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We know we are successful when our customers benefit from working with us. Since its founding in 1981, Smart Software has been a leading provider of demand planning, forecasting, and inventory optimization solutions. We are here to question established practices and provide innovative solutions for our clients. We help our customers utilize their corporate data, including sales history, demand signals, supplier transactions, and more, to better forecast demand, optimize inventory stocking requirements, and identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency.\u00a0 Learn how.<\/p>\n
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A leading Electric Utility implemented Smart IP&O in just 3 months and now uses the software to optimize its reorder points and order quantities for over 250,000 spare parts.\u00a0 During the first phase of the implementation, the platform helped the Utility reduce inventory by $9,000,000 while maintaining service levels. 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Our partnership with Smart Software has been remarkable, evolving over three years with continuous support and delivering exactly what we need. 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