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Company
Founded in 1996, John Galt Solutions has a proven track record of delivering affordable forecasting solutions for the consumer-driven supply chain. Named for the iconic figure in Ayn Rand’s novel, Atlas Shrugged, the company employs a team of supply chain experts, led by co-founders Annemarie Omrod and Kai Trepte.

John Galt serves over 5,000 manufacturers, distributors, retailers and logistics services providers in a wide range of industries including apparel, automotive, consumer goods, food & beverage, energy, high tech, pharmaceuticals and telecommunications. Headquartered in Chicago, John Galt is a profitable, privately held company whose annual growth exceeds the pace of the overall supply chain software market.

• John Galt has achieved success by delivering a “Walk, Drive, Fly” methodology specifically developed for mid-market companies. By using by the ForecastX Wizard and the Atlas Planning Suite to automate the forecasting and supply chain planning processes, this methodology is focused on achieving ROI from day one through a series of well-defined and measurable milestones captured in planning templates.
• John Galt’s ForecastX Wizard is used by thousands of forecasting students as part of the business and supply chain curriculum in hundreds of leading universities across the U.S.

Solution
John Galt Solutions provides a wide range of affordable, easy to implement, supply chain planning solutions designed for growing mid-market companies. Founded on the principle of right-sized solutions, John Galt helps clients find the best starting point and then teaches them how to grow as needed from the ForecastX Wizard to the Atlas Planning Suite.
With the Atlas Planning Suite:

• Clients enjoy rapid implementation and scalability, since the Atlas Planning Suite can be integrated with ERP systems or other host solutions in 1-2 weeks.
• Supply chain planners can now reach unparalleled levels of forecast accuracy because they can collect more input using our unique Sales Portal, and incorporate point-of-sale (POS) forecast data.
• Demand managers can better manage the entire demand planning process including the sales & operations planning (S&OP) process as well as new product launches and promotional events using over 25 models and forecasting techniques.
• Organizations can optimize inventory levels and improve turns by balancing demand with manufacturing capacity via a closed-loop planning process.
• Supply chain planners and executives alike benefit from the personalized graphical views of key performance indicators (KPIs) provided by the Supply Chain Dashboard.
• Clients enjoy a web-based, Microsoft .NET architecture that’s Oracle compliant and easy to integrate with any ERP or other host system via an XML interface.

Our ForecastX Wizard software:

• Has the highest market penetration in the business forecasting market
• Includes over 25 robust models and forecasting techniques
• Provides the highest value with almost immediate ROI.

Results
Every day over 5,000 customers use our ForecastX Wizard and Atlas Planning Suite solutions to increase forecast accuracy, optimize inventory levels and maximize supply chain performance. These results are achieved with unsurpassed speed since the solutions are designed to be implemented in 4 weeks or less without a large scale consulting effort. Our customers have realized the following bottom-line benefits:

• Inventory reductions of 10 to 40% by optimizing inventory levels
• Fewer stock-outs and increased sales
• Forecast accuracy improvements of 10 to 50%
• Improved customer service
• Increased operational efficiencies like improving capacity utilization by 10 to 20%
• Reduced overtime costs
• More profitable promotions
• Better synergy between internal departments