Smart Software is an Epicor Platinum Partner and a leading provider of demand planning, forecasting, inventory optimization, and analytics solutions. Our web platform, Smart IP&O, leverages probabilistic forecast modeling, machine learning, and collaborative demand planning to optimize inventory levels and increase forecast accuracy. You’ll use Smart IP&O to create accurate forecasts and optimal stocking policies that drive automated ordering in Epicor.
The platform includes bi-directional API based integrations to both Epicor ERP and Prophet 21 and file-based integrations that support other Epicor solutions
Epicor has partnered with Smart Software and offers Smart IP&O as a cross platform add-on to Epicor Kinetic and Prophet 21 with API based integrations. This enables Epicor customers to leverage built for purpose best of breed forecasting and inventory optimization applications. With Epicor Smart IP&O you can automatically recalibrate policies every planning cycle using field proven, cutting-edge statistical and probabilistic models. You can calculate demand forecasts that account for seasonality, trend, and cyclical patterns. Safety stocks will account for demand and supply variability, business conditions, and priorities. You can leverage service level driven planning so you have just enough stock or turn on optimization methods that prescribe the most profitable stocking policies and service levels that consider the real cost of carrying inventory. You can build consensus demand forecasts that blend business knowledge with statistics, better assess customer and sales forecasts, and confidently upload forecasts and stocking policies to Epicor within a few mouse-clicks.
Smart IP&O customers routinely realize 7 figure annual returns from reduced expedites, increased sales, and less excess stock, all the while gaining a competitive edge by differentiating themselves on improved customer service. To see a recorded webinar hosted by the Epicor Users Group that profiles Smart’s Demand Planning and Inventory Optimization platform, please register here: https://smartcorp.com/epicor-smart-inventory-planning-optimization/
Epicor Smart IP&O Optimizes Inventory and Improves Forecast Accuracy
Every day your Epicor ERP recommends supplier orders, manufacturing jobs, and inventory transfers based on user defined demand forecasts and stocking parameters such as Min, Max, Safety Stock. When changing these parameters, do you know what the impact will be on customer service level and inventory investment? Do you know what your historical inventory and service level performance has been? What is it likely to be in the future? Epicor Smart IP&O is a demand planning, demand forecasting, and inventory optimization software with a native integration to Epicor ERP. It answers these questions by providing accurate demand forecasts, safety stock, and stocking policies that enable the management team to shape inventory planning policies to meet business objectives while empowering the planning team to drive inventory reductions, service level improvements, and operational efficiency.
Register to Watch the Complete Demo
Smart Software is an Epicor Platinum Partner. The demo shows how to develop forecasts and stocking policy and return optimized answers to Epicor ERP.
How Smart IP&O Can Help
Improve Forecast Accuracy, Eliminate Excess Inventory, & Maximize Service Levels
Contact Us Today to Learn More about Smart IP&O
Ask us about our certified Epicor ERP Integration