Case Study
CASESTUDY WINZER
Winzer The Challenge Through a series of acquisitions, Winzer had multiplied its number of stocking warehouses across multiple locations. The company struggled to reduce safety stock while maintaining its 99 percent order-fill-rate goal.
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Winzer
The Challenge
Through a series of acquisitions, Winzer had multiplied its number of stocking warehouses
across multiple locations. The company struggled to reduce safety stock while maintaining its
99 percent order-fill-rate goal.
Most of Winzer???s 165,000-plus SKUs experienced sporadic demand that could not be
successfully forecast with the company???s in-house purchase recommendation system. To
mitigate financial loss due to inaccuracy, Winzer carried $1.08M in inventory with low turn.
Lack of trust in the system spurred Winzer???s purchasing managers to review and adjust each
forecast, often using assumptions that were inconsistent from manager to manager. Winzer
estimated this process cost each manager 2 to 3 days per month. Limited reporting features
added to the difficulty of managing inventory.
To reduce inventory and associated carrying costs, Winzer began looking for an automated
inventory optimization solution that could accurately forecast demand.
The Solution
Winzer conducted a thorough evaluation of four leading forecasting software vendors and
selected Vanguard Predictive Planning???. Winzer was impressed with the team???s high analytic
capability, especially around sporadic demand.
???One vendor stood head and shoulders above the others through
the process ??? Vanguard Software. Vanguard consistently worked
harder and provided more tangible, high-quality data and
answers to questions than any other competitor.???
??? Jim Cafferty, Lead Evaluator, Winzer
The Results
The following results were achieved with Vanguard Software???s Predictive Planning ???:
*?? 1350% ROI achieved
* 99% Decrease safety stock while still maintaining 99% order fill-rate
* 9% or more decreased inventory in the first 5 months
Learn more at vanguardsw.com.
?? Vanguard Software
The Challenge
Through a series of acquisitions, Winzer had multiplied its number of stocking warehouses
across multiple locations. The company struggled to reduce safety stock while maintaining its
99 percent order-fill-rate goal.
Most of Winzer???s 165,000-plus SKUs experienced sporadic demand that could not be
successfully forecast with the company???s in-house purchase recommendation system. To
mitigate financial loss due to inaccuracy, Winzer carried $1.08M in inventory with low turn.
Lack of trust in the system spurred Winzer???s purchasing managers to review and adjust each
forecast, often using assumptions that were inconsistent from manager to manager. Winzer
estimated this process cost each manager 2 to 3 days per month. Limited reporting features
added to the difficulty of managing inventory.
To reduce inventory and associated carrying costs, Winzer began looking for an automated
inventory optimization solution that could accurately forecast demand.
The Solution
Winzer conducted a thorough evaluation of four leading forecasting software vendors and
selected Vanguard Predictive Planning???. Winzer was impressed with the team???s high analytic
capability, especially around sporadic demand.
???One vendor stood head and shoulders above the others through
the process ??? Vanguard Software. Vanguard consistently worked
harder and provided more tangible, high-quality data and
answers to questions than any other competitor.???
??? Jim Cafferty, Lead Evaluator, Winzer
The Results
The following results were achieved with Vanguard Software???s Predictive Planning ???:
*?? 1350% ROI achieved
* 99% Decrease safety stock while still maintaining 99% order fill-rate
* 9% or more decreased inventory in the first 5 months
Learn more at vanguardsw.com.
?? Vanguard Software