Hi Tech industries have complex supply chains and high uncertainty in both demand for their product and supply of materials. Many companies realize that they need a longer term view of their supply chain and inventory needs. Hi Tech companies use network design and planning to analyze their distribution and supply chain. Inventory optimization is used to analyze opportunities for make to order and make to stock and evaluate strategies for new product introduction.
Typical Applications
Network design and planning
Determine make to order and make to stock
New product introduction strategy analysis and planning
Seasonality planning related to production and facility capacity constraints
Evaluate inventory policies across the supply chain and understand drivers
Set safety stock levels to feed into execution systems
Testimonials
"...Sanmina leveraged LogicTools' Inventory AnalystTM to analyze strategic issues in its supply chain with particular emphasis on inventory liability issues. We found Inventory Analyst to be an easy to use product. It incorporates state-of-the-art optimization methods. We have identified significant inventory savings opportunities by aligning our supply chain around customer requirements and supplier capabilities. LogicTools provided outstanding support through out the entire project."
Sanmina-SCI
VP Supply Chain Architecture