Epicor IP&O is a powerful platform designed to enhance demand planning and inventory optimization within your ERP ecosystem. It empowers businesses to make data-driven decisions, reduce excess inventory, and improve service levels through advanced analytics and automation.
Statistical Forecasting: Automatically generates forecasts that account for trends and seasonality. Forecasts are recalculated each planning cycle using the latest demand data, enabling planners to compare statistical projections with sales forecasts and project-based demand.
Inventory Optimization: Supports the generation of Min/Max levels, reorder points, and order quantities. Users can simulate the financial impact of different inventory policies using “what if” scenarios and set service level targets by item or group.
What If Analysis: Enables planners to evaluate multiple stocking strategies by adjusting service levels, lead times, and order quantities. Guide strategic decisions with predictive metrics such as fill rates, stockout costs, and inventory value.
Lead Time Analysis: Calculates supplier lead times from historical data, allowing planners to choose between ERP-defined, user-defined, or dynamically computed lead times for more accurate planning.
Automatic ERP Integration: Seamlessly integrates with your ERP, eliminating manual data entry. Forecasts and stocking policies are written back to the ERP system automatically, ensuring data consistency and operational efficiency.