TXT e-solutions and SAF join forces and solutions

TXT e-solutions and SAF AG announce a partnership that brings a unique solution and international know-how to retailers

TXT e-solutions, an international Supply Chain Management Software vendor and SAF, an acknowledged leader in replenishment and forecasting solutions for retail stores and warehouses, are bringing to the market an innovative and powerful solution. This partnership will give medium to large grocery and mass merchandise retailers new unique capabilities in store forecasting and replenishment.

The integration of TXT’s demand planning and forecasting module TXTDEMAND, part of the SCM suite TXTPERFORM2008, to the SAF AG solution SAF SuperStore will enable high levels of configuration of the SAF engine as well as exception based reporting, performance management and what-if analysis. These capabilities will make it possible for retailers to further control costs and ultimately push new insight upstream into supply chain processes.

Visibility at day and item levels will support true demand-driven strategies with affordable investments; in terms of time and money the combined TXT / SAF offer is designed for fast implementation and high ROI.

The current level of investment in retail for store merchandising, inventory planning, forecast and replenishment and intelligence sits at 22 percent of total software investments; this is expected to remain high as organisations are struggling to connect store operations to upstream Supply Chain Management processes.

“Solutions that enable process optimisations and costs reductions over a short time cycle, and therefore protect margins, are increasingly being prioritised over larger ERP implementations. This will undoubtedly be accentuated in view of the current economic climate since profitability will be paramount for a business’ survival”, says TXT’s CEO, Marco Guida.

General Manager and EVP Global Sales, Udo Meyzis, points out that “retailers need to focus on their customers and understand their buying behaviour by analysing demand influencing factors and historical data; Having the right products at the right time in the right quantity on their shelves increases customer loyalty and sales whilst reducing inventory carrying costs at the same time.”

“Over the last few years we have put more and more emphasis on building long lasting partnerships which add value to our customers, and I feel confident that this one will become another success for both SAF and TXT e-solutions”, adds Marco Guida.