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VISION
Inventory management with the intelligence to help you balance
supply with demand throughout the supply chain
BROCHURE
THE VISION
ADVANTAGE
Range and category management should not be a monthly or quarterly process, nor involve large teams of people manipulating raw data
and providing static outputs. An effective range and category management process requires daily management. You need a tool with
the power to make recommendations and capture opportunities as they occur that also allows different methodologies to be deployed at
different stages of an items life cycle, managing items from initial placement through to end of life. Vision delivers the flexibility to review
and change plans with ease, while being linked into your entire business to ensure maximum speed to market. Whether managed by your
current team or setup using our team of category experts, our Vision product will integrate into your current organization with ease and
deliver tangible results with limited effort and reduced cost.
Today’s business world is a fast moving and dynamic environment – one in which your teams expect to be able to access their business
critical data quickly and easily and meet the demands and changing world of your supply chain. Traditional inventory management
solutions lack the functionality to manage new releases and promotional cycles plus facilitate the effective account management. The
Vision philosophy is business management combined with Collaborative Inventory Management (CIM) tools, having all your supply chain
data in one place, creating a central hub where suppliers and retailers can truly collaborate to insure that the right product is in the right
place at the right time. Additionally, Vision prides itself on being fully retailer and EDI compliant with retailers worldwide as well as
adapting its solution to the ever changing demands of supply chain management and its customer base.
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Today’s consumer packaged goods market requires access
to the full scope of information to be able to turn that into
action which drive return on investment and business
growth. Top retailers know that to remain on top, they
must obtain the right merchandise at the right price point,
and get it on the shelf at the right place as quickly as
possible.
PLAN:
• Use all available data to effectively plan each and every
product in your portfolio at a total business level down to the
most micro level of each individual point of sale.
• Full demand planning and forecasting using advanced
algorithms and modeling. From production to consumer,
combined with the power of true daily forecasting by item
and location.
IMPLEMENT:
• A solution that takes your plans and quickly turns them into
actionable planograms.
• Combined with process automation to ensure maximum
impact and speed to market.
• Reduced effort and minimal errors.
• Advanced CMI (VMI) functionality for strategic supplier and
retailer partnerships.
MANAGE:
• The power to manage your plans in real time and when it
REVIEW:
• The power of an advanced reporting and analysis application
at your fingertips.
• Full New Release and Promotional analysis (pre, during and
post).
• Account Management dashboards, scorecards and exception
based analysis ensuring focused effort and maximum return.
• Detailed business reviews and KPI analysis for supplier and
retailer joint planning and management.
ACTION:
• Transform reviews/analysis into actions and effectively
manage the entire product life cycle to capture every
opportunity and limit risk.
• Vision’s advanced product management modules help plan
the product life cycle and ensure when an items is taken
off range or has dropped from peak you’re not exposed to
significant stock problems.
• The reverse logistics module within the solution ensures when
counts to ensure every opportunity on every item is captured
stock returns are a must, and then at least you’ll only take
and maximized.
back what you need to and when you need to.
• Full life cycle management from planning to allocation to
focused management at each stage of a products shelf life
through to end of life.
• Maximize return on investment and reduce risk.
• Combined with the power of a Full Category Management
suite, designed for and by retailer
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OUR RETAIL
SERVICE
OFFERINGS
Vision delivers a comprehensive suite of applications that can be combined into one end to end solution or used as standalone applications
and services.
V-Capture +:
• Daily level data capture
• Multiple file formats and methods
• Full scope of data from market to retailer
• Digital sales capture and revenue recognition
V-in-site +: Advanced analytics and reporting tools for
suppliers and retailers
• Digital - Forecast sales of new item as well as catalog items
using consumer sales and historical trends
V-Control: Automated reordering tools
• Automated rules based ordering from production to store
level replenishments
• Advanced VMI – CMI services
V-E2E Category Management:
• Access business critical data for one centralized location
• Space management
• Standard module with all demand planning and inventory
• Reverse logistics solutions (incorporating our advanced returns
management services.
• Customizable reports and analytics to meet your business
needs
V-Demand: demand planning and forecasting for each point
of your supply chain
and pull back module)
• Retail solution consulting
• Customizable retail solutions
º Trading terms modules
• Production - Forecast manufacturing using consumer demand
º Chart management
• Warehouse - Maintain the right mix and volume of product
º Master file maintenance
based on the stores associated with your distribution center(s)
• Retailer store level – Set the inventory levels based on each
• Fully hosted solution and provision of specialist staff
• Industry shared service solutions
store’s demographics, seasonality, promotional information,
shelf space and consumer demand
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CUSTOMER
SUCCESS
Vision is used worldwide by over 100 retailers at over 30,000 stores and distribution centers.
19% - increase in sales, above market average of 7%, and can peak as high as 35%
25% reduction in retail inventory combined with 30% decrease in markdowns due to over stocking
18% increase in product availability
40% decrease in returns over like stores and periods
15% higher return on sales over similar products managed via other vendor’s retail application and solutions
50% reduction in resources to run like store and range count compared to original systems being used and reduced physical sales force
efforts.
99% reduction in order errors - reducing resulting claims, rejected orders, and removal of all unprofitable orders.
In today’s ever changing business environment it is important to have insight into all of your data. Vision ensures that you can make the
most informed decisions when it comes to retail inventory management and demand forecasting. Learn more about how Vision can help
you decrease inventory and meet demand. Contact us today to discuss your needs and arrange a demo.
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