Vanguard System™
What Sets Us Apart
Vanguard System™
Dynamic capability drives dynamic perspective. The reverse is also true in defining risk analysis, cost modeling and business intelligence.
Vanguard System™ brings real-time, enterprise collaboration to all facets of business modeling and quantitative management. Our system bolsters your collective efficiency with ironclad capabilities:
- Modeling and Simulation
- Artificial Intelligence
- Visually-Aided Modeling
- Predictive Advanced Analytics
Features
Vanguard System is our web-server and development universe. It is both creator and host of all Vanguard innovation.
As a client solution, Vanguard System gives you access to a dynamic and collaborative work environment with best-in-market tools for modeling and simulation, application development, and predictive analytics. From any device, anywhere in the world, you and your authorized suppliers and customers can exchange secure, real-time info on material availability, demand estimates, and other vital intel that strengthens your shared value chain.
- Synthesize inputs from multiple remote users in real time – anywhere, with any browser or device
- Run exhaustive simulations faster than any competitor – 1,500 times faster than spreadsheets and virtually unlimited speed with Vanguard Grid Computing
- Funnel outputs directly into existing ERP systems
- Tap source data directly to eliminate spreadsheet cut-and-paste, manual processing, errors, version confusion, and static reports
- Promote adoption of a highly intuitive interface, time-saving automation, dynamic reporting options (dollars, units, etc.), and minimal required software or statistics knowledge
- Monitor crystal-clear audit trails to easily manage user access, assumption changes, and proposals
- Let world-class advanced analytics determine the optimal statistical method for each forecast, or select an override to reflect foreknowledge not present in your data
- Flag and factor assumption biases and bias migrations over time
- Drill down through line items to reveal forecast assumptions in micro-detail
- Roll up data for innumerable macro views. Slice and dice across units, orders, customers, folders etc.
- Forecast demand for new, mature, and inter-stage products
Why Vanguard System?
Vanguard System is knowledge-centric rather than data-centric. In addition to history, it captures management estimates and functional knowledge from throughout the organization to synthesize rigorous and realistic business models. This emphasis on knowledge focuses support on strategic decision-making.
Vanguard Analytics in action
In addition to Monte Carlo simulation, Advanced Analytics can apply multiple advanced techniques to new-product forecasting or combine various methods into a single forecast.
- Risk analysis: Will our launch gain traction? Will our project run over budget? Vanguard System™ helps you understand and plan for uncertainty.
- Cost modeling: Increase the speed and reliability of cost modeling throughout your organization. Complex models made easy.
- Business Intelligence: Capture management estimates and internal knowledge from throughout the organization to synthesize high-level business models.
%
Increase in inventory utilization
%
Improvement in forecast accuracy
%
Reduction in inventory spending
Automate your supply chain planning
With Vanguard Predictive Planning™, the supply chain planning process can be automated through artificial intelligence, prescriptive analytics, a robust rules engine, and extensive workflow.
Planners can make potential overrides and provide oversight for exceptions. Through a unified IBP platform, organizations can understand the end-to-end implications of any sales forecast or demand change in real-time.
Client Results
“Billions [of dollars] in operating margin and trillions in market capitalization separate supply chain winners from losers,” according to AMR Research. With Vanguard Predictive Planning™, best-in-class planners see:
%
Reduction in inventory
%
Increase in perfect-order fulfillment (complete, accurate, and on time)
%
Shorter cash-to-cash cycle times
%
Fewer stock-outs than competitors
What our clients have to say
























































































































Subscribe to our blog
Never miss industry news, technical information, or thought leadership articles.
SALES
919.859.4101 (P)
919.851.9457 (F)
SUPPORT
919.859.4101 (P)
support@vanguardsw.com
CAREERS
opportunities@vanguardsw.com
© 2021 Vanguard Software Corporation. All Rights Reserved. | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy