Trading Science provides supply chain planning and optimisation software and processes to companies in the paper, packaging and other flat sheet industries. The systems enable you to plan for maximum profit when balancing market demand, pricing, sourcing, costs and product mix and to create optimal production, distribution and inventory plans that enable you to promise accurate delivery dates to your customers.

With I-Plan^® from Trading Science you can:-

• Forecast demand collaboratively utilising proven forecasting techniques and advanced processes for capturing market intelligence.
• Plan your sourcing, distribution and inventory strategy for maximum profitability, even as costs and markets change around you.
  
• Create cost optimal production schedules for each of your production facilities setting achievable targets for your site based production teams.
  
• Generate orders to automatically replenish inventory across your entire distribution network to ensure that you minimise inventory and transportation cost whilst maintaining service levels.
  
• Promise reliable delivery dates to your customers in real time as you process sales inquiries.
  

I-Plan features:

• Demand Planning driven by statistical forecasting engine and collaborative input from sales teams/customers
• Master Planning that balances supply and demand to utilise assets and maximise profitability using optimization algorithms
• Source Selection process for optimizing inventory locations and levels using statistical analysis of safety stock
• Real-time Global Available to Promise and Capable to Promise (ATP/CTP) combined engine to fulfill customer orders from stock and planned production
• Replenishment Planning process that matches demand to available production runs
• Completely web-based for users and administrators ensures easy installation and training
• Runs on Oracle or MS SQL Server for scalability to 100s of users
• Integrated with other systems (e.g. SAP) with messages, RFCs for swift implementation

Trading Science Organization:

• Experienced Supply Chain Professionals
• Extensive Project Management Experience
• Years of experience of working in paper and packaging industries in Europe, North America and Asia
• Profit-oriented results focus
• Analysis of business requirements for operational and financial benefits
• Education of planning staff in latest techniques for improving performance
• Integration skills for complex projects using in-house systems and SAP, JDE etc.
• Custom programming facilities for specialised features