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Sage Inventory Advisor Fuels Purchasing Process for Hubert Glass Oil

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Technology Category	Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Data Management Platforms
Applicable Industries	Oil & Gas
Applicable Functions	Procurement
Use Cases	Inventory Management Supply Chain Visibility
Services	Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services
Challenge	Hubert Glass Oil Company, a fuel and oil distributor in eastern Texas, was facing challenges in managing its inventory. The company needed to ensure it carried the right mix of products in the right quantities to satisfy customers’ demands without overstocking. The company was using various tools and reports for making purchasing decisions, which was not efficient and did not provide accurate usage figures and forecasting ability. Read More
About Customer	Hubert Glass Oil Company is a fuel and oil distributor based in Jacksonville, Texas. The company serves dealerships, retail stores, and repair facilities throughout eastern Texas. The company operates from three locations and is constantly striving to ensure it carries the right mix of products in the right quantities to satisfy customers’ demands without overstocking. The company was using various tools and reports for making purchasing decisions, which was not efficient and did not provide accurate usage figures and forecasting ability. Read More
Solution	The company implemented Sage Inventory Advisor, a cloud-based solution, in conjunction with Sage 100 ERP. Sage Inventory Advisor allowed the company to analyze usage at a raw component level as well as a finished product level, providing more accurate usage figures and better forecasting ability. The solution also calculates the expected revenue associated with top-selling items and the revenue losses associated with stock outages of those items. The dashboard provided by the solution gives a quick, concise look at the inventory status, showing what products the company is running low on, and the suggested timing and quantity of the next order. The solution also has the option to export the recommended order quantities to Sage 100 ERP and automatically create the purchase orders. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Data Management Platforms

Applicable Industries

Oil & Gas

Applicable Functions

Procurement

Use Cases

Inventory Management

Supply Chain Visibility

Services

Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services

Challenge

Hubert Glass Oil Company, a fuel and oil distributor in eastern Texas, was facing challenges in managing its inventory. The company needed to ensure it carried the right mix of products in the right quantities to satisfy customers’ demands without overstocking. The company was using various tools and reports for making purchasing decisions, which was not efficient and did not provide accurate usage figures and forecasting ability.

About Customer

Hubert Glass Oil Company is a fuel and oil distributor based in Jacksonville, Texas. The company serves dealerships, retail stores, and repair facilities throughout eastern Texas. The company operates from three locations and is constantly striving to ensure it carries the right mix of products in the right quantities to satisfy customers’ demands without overstocking. The company was using various tools and reports for making purchasing decisions, which was not efficient and did not provide accurate usage figures and forecasting ability.

Solution

The company implemented Sage Inventory Advisor, a cloud-based solution, in conjunction with Sage 100 ERP. Sage Inventory Advisor allowed the company to analyze usage at a raw component level as well as a finished product level, providing more accurate usage figures and better forecasting ability. The solution also calculates the expected revenue associated with top-selling items and the revenue losses associated with stock outages of those items. The dashboard provided by the solution gives a quick, concise look at the inventory status, showing what products the company is running low on, and the suggested timing and quantity of the next order. The solution also has the option to export the recommended order quantities to Sage 100 ERP and automatically create the purchase orders.

Impact #1	The company has more accurate usage figures and better forecasting ability.
Impact #2	The company can take action sooner to avoid stock outages and ensure it can fulfill on its customers’ orders.
Impact #3	The company can quickly see what products it is running low on, and the suggested timing and quantity of the next order.

Impact #1

The company has more accurate usage figures and better forecasting ability.

Impact #2

The company can take action sooner to avoid stock outages and ensure it can fulfill on its customers’ orders.

Impact #3

The company can quickly see what products it is running low on, and the suggested timing and quantity of the next order.

Benefit #1	Inventory reductions saved the company more than $300,000.

Benefit #1

Inventory reductions saved the company more than $300,000.

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Sage Inventory Advisor Fuels Purchasing Process for Hubert Glass Oil

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