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Stratum 4.0. (Management).


Silvon Software Ltd have announced Version 4.0 of its Stratum stratum /stra·tum/ (strat´um) (stra´tum) pl. stra´ta   [L.] a layer or lamina.

stratum basa´le
 suit of Enterprise Performance Management (EPM EPM

equine protozoal myeloencephalitis.
) applications, featuring a new module designed to help businesses plan, analyse an·a·lyse  
v. Chiefly British
Variant of analyze.


analyse or US -lyze
Verb

[-lysing, -lysed] or -lyzing,
 and optimise inventory performance.

Stratum 4.0 uses the demand planning and analytical functionality offered by the web-based Stratum.iPlanner user interface. The release's new Inventory Performance Management module includes more than 30 pre-built planning and analytical templates. It features rules-based exception management functionality for alerting planners of trends that will result in future problems.

In addition, Stratum can trigger automated au·to·mate  
v. au·to·mat·ed, au·to·mat·ing, au·to·mates

v.tr.
1. To convert to automatic operation: automate a factory.

2.
 actions into internal operational systems or external supplier systems in response to these alerts.

The Stratum 4.0 Inventory Performance Management module is comprised of three integrated application areas:

* Inventory Planning and Optimisation offers advanced inventory optimisation capabilities for planning, analysing and monitoring inventory safety stock, reorder points 1. That point at which time a stock replenishment requisition would be submitted to maintain the predetermined or calculated stockage objective.
2. The sum of the safety level of supply plus the level for order and shipping time equals the reorder point. See also level of supply.
, order up levels, economic order quantities and carrying costs Carrying costs

Costs that increase with increases in the level of investment in current assets.
.

* Inventory Trends and Analysis offers the ability for businesses to compare and identify trends in inventory values and inventory turns over time; predict potential cash flow problems through inventory-to-sales ratios; and to determine which areas of inventory should be focused on for improvement purposes.

* Inventory Position and Projections enables companies to project inventory out based on current business conditions, preventing shortages or build-ups. In addition, users can track current inventory on hand, in transit and avail able by product! location and request inventory transfers when needed.

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