Profit Point Integrates Optimization Software, SAP with New Solution

The Profit Point interface for optimization software apps, compatible with SAP’s (News - Alert) enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions, is now available. This solution is offered by Profit Point, a supply chain optimization consulting firm.

 

SAP is favored by thousands of medium and large businesses for its ERP software. It caters to more than 46,000 customers throughout the world. The combination of SAP’s central data store with Profit Point’s supply chain optimization software enables business managers to enhance their visibility which will result in improvements in critical business decisions.

 

“Historically, data availability and integrity have been the biggest challenge facing business managers that seek to improve their business operations,” said Alan Kosansky, Profit Point’s president, in a statement. “Compatibility with the universe of SAP’s real-time data enables our clients to use our industry-leading business optimization tools with easy access to the universe of SAP data.”

 

Profit Point’s full line of supply chain optimization software includes tools which will help enhance network design, production and distribution planning, scheduling and vehicle routing. It enables manufacturing and distribution managers make better decisions by employing advanced optimization algorithms and supply chain methodologies.

 

The existing ERP systems allows Profit Point software to provide a robust and proven method for supply chain managers so that they an augment their critical business processes and thereby improve their profitability.

 

Jim Piermarini, Profit Point’s chief technology officer, pointed out that clients have increased their usage and reliance on SAP for data management. The company took this opportunity to access their data store so that clients can easily and accurately aggregate data suitable for their optimization projects. Profit Point’s services will also increase the frequency of these business improvement efforts.

 

Profit Connect helps solve the problems in data integration by offering easy and direct bridge to SAP’s data store. Profit Point’s SAP-compatible software enables business managers to avoid data duplication and distortion, improve efficiencies and customer service. It enables reduction in operating costs and improves decision making by accurate analysis and optimization techniques.

 

Profit Point’s supply chain consultants include experienced people from the infrastructure planning, green operations, supply chain planning, distribution, scheduling, transportation, warehouse improvement and business optimization fields. The combined software and service solutions from Profit Point is used by companies like The Coca-Cola Company, General Electric, Rohm and Haas, and Toyota.