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Simplify and Automate Your Planning

The way consumers shop is changing, placing more emphasis on convenience and value. Grocery chains that were quick to adapt their supply chains to the new normal have not only thrived but also claimed a slice of the growing grocery market. As technology rapidly advances, the performance of supply chains will play a pivotal role in setting businesses apart and bringing added value and returns to the grocery retail industry. 

Start your transformation journey to thrive in this changing landscape, be agile, and scalable, and embrace integrated planning. Stay ahead of the competition by automating decision-making with advanced analytics, machine learning and optimization. Use scenario planning, multiple objectives, a comprehensive set of DC/store/network-level constraints, and bring it all together with Total Cost to Serve (TCTS) comparison. 

 

Solvoyo Gets you to Your Supply Chain sweet spot

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25%

Inventory Reduction
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50%

Reduction in Stock-Outs

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200 bps

Waste Reduction

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18%

Savings in transportation cost

Intelligent Planning – Less Waste & Higher Performance

Reducing waste and managing it efficiently is a real challenge for retailers. In the US, depending on the source, 30 to 40% of the food produced goes to waste, affecting both the environment and company profitability.

On one hand, customers have come to expect high levels of availability. On the other, hitting the forecasts and the budget targets represent a challenge, especially in the “perishables” world. This poses a continuous challenge to find the sweet spot between high availability and waste reduction.

Solvoyo Digital Platform enables you to analyze, optimize, and automate your “fresh” supply chain using methods and features that specifically target the procurement, transportation, and inventory investment of perishable products. 

 
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An Innovative Approach to “Fresh” Planning

Daily / Hourly forecasting and demand sensing to account for shifting demand during a product’s shelf-life

Multi-echelon planning to balance the inventory replenishment dynamics between the stores and the overall network

 

Dynamic allocation using multi-objective optimization based on allocation priorities, operational constraints, real-time sales data, planned promotions and known competitor moves

Dynamic safety stock calculation working with seasonal patterns and achieving a balance between waste minimization and profit maximization

Automated intelligent store replenishment based on operational constraints at the store, inventory availability at the DC and supplier issues

 

Diagnostic analytics and predictive alerts to report stock-out and excess reasons, to take action on slow movers before expiry date and to markdown the selling price for maximum profit with minimal waste 

Solvoyo For Common Grocery Challenges:

Transportation:
Ensure Freshness, Optimize Efficiency

Optimize mode selection and route scheduling for temperature-controlled transportation. Streamline first, middle, and last-mile routes and minimize waste, delivering fresh products efficiently to delighted customers.

Financial Planning

Inventory Optimization:
Invest In Inventory with Precision

Deploy custom forecasting and safety stock algorithms to address high seasonality and short shelf-life challenges. Leverage historical and real-time data to optimize inventory levels, and predict excess or shortage.  Balance revenue, availability, and waste targets with Goal Programming.

Category Management​

Network Flow and Supplier Selection:
Simplify Complexity

Redesign your network with “fresh” logistics in mind. Select suppliers strategically based on geography, lead time, flexibility, pricing, and quality. Adapt to seasonal supply patterns and changing demands for a resilient and efficient supply network.

Stock-Out Diagnostics

Store Execution:
Freshness and Availability Assurance

Minimize waste while ensuring the freshest products are on shelves. Manage inventory by batch, manage loose items efficiently, and allocate inventory smartly to maintain consistent availability while reducing waste.

We are here at every step of your
digital transformation journey

Solvoyo’s cloud-based and configurable integrated planning platform consists of strategic, tactical and operational solutions for decision-making and planning your end-to-end supply chain. We understand the complexities and intricacies of fresh and ultra-fresh products and configure our analytical models to address different business needs across categories.

Our advanced forecasting algorithms and machine learning capabilities address fast growth, new product introduction, halo and cannibalization effects, and promotional events, as well as other factors influencing demand such as competition and weather events.

Our demand-driven-replenishment solutions dynamically optimize safety stocks for every SKU at the store and DC level.  Integrated store-replenishment and procurement solution ensures you maximize availability while minimizing on-hand inventory.  

Our store-profiling solution gives you insights for similarities and differences in category sales across your store network so you can quickly identify opportunities for assortment localization.

Our network design and transportation planning solutions empowers you to set up and run your logistical network in the most cost-efficient manner without compromising customer service. Our mission is to enable autonomous planning for daily supply chain decisions so you can focus on the tactical and strategic ones.

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Solvoyo Retail Planning and Analytics Platform for Grocery

Ready to discover how you can digitize your workflows from category management to store operations and spend more time developing strategies and less analyzing data? We’ll do the data crunching so you can focus on the fun part! Our configurable and agile Planning & Analytics solutions will evolve with your business needs. You can pick and choose your solutions from our lego-like platform with the assurance that your workflows will be integrated as you advance through your digital transformation journey.

Category Management​

Category Management

Store Profiling
Product Lifecycle Management
Promotional (In&Out) Product Management

Financial Planning

Financial Planning

Medium Term Demand & Supply Planning
Merchandise Financial Planning

Stock-Out Diagnostics

Store Operations

Workforce Optimization
Store Analytics

Pricing & Promotions

Pricing & Promotions

Promotions Planning
Markdown Optimization
Dynamic Pricing

Supply Chain Planning

Supply Chain Planning

Network Design
Vendor Collaboration
Purchasing / PO Management
Initial Allocation
Store Replenishment
Omnichannel Planning
Store to Store Transfer
Transportation Planning

Advanced Analytics

Advanced Analytics

Best/Worst Sellers Analysis
Price Index / Price Elasticity Analysis
Demand Driver Analysis
Market Basket Analysis
Price Elasticity Analysis
Product Classification
Stock-Out Diagnostics
Lost Sales Estimation

Solvoyo Differentiators

Keep your competitive edge with next generation
planning and analytics capabilities

Aligning Decisions Across Functions

Aligning Decisions across Functions

Missing opportunities due to siloed planning? With Solvoyo, achieve multiple goals simultaneously such as reducing working capital and transportation costs while improving fulfillment rates all at the same time
Agility And Scalability

Agility and Scalability

Is your planning system not keeping up with the changes in your business environment? We strive to evolve and adapt to your realities. The platform will expand to your needs, both in terms of workflows and hardware requirements
Supply Chain Automation

Supply Chain Automation

Looking to streamline and speed up the process of planning and execution? We convert complex decisions into simple ones and automate your daily operational decisions
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Single Version Of Truth

Single Version of Truth

Slowed down by inconsistent data and disconnected systems? The single data model means easier, flexible, and secure integration of your data. Reduce processing time and operating costs. With Solvoyo, develop your supply chain strategy and execute it on the same platform. All your data and planning system of records are integrated
Adaptive Algorithms

Adaptive Algorithms

Finding yourself constantly having to tweak the models? With Solvoyo, utilize advanced analytics and machine learning to make your forecasting and inventory optimization models robust and adaptive

User Adoption Tracking

User Adoption Tracking

Solvoyo’s solution is a living platform that monitors the way users are interacting with diagnostics and recommendations

Cloud Based SaaS

Cloud Based SaaS

Concerned about IT resources and hardware costs? Solvoyo’s scalable cloud infrastructure is offered as a SaaS platform. Hardware, software, maintenance, and support costs are all included in a single monthly fee

Flexible, Configurable UI

Flexible, Configurable UI

Having difficulty using your planning platform? Make life easier for your planners so they can take faster actions. Solvoyo’s configurable UI combines user-friendly dashboards, diagnostic alerts, and operational screens in simple workflows

Success Stories from grocery Retailers

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Erkan Ceritoglu

Managing Director
A101

"With a network of 9800 stores, supply chain disruptions and uncertainty are normal for us, we keep opening hundreds of new stores and multiple DCs every year. With advanced analytics and automation, we planned for this level of complexity way ahead of our competitors."

5/5

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Digital transformation with Solvoyo
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