Planvisage Software Solutions Pvt Ltd.

Replenishment uses time phased planning to extend the planning horizon to as many years as the client customer wishes to plan
The solutions supports distribution planning, kits, Bill of Materials, and Bill of Distribution with unlimited number of planning levels
Planning is supported by numerous replenishment rules including
Lot-for-lot
Minimum order quantities
Order multiples
Maximum order quantities
Period order quantity, etc.
Safety Stock or Safety Time provides a buffer for the inevitable demand that exceeds supply
The planner is provided with a handy list of action items that require immediate review
The distribution network can be a hub-and-spoke, hierarchical, or any replenishment structure
The end result is a netting process to create Planned Orders and a user override producing Firm Planned Orders to keep supply and demand in balance
Planvisage Replenishment Planning Solutions Benefits

Time Phased Planning supports a planning process optionally as far as the forecast provides, possibly years into the future. This planning horizons allows for effective communication to vendors to reduce the need for expediting orders. This too is highly beneficial to effectively communicate replenishment orders with off shore suppliers
Negotiate next year’s volumes at this year’s prices
Time Phased Planning assumes the customer does not read the forecast, and order what they will. The system re-plans daily, or multiple times a day, keeping supply and demand in balance, avoiding shortages, ensuring suppliers, distribution, and manufacturing (the supply chain) are synchronized, while meeting the all-important on time delivery metric with minimal inventory
Planning is supported by numerous replenishment rules including lot-for-lot, minimum order quantities, order multiples, maximum order quantities, period order quantity, etc. This flexibility allows items, or groups of items to be effectively managed
Safety Stock or Safety Time provides a buffer for the inevitable demand that exceeds supply. Safety time is a variable safety stock increasing the safety levels in periods of high demand, and reducing levels at the end of a season
The entire distribution network is planned on an inventory pull basis with priorities assigned for full truck, rail, or container loads. This helps transporting prioritized or critical product on each shipment
Planning can be performed at the retail store or door level, or for cross docking at the retail distribution center
Planning can be performed at the retail store or door level, or for cross docking at the retail distribution center
Suppliers to retail can plan through a Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) process to ensure that needed merchandize is on the shelf when customers seek the product. The worst level of customer service is to not have the merchandise available when the customer wants it
Bill of materials supports supplying kits to retail, or planning components for production. This supports the ultimate goal of a balanced inventory