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Case studies

One of largest sneaker companies in the world forecasts global sales with Vanguard Software.

One of the leading auto parts distributors worldwide gained 528% ROI with Vanguard Software.

Winzer needed an automated inventory optimization solution that could accurately forecast demand.

A pharmaceutical company needed a solution to address large monetary investments, uncertainty, and managing a portfolio of products.

MicroVention needed a unified, enterprise-grade solution that could reduce forecast effort, increase forecast accuracy, and streamline operations to reduce production costs and maximize sales.

Novartis Vaccines & Diagnostics needed a way to effectively manage its R&D pipeline and vaccine investment decisions.

Learn how KDOT moved from a weeks-long, difficult forecasting process to daily, automatic forecasts.

Aurobindo Pharma USA replaced its manual forecasting and planning process with Vanguard Software and saw markedly improved business results.

A Midwest Department of Transportation (DOT) finds a solution to managing and forecasting cash flow and apportioning funds to projects.

Industry sheets

As product portfolios expand, so does the need for accurate and effective demand planning and forecasting.

As a manufacturer, your demand forecast drives it all. If your forecast is off, your entire supply chain bleeds money.

Late stage trial failures cost billions and R&D returns have been in decline. Vanguard Predictive Planning for Pharma is the solution.

To remain competitive, retailers must accurately forecast and plan for consumer demand.

Food & Beverage brands, manufacturers, and distributors must optimize inventory levels to have the right product variety and amount in the right place at just the right time.

Forecast methods that work well for finished goods are often ineffective when applied to spare parts, as demand for MRO spare parts and materials is often highly intermittent and erratic.

Infographics

Apparel and footwear companies: find out which functionalities are must-haves in a planning platform.

Research Reports

With new consumer pressures and an ever-expanding global supply chain, planning organizations need to grow up.

Vanguard Software has been named a leader in the IO Technology Value Matrix published by Nucleus Research.

Solution brochures

Cloud-based planning for fashion, apparel, and footwear brands.

Vanguard S&OP enables your decision makers to easily collaborate and reach consensus on a single operating platform.

Inventory management software is not equipped to balance supply and demand holistically. That requires MEIO.

Vanguard Predictive Planning for Demand Planning keeps you ahead of potential issues through maximum transparency and visibility, and improved collaboration.

Vanguard Predictive Planning is the only truly integrated planning platform that equally supports revenue planning, headcount planning, and expense planning.

White papers

With Vanguard Predictive Planning, companies balance existing capacity with the investment required to add more production.

Supply chain and enterprise decision-making processes require a singular, integrated business-planning process and decision-support capability.

Supply chain and enterprise integrated business planning requires unique coinsiderations when deploying a technology system.

Forecasting demand for new products is difficult as they lack sales history. There are, however, tried and true statistical methods that get around this obstacle.

A regular product portfolio review is an essential component of not only sales and operations planning, but of long-range revenue and profitability planning.

Accurate cash flow forecasting is critical to balancing capital investment plans with liquidity needs.

Sales forecasts are notoriously inaccurate because sales people are not forecasters. They can play a part, however, if you let them contribute what they know best.

Business intelligence is key to understanding the present, but a far cry from the predictive power of advanced-analytic forecasting.

Forecast accuracy, more than BI, drives efficiency gains, savings, and revenue.

Customer testimonials

Joachim Schwarzkopf MBA, PhD

Senior Portfolio Manager, Novartis – Vaccines & Diagnostics

"We are making strategic decisions that have long-term impacts on our business. Without Vanguard, we would not have the visibility and analysis we need to make the right decisions."

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Ana Rodriguez

Director, Enterprise Applications and Integrations

"Vanguard has enabled Skullcandy to be more automated and calculated with our Demand Planning. The usability and thorough on-boarding and configuration process offered by Vanguard enabled us to completely migrate from our historical software very quickly"

Brent Phillips

Director of Demand Planning at Traeger Grills

“Our team selected Vanguard Software because we believe they are the best solution for our current demand planning needs and future supply planning needs.”

Renee Thomas Jacobs

CEO, Buy Auto Parts

"From the first time we loaded our data into Vanguard, we've been happy with the results. Between heigtening our understanding of sales cycle curves, the immense flexibility and responsiveness of the platform, and providing a single view of all items and categories, we've had a very positive experience."

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Jim Cafferty

Lead Evaluator for Winzer

“One vendor stood head and shoulders above the others through the process — Vanguard Software. Vanguard consistently worked harder and provided more tangible, high-quality data and answers to questions than any other competitor.”

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