the ERP system. 

The AGR Inventory Optimiser is specially designed to make the work of purchasing manager easy; with graphical displays of information, easy to do sales history adjustments, and automation of the purchasing process.

Key Advantages

 In addition to making considerable inventory savings, the system will reduce manual work by its automation of many inventory management tasks.

Our customers have found that some of the main advantages include:

•   Up to 30% reduction in inventory costs.
•   Improved service levels.
•   Less manual work and increased automation.
•   Increased overview with graphical displays.
•   Reduction in transportation costs with better utilisation of trucks and containers.
•   Implementation of new methodologies and "smart thinking" in the purchasing process.
  

Key Features

The AGR – Inventory Optimiser is rich in features to support purchase recommendation, allowing flexibility but simultaneously emphasizing automation of the purchasing workflow.

Some of the Optimiser's features are:

•   Historical data
•   Forecasting
•   Purchasing recommendations
•   Supply chain structure
•   Integration and architecture
•   Exception reports
  

Additional Modules

 The Inventory Optimiser is rich in additional features to support inventory management and purchasing procedures. Some of those modules are:

•   ABC analysis
•   VMI – Vendor Managed Inventory
•   Purchase plans
•   MRP – Materials Requirement Planning
•   MBE - Manage By Exceptions
•   Simulator

AGR Inventory Optimizer