Today, distribution buyers and planners face enormous complexities in managing inventory.  Many variables, such as changing customer demand, transportation time, and shifting supplier schedules make it difficult to ensure correct inventory levels at the proper locations, at the proper time.  Thrive's ClearDay Web Replenish solution is a proven way to help you manage these variables, putting you in control of your inventory costs and service levels.

Here are some key features:

• tracks and accounts for lead times by vendor and by SKU / location.  Order timing automatically accounts for appropriate lead time.

• stock status (ie on-hands, on orders) is regularly and automatically pulled in from your current inventory software

• uses ClearDay Web Forecast to be aware of future demand including seasonality and events such as promotions as well as any user adjustments

• sees future requirements by location and plans your vendor/line orders and shipments to maximize customer service and minimize overstocking

• constantly monitors demand changes which may require you to change dates or amounts for ordering or shipping your products

• optimizes the economics of buying on vendor discounts versus inventory costs (eg. carrying costs)

• handles a virtually unlimited number of SKU /locations

• online modeling gives you the ability to "tweak" different inventory scenarios to easily examine the impact of change on service level and inventory levels

• safety stock is automatically calculated for desired service level, and dynamically adjusted according to demand

• easy to use, browser based screens (if you can get on the Web, you can use ClearDay Web)

• transfers warehouse overstock to warehouses in need

• takes into account vendor order cycle, EOQ, pack sizes, etc. when ordering

• many more features...