demand visibility

Demand Visibility provides manufacturer’s unprecedented real time view of sales and inventory at the distributor/sales level. It allows manufacturers to proactively drive revenue by monitoring minimum inventory level at the distributor/store level, empowering manufacturers to optimize production, stock, logistics and supply management.

The solutions prevent out-of-stock situations at points of sale. System will enable you to track store level inventory in real-time. In-store sales are registered by scanning RF Tag at the cash register.

• System will alert on low stocks, preventing loss of sales opportunities
• Data analysis gives reliable production forecast and minimizes costs
• Data generated help with demand forecasts
• Data help to proactively drive revenue from indepdent retailers

Case study: Gas Cylinder Manufacturer

Problem:
• Theft of Gas Cylinders and increasing cost of replacement
• Falling demand at distribution level
• Unstable production planning

Solution:
• Develop an integrated RFID hardware and software solution
• Implement RFID product tagging
• Implement automated RFID readers at factory and warehouse levels
• Implement RFID Handheld Readers at distributor/retailer level

Software implementation
• Distributors and retailers must scan in full or empty cylinders received into online database
• Distributor must scan out full cylinder sold and scan out empty cylinders returned to manufacturer
• System flags stolen cylinders when returned to retailer or distribution centers for refill
• Retailers/Distributor required to collect payment for returned missing cylinder before refill
• Configure minimum inventory level for each distributor or retailer

Result
• Receive notification when distributor or retailer is at minimum inventory level
• Proactively drive revenue when notification of minimum inventory level is received.
• Improved production forecasting
• Reduce theft of cylinder with system implementation
• Discourage distributors and retailers form participating in the cylinder theft activities
• Reduce cylinder replacement costs