Take Charge of Your Inventory
An affordable cloud solution, Sage Inventory Advisor seamlessly connects to your Sage 500 ERP data to deliver real-time health checks on inventory that makes a difference to the bottom line, reduce the time spent on forecasts, and resolve the optimal investment required to achieve target fill rates.
In this live webinar we will demonstrate how Sage Inventory Advisor complements your Sage 500 Inventory Management and Inventory Control modules to provide dynamic forecasting and planning capabilities, including:
-Extracting actionable intelligence from your historic data & slashing time spent demand forecasting by up to 50%.
-Reducing stock-outs, so you can keep orders filled and customers coming back.
-Reducing your capital investment in stock by up to 20%.
-Increasing liquidity by freeing up cash otherwise tied up in stock overages.
A web and mobile solution, Sage Inventory Advisor is easy to use, slashes time spent on forecasts and ordering, and can be implemented cost effectively and used in just hours.
4. Overview - Solutions
ERP/Accounting
System
Implementations
CRM System
Implementations
HRMS/Employer
System
Implementations
Web Development
& eCommerce
Mobile
Application
Development
Document
Management/
SharePoint
Business Intelligence,
Analytics & Reporting
IT Infrastructure,
Cloud & Managed
Services
5. What is Sage Inventory Advisor?
Sage Inventory Advisor is an affordable
Cloud-based solution that integrates with
Sage ERP systems to help you optimize your
inventory:
decrease working capital
improve customer service
save time
Industries – Manufacturing, Distribution, Retail & Mining
7. Receiving inventory
LabelingCounting (Stock Take)
Inventory Control
Responsibility
Manage the physical product stock-outs
too many $ in
stock
time spent
Pick/Pack/ship
Inventory Management
8. Inventory Replenishment
Responsibility
To have the right stock at the right
place at the right time
Forecasting Ordering
Expediting
Receiving inventory Pick/Pack/ship
LabelingCounting (Stock Take)
Inventory Control
Responsibility
Manage the physical product
Inventory Management
9. Information
• Dashboard
• Performance metrics
• Problem items
• Sophisticated forecasts
• Recommended orders
• Inventory projections
• Min/Max levels
• Dynamic reporting
How it Works
Internet
Inventory Advisor
Uploads
Inventory data
automatically extracted
from ERP system and
sent to SIA
Sage ERP Host
Connector
• Sales
• Stock on Hand
• Warehouses
• Suppliers
• Purchase
Orders
• Sales Orders
• Bill of materials
10. Designed To Address Two Questions
Inventory Advisor
What needs
attention today?
Product
Importance
Forecasts Investment &
Service
OK
Stock Outs
Potential S/O
Excess
Surplus PO
What to Order?
11. Overall Objective
A powerful solution that will deliver on the promise of:
Reducing excess inventory
Reducing stock-outs
Reducing working capital
Improving fill rates
Improving forecasting
Reducing time spent on manual tasks
13. Monthly Fees
− The monthly fee provides for an unlimited number of registered users
− Fees are due monthly in advance with a 5 day notice after initial 4 months
− This is based on the number of active Stock Keeping Units at each
Location referred to as SKUL’s (ex. 2,000 SKU’s @ 2 locations = 4,000
SKUL’s)
Pricing
14. Monthly Fees
− The monthly fee provides for an unlimited number of registered users
− Fees are due monthly in advance with a 5 day notice after initial 4 months
− This is based on the number of active Stock Keeping Units at each
Location referred to as SKUL’s (ex. 2,000 SKU’s @ 2 locations = 4,000
SKUL’s)
Up to 5,000 SKULs $299
Up to 25,000 SKULs $399
Up to 50,000 SKULs $499
Up to 100,000 SKULs $599
Up to 150,000 SKULs $799
Above 250,000 SKULs $999
Pricing
15. Monthly Fees
− The monthly fee provides for an unlimited number of registered users
− Fees are due monthly in advance with a 5 day notice after initial 4 months
− This is based on the number of active Stock Keeping Units at each
Location referred to as SKUL’s (ex. 2,000 SKU’s @ 2 locations = 4,000
SKUL’s)
One Time Set Up Fee $2,250 Up to 5,000 SKULs $299
Up to 25,000 SKULs $399
Up to 50,000 SKULs $499
Up to 100,000 SKULs $599
Up to 150,000 SKULs $799
Above 250,000 SKULs $999
Note: The one-time fee is due at the time of order
and excludes travel related costs and additional
consulting time which will be agreed in advance
with the customer ahead of being incurred.
Pricing
16. We will arrange to obtain the data – all we need is remote
access and some of your time for:
1.Data Validation
2.Some data clean-up such as Lead times, MOQ’s, Outstanding
PO’s
3.User Training through Sage University AnyTime Learning – About 4
hours at your own pace
4.Questions and Answers
Implementation
17. 2% to 10% improvement in fill rate Stock-Outs
15% to 20% reduction in capital
investment
Working Capital
10% to 15% reduction in excess
inventory
Surplus Stock
Up to 50% reduction in time spent
on manual calculations
Time Spent
Sage Inventory Advisor Benefits
19. Total Inventory $1,000,000 Save Money Reduce Excess Inventory
Reduce Excess 1.00% Free Up Working Capital
Eliminate Surplus Orders
Annual Sales $1,000,000 Make Money Reduce Stock Outs
Lost Sales Due To Stock Out 1.00% Improve Fill Rates
Save Time Improve productivity
Active SKULs 5,000 Total Investment Installation & Subscription
What If Benefits
Value Proposition
Power of “1%"
20. Value Proposition
Power of “1%"
Up Front Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
Save Money Reduce Excess Inventory $3,400 $3,400 $3,400
Free Up Working Capital
Eliminate Surplus Orders
Make Money Reduce Stock Outs $10,000 $10,000 $10,000
Improve Fill Rates
Save Time Improve productivity
Total Investment Installation & Subscription $2,200 $3,588 $3,588 $3,588
Cash Flow ‐$2,200 $9,812 $9,812 $9,812
NPV $21,376.37
Benefits