What our Clients say
“Learning about items as we see so much detail so easily…” “We saved $14m in six months. We’re used to being promised these kinds of numbers – we’re just not used to having them delivered.” “Bell Helicopter has been recognized as having the best customer service in the industry for many years, even before we installed GAINS. Now that GAINS is installed, however, we are able to provide the best service in the industry with 19% less inventory and 30% lower handling costs.” “GAINS is unique in the functionality provided to support Inventory Management (IM). In addition to functionality typically supported by IM specialists… GAINS approaches the IM problem in a precise, sophisticated fashion that focuses on profit optimisation.” In reference to planning inventories based on maximising corporate profits: “To date, only GAINSystems’ inventory management application takes this approach in a systematic way.” "GAINS has complemented our in-house ordering system and the software has enabled us to work down excess inventories allowing us to offset them with inventories that truly drive our spare parts business for today and the future. Inventories in ALSTOM’s parts business are a necessary ingredient of customer service. The GAINS software has allowed us to be a strong supplier with the ability to support a business that is continuously changing and growing.” “Not only have we reduced inventories and operating costs with GAINS, but it has provided us with a fundamental S&OP support solution across the enterprise. The S&OP tools that boltedon to our ERP systems provided data, but GAINS provides accurate and profit optimal analysis. That is critical for both short and long term strategic and executive decision making.” “Through GAINS inventory optimization support, we were able to reduce inventories and eliminate a warehouse while simultaneously increasing our turns and customer service levels. GAINS enabled us to achieve service levels with significantly less inventory than our ERP tool did.” “GAINS comprehensive error analysis and dynamic forecasting enabled us to effectively anticipate market decline and reduce our inventory investment on the right items, in the right locations, ahead of the economic slowdown. This not only dramatically reduced potential excess, but now has positioned us to have the right inventory, at the right location, at the right customer service level, as the economy comes back.” “GAINS allowed O’Neal Flat Rolled Metals to realise an immediate payback after our 10 week implementation. In our first month of operation, we were able to reduce purchasing, planning, and handling costs. Shortly thereafter we were able to reduce our inventory investment by 25% as we drove our customer service levels up 15% resulting in a 4-5% increase in revenues.” "Super Cheap Auto through the year certainly has gained market share and has been successful in growing both its gross and net margins in what certainly have been difficult trading conditions. We are also very pleased that our average inventory investment across Super Cheap Auto has reduced by 10% but we've been able to achieve that reduction in stock levels at the same time as increasing inventory presence on shelf in-store. So it's been a case of taking inventory out of our distribution centres and supply chain and increasing investment in on-shelf availability." “By using GAINS to drive our factory with optimized inventory policies and customer service levels, we were able to reduce set ups by 38%, exceed our |
“As anticipated, the GAINS solution has more than met our objectives and expectations.” “The high & low growth items – we can see with the low growth items to easily identify for turning off replenishment – better stock profiling for low growth items.” “User-friendly screens easy to understand” “With GAINS it is much easier for us to review a complete picture of items.” “The GAINS screens have much better information than ASW where we have to go through many screen options.” “With GAINS it is much easier for us to review a complete picture of items.” "After achieving much success with its retail planning implementation, Australian supply chain consulting firm GRA has again partnered with Officeworks to develop the business’s planning function, including significant improvements to processes and systems, with the integration of GRA’s flagship forecasting and planning software, GAINS, and its IT platforms." “Now I do the purchasing each month for all 14,000 items in three days – that used to take six people two weeks.” “With GAINS dynamically maintaining our customer service levels at 96% of all orders being 100% filled upon order, we were able to take the cash freed up from inventory and operating cost reductions and invest in market share capture. We grew our revenues 7% in one of the worst economic down turns the country has ever seen.” “Our biggest challenge in the market was getting the right product to the right customer when the customer needed it. Historically in this business the quality of our product and the depth of our product line kept us as the industry leader. As competition advanced in its product quality and their breadth of product line, we needed to focus on improving our operational effectiveness and customer service levels to ensure we kept are leadership position. The tools provided by our ERP solution and our traditional demand planning and forecasting approach was not up to the task of building world class customer service levels. GAINS stepped in to fill that bill.” “Because of our ability to increase our Fill Rates through the use of GAINS, we have simultaneously seen a measurable reduction in our back-orders, shipping costs, and handling costs.” “Because of GAINS’ ability to dynamically identify and manage total error, in real time, and then adjust policies and plans to meet targeted customer service levels accordingly, we have seen our inventory investment stay constant even as our Fill Rates and Sales increase – GAINS has definitely helped us reduce our inventory and safety stock!” "It's been a case of taking inventory out of our distribution centres and supply chain and increasing investment in on-shelf availability." "I was amazed that after changing our inventory and customer service management over to GAINS, we not only consistently hit our 99% line item fill rate service targets but were able to achieve this with 27% less inventory and an operating cost reduction of 23%. It was like discovering a whole new source of profit for the company. GAINSystems’ quick implementation process enabled us to achieve corporate-wide implementation in about 10 weeks, so we were tracking profit improvements by our third month” – Vice President of Logistics, Stuller Settings “The GAINS project provided the greatest corporate ROI of any IT project in the history of the company.” – John Walker President and CEO QubicaAMF |
“GRA provided us with the vision on what an advanced inventory management system could deliver for us, along with the benefits. Through the implementation GRA managed the key activities of the project and delivered, by working closely with our small team, the project on time and on budget. GRA came to understand our business needs and tailored the implementation to suit these needs, whilst not modifying the software. To date the benefits are being delivered in line with the business case and the user experience is excellent. GRA, throughout the project, acted in an very professional manner and delivered on our expectations.”
Chris Wigg, Group Planning Manager, The Laminex Group
"Inventories reduced by 26% whilst 'first fill' service levels (excluding manufacturer stock-outs) increased from 96% to more than 97%. Noting that inventories are a significant item on the balance sheet, the inventory reduction boosted Return on Assets (ROA) whilst freeing up capital, and the increase in stock turns improved supply chain efficiency. Forecast accuracy has also improved markedly. SPS is now managing by exception and operating with less inventory, improved service levels and lower costs. That's the bottom line, and it's a good result, particularly because it is sustainable" |
“Prior to implementing GAINS, we had tried to implement the inventory optimization tools provided by our ERP vendor. We were never able to get much improvement with them. GAINS not only delivered what was promised in results, but had us live in a matter of weeks.” “Forecasting by line item is so easy…” |
“As a global company, we have worked with dozens of software companies and consultants around the world. I can’t recall a company whose professional approach enabled them to not only implement flawlessly, but also document hard financial benefits to the bottom line more quickly than GAINSystems.” |
“Before implementing GAINS, MENA had the worst service levels in North America. Our major problem was driven by long lead times coming from Japan and the fact that Japan pushed inventory out to us according to their production plan, not our demand. GAINS enabled us to educate Japan to accept an inventory plan that would level load their factory, build order quantities to buffer for long lead time, and ensure we have the right product at the right time” |