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Reduce Excess Inventory. Reduce Working Capital. Eliminate Stock-Outs Sage Inventory Advisor is an affordable cloud solution that helps companies reduce excess inventory and working capital, while eliminating stock-outs. It connects to Sage ERP data to deliver real-time health-checks on the 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. A Web and mobile solution, Sage Inventory Advisor is easy to use and slashes time spent on forecasts and ordering. It can be implemented cost effectively and used in just hours. Sage Inventory Advisor BENEFITS • Reduce excess inventory by 10%-15% and improve inventory turns Reduce working capital and free up 15%-20% of cash tied into inventory • Improve fill rates by 2%-10% and eliminate stock outs • Reduce time spent on forecasting by as much as 50% In the first 6 months, we had a 13% increase in stock availability with a smaller increase in focused investment. In summary, Sage Inventory Advisor has given us a valued solution that provides us with a competitive edge. Steven Cumper, Director and Co-Founder – Medshop (Medical Supplies) TRACK PERFORMANCE AND IDENTIFY PROBLEM SKU’s THROUGH INTERACTIVE DASHBOARDS WITH DRILL DOWN FEATURES LEVERAGE THE SOPHISTICATED FORECAST ENGINE TO ACCOUNT FOR SEASONALITY AND TRENDS WITH MANUAL OVERRIDE

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Reduce Excess Inventory. Reduce Working Capital. Eliminate Stock-Outs

Sage Inventory Advisor is an affordable cloud solution that helps companies reduce excess inventory and working capital, while eliminating stock-outs. It connects to Sage ERP data to deliver real-time health-checks on the 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. A Web and mobile solution, Sage Inventory Advisor is easy to use and slashes time spent on forecasts and ordering. It can be implemented cost effectively and used in just hours.

Sage Inventory Advisor

B E N E F I T S

• Reduceexcessinventoryby10%-15% and improve inventory turns

• Reduce working capital and freeup15%-20%ofcashtiedintoinventory

• Improvefillratesby2%-10% and eliminate stock outs

• Reducetimespentonforecastingbyasmuchas50%

In the first 6 months, we had a 13% increase in stock availability with a smaller increase in focused investment. In summary, Sage Inventory Advisor has given us a valued solution that provides us with a competitive edge.

Steven Cumper, Director and Co-Founder – Medshop (Medical Supplies)

TRACK PERFORMANCE AND IDENTIFY PROBLEM SKU’s THROUGH INTERACTIVE DASHBOARDS WITH DRILL DOWN FEATURES

LEVERAGE THE SOPHISTICATED FORECAST ENGINE TO ACCOUNT FOR SEASONALITY AND TRENDS WITH MANUAL OVERRIDE

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Features

UserInterface Easy to use Web and mobile interface uses standard browser behavior with contextual information display for clarity.

Dashboard Provides critical inventory item level status (out of stock, near out of stock, excess and surplus orders).Provides visibility to inventory KPI’s and financials.

Allows drilldown to data details.

InventoryForecasting

Dynamic, graphical forecast engine assists user in forecasting and planning for future replenishment orders.

InventoryMonitoring

Provides early warning of stock outs, potential stock outs or surplus orders.

ClassificationMatrix

Classifies items into nine categories based on calculated metrics such as velocity (times sold), quantity sold/consumed and value of sales/consumption, allowing users to rapidly identify and focus on important items.

OrderingSchedule Shows what items to order and when to order them to prevents stock-outs or surplus.

OrderManagement Provides view of existing orders.

Provides exceptions on which orders to amend.

Provides exceptions for order cleanup.

InteractiveReports Provides critical and detailed information to optimize inventory.

SupplierPerformance

Shows supplier performance through relevant charts.

ItemData Provides a single view of all item information, in one place.

Sage ERP I Inventory Advisor

FA S T T O I M P L E M E N T A N D C O S T- E F F E C T I V E

A Cloud solution, Sage Inventory Advisor can be implemented cost effectively in just hours

• Allowsanytime,anywhereaccess.

• Eliminateslocalserverinstallation.

• Providesworry-freeupdatesandmaintenance.

• Deliversrapiddeploymentandscalability.

• Best-in-classavailabilitylevel.

• HighlysecureusingPGPdataencryption/decryption.

N AT U R A L E R P I N T E G R AT I O N

Sage Inventory Advisor is compatible with the most popular Sage ERP systems

• SeamlessconnectiontoSage100ERP, Sage 300 ERP, and Sage ERP X3 systems.

• Eliminatesmanualdataimport/exportanddynamically transmits inventory data for analysis, forecasting, replenishment, order and supplier management.

• ComplementscurrentSageInventoryManagement and Inventory Control modules to provide dynamic forecasting and planning capabilities.