We’re the innovators of “service-driven” retail and supply chain planning software for companies that face high demand and supply volatility, along with distribution and product line complexity.
Our AI-powered Service Optimizer 99+ software automates and optimizes retail and supply chain planning from production to purchase so you can minimize costs and maximize product availability.
Our ecommerce business faces an increasing SKU count and highly intermittent demand, and with shifting consumer preferences there could be a potential disruption around every corner. We partnered with ToolsGroup so that no matter what tomorrow brings, we can deliver service to customers while effectively managing our inventory.
Despite its power and level of sophistication, ToolsGroup is highly automated for an extremely low cost of ownership.
Product availability
Reduction in inventory
Less waste
Reduction in planning workload
Eugenio Cornacchia joined MIT-associated Draper Lab to help Fiat Automotive’s spare parts division fix their unmanageable inventories and service levels which was one of the lowest in the European automobile industry. He realized that their traditional inventory theory wasn’t up to the challenge of the real world. So, he brought together a group of talented MIT graduates and together they invented a new spare parts system in less than a year. It was the world’s first “stochastic” software that incorporated probability-based algorithms across an entire supply chain planning system. Fiat was happy. The company increased its service levels to “best in class” 92% while carrying less than two months of inventory.
Working together at ITP, they pioneered the concept of “factories of the future” and paved the way for the Factory 4.0 movement. Finally in 1993, it was time to bring their innovative supply chain planning model to market. Using the same approach that had turned Fiat service levels around, Cornacchia and Shamir launched ToolsGroup. It was the first service-driven supply chain planning and automation software for the commercial market.
As we’ve grown, we’ve continued to push the boundaries on what’s possible, such as pioneering the use of machine learning and AI years ahead of its time. We’re now helping companies in every major region predict more behaviors, protect against surprises, and perform more efficiently in a constantly changing global economy.
