The document discusses challenges faced by a company around customer service levels, escalating inventories, stocking network optimization, fixed expenses, IT support costs, and short term profit goals. It then proposes solutions provided by Baxter Planning Systems to optimize service levels and inventory, determine optimal warehouse locations, convert fixed planning expenses to variable through outsourcing, provide a hosted IT solution to reduce costs, and implement profit initiatives for short term gains.

9. Challenge: Fixed Expenses High cost to retain full Planning resources. High training costs related to resource turnover. Can’t adjust Planning resources fast enough to mirror business expansion or contraction. “ I would like to reduce the Planning staff and retain a few resources to concentrate on strategic planning and special new product introductions .”

10. Solution: Variable Expenses Outsource Planning responsibilities to Baxter Planning Systems. Reduce planning department costs with a highly efficient and effective alternative. BPS has seasoned planning professionals with vast experience with BPS tools and the service parts industry/environment. Allows for rapid implementation and ROI.

12. Solution: BPS Hosted IT ASP (application software provider) hosted solution from BPS. Hosting hardware, systems software, database software. Web interface for easy client access. Cut costs and headaches. Simplify a solution.

13. Challenge: Short Term Profit Escalating costs and revenue pressures have management scrambling to find ways to improve the profit picture. “ We need a solution in the next few weeks, not a plan that is months away .”