LogControl Stock and Service Level Optimizer (SLO+)

Saving costs by optimising inventory

Dynamic markets increasingly demand short delivery times and high availability of goods. Nonetheless should costs of inventory not be neglected in favour of stock security thinking because it is locked-up capital. Only systematic inventory control and considerably automated optimisation of orders improves liquidity and secures high service levels while decidedly reducing material planning expenditure.

ERP systems provide data only

Consumption and receipt booking over the last months or years are stored in your ERP system. But can you detect surplus inventory? Which articles have a bad service level? Where are the slow sellers? Do the defined material planning parameters correspond with the actual consumption of the articles? long lists have to be scanned laboriously to find the answers. Surely you, too, have already experienced the limits of lasting inventory control using Excel and similar applications.

LogControl-SLO+ provides information

LogControl-SLO+ gives clarity over your inventory. Assortments and articles with the highest saving potential or the lowest service level are quickly detected. , weak points of the present planning and material planning are uncovered and eliminated flexibly linking central key-figures of material planning. Example Portfolio: intervals receipt and range of material

With LogControl-SLO+ comes optimised material planning

Based on value and consumption LogControl-SLO+ calculates purchase proposals, safety inventory and reorder levels automatically and transfers these to the leading order processing system - of course considering existing customer orders resp. planning data. If no order information is available, LogControl-SLO+ determines from past data the most suitable forecast method and calculates future demands. Thus inventory is reduced to stable low level inventory quantities enough for a sufficient course of operation. Likewise reduces the optimised material planning purchase efforts and increases availability. The effect is cost savings of 20-40 % of the logistics costs.

Trust is good …

… but cannot substitute periodic controlling and periodic reports can now be generated with the push of a button. Easy export functions to standard applications allow further processing of the figures. LogControl-SLO+ creates the most important figures and graphics concisely as html-files.

Quick integration and introduction guaranteed

The open interface allows easy connection of various ERP systems (SAP, Baan, Brain, infor, FEPA a. o.). The flexible integration module mirrors the reference level of the data-supplying application. Regardless of the sorting criteria like material type, assortments, expediter, supplier etc., LogControl-SLO+ adapts to your requirements. As well, it is possible to consolidate several warehouses. You only buy those modules whose functions you really need.

Known methods and an intuitively to use graphic interface allow quick introductions with little training.

Key data - basis for objective discussions

Key-data are calculated for each reference level and article. Critical articles and groups are quickly detected and discussions obtain an impartial basis. Following is an overview of the most important features:

• Incoming/outgoing/inventory as cumulated or absolute amounts for period
• Average and absolute coverage
• Turnover rate
• Dead stock
• Inventory errors
• Service level
• Freely definable filter according to various criteria

Portfolioanalyses separates important from unimportant information

The otherwise unmanageable number of articles and material groups is sorted in freely definable combination of key-figures into straightforward segments according to their inventory and consumption structure. LogControl-SLO+ thus lays open critical assortments and articles with highest savings potential and highest risk of loss of delivery. Weaknesses of present material planning become apparent and appropriate steps to optimise inventory and material planning can be initiated. LogControlâ-SLO+ shows where to point the finger to reducing inventory and increasing the service level at the same time with the most lasting effects.

• Recognizing inventory potential, e. g. by linking coverage and receipt of goods, dead stock with ABC-key-figures.
• Identify optimal purchase strategies, e g. by linking of ABC-analyses according to consumption amounts with XYZ-analyses
• Free combination of key-figures to portfolio analyseses

Knowing today what you need tomorrow

LogControl-SLO+ forecast is based on different demand forecast methods of higher and lower order, consumption numbers or quantities of future periods.
LogControl-SLO+ checks whether an article is suitable for a forecast and which method is best applied to analyse this article. Results can be taken over directly for purchase proposals

• Exponential smoothing of lower and higher order
• Examination of trends/regression
• Average value calculation
• Free definable seasonal fluctuations
• Alerts and break checks to identify structural interruptions or deviations

Ordering the right quantity at the right time

Based on forecasts and considering customer orders LogControl-SLO+ calculates order parameters automatically and gives alerts at imminent loss of delivery or if immediate order is advisable or if orders are better stopped. The various methods of lot size calculation enable the user to optimise order and production quantities within the conflicting interests of stock-keeping and order-/set-up costs.

• Reorder level according to order point and order rhythm method
• Lot size calculation according to consumption and demand oriented methods
• Observance of minimum order quantities and packing size
• Dynamic safety stock according to usage development

One source professional support

We offer support during all stages of the project:

• We conduct a potential analyses based on your data beforehand of your decisione
• An experienced project team is at your disposal during installation, parameterising and integrationg
• We train users and help expediters in coaching projects to optimise material planning and goal-oriented implementation of the methods
• We offer workshops and seminars for practical know-how transfer.

In Brief

• Industry
• Trade
• Consulting
• IT (collaboration/partnership)

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