Nestlé Waters North America has chosen APP Design’s partner RevCast and it’s Integrated Merchandising System (IMS) to manage it’s stock levels for more than 3,000 Wal-Mart locations across the US.
Wal-Mart has RetailLink to distribute POS data, but, even with this interface, the job of analyzing and managing stock throughout Wal-Mart’s US operations is a full-time job for two CPFR analysts. The problem, however, is not the analysis but the time it takes to retrieve the vast amounts of data and transform it into a format suitable for analysis.
IMS not only reduces the time it takes to retrieve data from RetailLink, but also provides analytical tools and historical data – which RetailLink lacks. IMS allows analysts to focus on analysis rather than repetitive data gathering and formatting chores. In addition, it should provides trending and analysis to pro-actively manage overstocks and out of stocks, leading to significant cost savings over time.
The primary reasons behind the decision to go with IMS was that the software was simple and intuitive, and provided ample data transport and analytical tools.
Nestlé Waters North America
Nestlé Waters North America is the nation’s largest bottled water company, with many leading domestic and imported brands sold in the United States and Canada. Nestlé Waters North America has been in business since 1976.
About RevCast LLC
RevCast, a joint venture between RevCast Inc. and APP Design, was founded by a team of retail information system veterans. Our goal is to build robust, easy to use information tools for analysis of large amounts of retail data. We also provide consulting services to help our clients leverage our tools and augment their staff. Our flagship product is the Integrated Merchandising System, which allows retail analysts unparalleled power in an easy to use tool.
Victor Products, a leading provider of automotive after market accessories, uses APP Design’s partner RevCast LLC, for retail management and inventory control.
“RevCast took extra time to thoroughly consider all aspects of Victor’s issues and the result is a system that is targeted precisely to our needs.”, said Ed Carpenter, VP of Operations. “Your software will not only help us to significantly reduce inventory levels and improve our service but it will also eliminate many hours of manual analysis. The tedious process of forecasting inventory for retail customers, previously considered a “black art” is now a matter of a few key strokes.”
Mr. Carpenter continued, “All of our major concerns were acknowledged and addressed during the course of the project. The results from this effort exceeded my expectations in many ways.”
About RevCast LLC
RevCast, a joint venture between RevCast Inc. and APP Design, was founded by a team of retail and information system veterans. Our goal is to build robust, easy to use information tools for analysis of large amounts of retail data. We also provide consulting services to help our clients leverage our tools and augment their staff. Our flagship product is the Integrated Merchandising System, which allows retail analysts unparalleled power in an easy to use tool.
APP Design announced today that it has been chosen as technology partner to HealthXnet, the Albuquerque based health information exchange. HealthXnet currently delivers information from:
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Mexico
- Lovelace Health Plan
- Molina Healthcare
- New Mexico Medicaid
- Presbyterian Health Plan
“We chose APP Design for their depth of knowledge of healthcare information exchanges.” said Joseph Speroni, Senior Manager of HealthXnet. “They’re not the biggest, but they understand the
intricacies of the multiple information flows from disparate sources, HIPAA X12 transactions, and our need for 24 by 7 service.”
About HealthXnet - The HealthXnet(r) health information exchange seeks to encourage cooperation, improve administrative efficiencies, and enhance the ability to deliver quality care to its member organizations by streamlining the flow of information among hospitals, health plans, physicians and other healthcare organizations. More information about HealthXnet is available at http://www.healthxnet.com
About APP Design - APP Design builds enterprise class systems delivering information from disparate sources using Internet technologies.