Inventory Planning

Inventory Planning capabilities span from straightforward safety stock target-setting to full multi-echelon inventory optimization (MEIO) — enabling you to protect service levels while minimizing capital tied up in the supply chain. Because inventory planning shares 95% of its data model with demand planning, implementation is fast and ROI is near-immediate. 

Key Features:

• AI/ML reinforcement learning to set safety stock levels by product-customer segment, considering demand and supply variability 
• Pareto classification of products as MTS, MTO, or hybrid based on shipment history and forecast 
• Calculates units required to achieve target service levels and values the inventory investment 
• Multi-Echelon Inventory Optimization (MEIO): minimizes total pipeline cost by positioning buffers at the optimal tier 
• Supports intermediate and raw material safety stock calculations based on planned usage and actual consumption history

Inventory Tier Optimization

• Raw Material / WIP Buffer — Upstream buffer — absorbs supply variability 

• Intermediate / Sub-Assembly — Strategic decoupling point for complex products 

• Finished Goods / DC — Downstream buffer — protects service level 

• Distributor Channel — Sell-through visibility prevents channel stuffing