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GAINSystems, an Oakbrook Illinois based enterprise is changing the way Inventory and supply chain optimization is done.

GAINS is a global leader in Supply Chain Planning and Optimization. Their key product GAINS™, is an advanced supply chain optimization and planning solution built in JAVA. This tool ensures “off-the-shelf” item (SKU) availability at least total annual cost for Manufacturers, Distributors, and Repair Parts/MRO Operations. GAINS achieves least cost service levels by dynamically creating an optimal forecast, optimal inventory policy, and optimal replenishment plans across the enterprise.

Runs on a SQL server database, and can integrate with your existing ERP system with minimal efforts, GAINS provides and insightful demand and supply planning workbench that generate results based on historical data.

For businesses that have critical lead times and high volume – high cost parts turnover, its very essential to monitor and manage the inventories and plan for future demand. Specially in service business, its more important to meet the customer demand and fulfill the parts needs in time with minimal cost. GAINS comes to rescue.

GAINS has a hosted (SAAS) as well as on-premise version. Features within GAINS can be turned on and off depending on your business needs. GAINS works perfectly for Operations, Manufacturing, Distribution and Service Demand planning.

GAINS embodies concepts that employ automated procedures and standard management policies for controlling inventories.

GAINS with Oracle ERP:

If you are running Oracle ERP and looking at ASCP, or Demantra to do your demand forecast and planning – think GAINS too. GAINS might be considerably cost effective compared to ASCP or Demantra, at the same time it will provide most features of the other two.

GAINS can be a bolt on to Oracle ERP and will have Supply, Demand, Item etc. information flow from Oracle to GAINs. Once planning processes are completed in GAINs, you can choose to send critical data elements back into Oracle.

GAINs also provides you with auto-replenishment functionality, supplier portals and many more features.

If you are looking for a planning, demand, inventory optimization system, then i’d suggest you have a look at GAINs as part of your decision making process.