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AFCAT reduced excess stock by $13k while boosting overall service level 4%

It wouldn’t be possible to downgrade without hiring at least 3-4 people. The revenue saved from preventing stockouts and holding excess stock easily justifies the cost of any software.
– Travis Heise, Product and Procurement Manager

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Highlights:

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Challenges

• Managing approx. 130,000 SKUs with varying lead times and demand fluctuations without a sophisticated tool.

• Juggling different purchasing strategies for international and domestic vendors.

• Inaccurate forecasts that didn’t account for demand fluctuations.

• Lack of visibility into actual demand leading to excess stock and stockouts.

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Solution

• Quickly and easily integrating EazyStock to AFCAT’s Business Central ERP with EazyStock’s existing connector.

• Advanced algorithms that generate forecasts aligned with AFCAT’s business model and goals.

• Work with a designated EazyStock Customer Success Manager to outline clear objectives for the software.

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Results

• Achieved 96.78% Advanced Service Index for stocked items; achieved a 4% increase in overall service level.

• Reduced excess stock by $13,000 since December 2024.

• Reducing stockouts and excess stock by developing vendor-specific inventory policies and with EazyStock’s Order-fill up feature to strategically meet MOQ.

• Easily tracking demand variations with outlier alerts.

• Improved demand forecasts and minimized manual admin.

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