| Revenue and Profit
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Focus on maximising throughput and not
just reducing costs.
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See, analyse, and leverage the supply
chain bottle neck.
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Increase the utilization of existing
infrastructure investment.
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Optimise the use of alternative routes,
transports an ports.
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Identify and exploit spare capacity
within the supply chain.
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Product
mix decisions.
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| Cost Reduction
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Reduce the size of stockpiles.
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Reduce the cost of demurrage without
increasing risk.
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Consolidate demand and supply side
planning and scheduling activities.
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Business Planning
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Continuous rolling horizon for
forecasting, planning and scheduling.
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Detailed forecasts available at any
stage of the forecast/ planning/ scheduling cycle.
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Model multiple scenarios at any time
and graphically view any level of product and process detail, for
any time resolution or period, across any number of product and
process combinations.
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Decision Support
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Create
any number of views of the entire supply chain - for any time
period.
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Add
and change supply chain views at any time; work with multiple
views simultaneously - change as the business requires, with
no need to change the software.
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Share
relevant views with other supply chain stakeholders - improve
collaboration.
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| Risk Reduction |
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Integrated view of supply and demand
side forecasting, planning and scheduling.
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Immediately see the impact of changes
anywhere in the supply chain - shorten business response.
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Analyse scenarios and prepare response
plans - improve proactive contingency planning.
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Model alternatives in real time -
provides rapid business trouble shooting.
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Improve
communication - one version of the truth visible by all
appropriate supply chain stakeholders.
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Have so far just
copied this stuff from flyer, will alter later
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| Return on Investment |
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Simple, fast, inexpensive
implementation - weeks, not months or years.
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No costly and time consuming consulting
and Business Process Re-engineering required.
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Model the supply chain at any level of
detail - progressively add more detail at your own pace.
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Rapid benefits realisation - begin
identifying opportunities immediately.
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ASP solution available - no capital
outlays, Epicycles provides a managed, turn-key solution.
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No impact on current systems.
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