Success Stories
Invacare Success with GAINS
Reducing inventory investments and maintaining strong market share despite dynamic market conditions.

Company Overview

Markets products in more than 100 countries
Headquartered in Elyria, Ohio
Most comprehensive homecare product range in Europe

Challenges
Transformation Objectives
GAINS Demand and Inventory Planning solution was used to provide:
Dynamic forecast model selection automatically testing for pattern plausibility and accuracy providing an objective demand plan baseline.
Synchronized supply and demand for every SKU by location across the enterprise to determine optimal service levels at minimal cost and maximum profit.
Multi-Echelon Inventory Optimization (MEIO) increasing precision through advanced algorithms designed to determine which items are to be stocked and at what service levels. As well as to devise inventory & postponement strategies while meeting customer delivery expectations at minimal cost.
Reduced storage costs by accelerating inventory turns.
Dynamic Production Optimization with Master Production Schedules automatically generated to sequence material-feasible work order requirements by SKU, considering changeover, carrying costs and on-time delivery.
Leading indicator, extrinsic variable, and viability analysis for proactive forecasts using syndicated and macroeconomic data.

RESULTS & BENEFITS
Inventory investment reduced by over 55%
37% increase in customer service levels
15% reduction in receiving/handling costs
Near ZERO expediting costs
8% increase in overall profit margin
