Chainalytics’ Inventory Deployment Optimization service helps you effectively position finished goods and aftermarket parts inventory across your supply chain by determining the optimal stocking location, quantity, and flow path for each item. Our fact-based analysis uses a cost-to-serve approach to ensure your customers’ expectations are met at the lowest total cost. The analysis considers working capital investment, service performance, and operational costs including variable handling cost, inventory carrying cost, transportation cost, and backorder, stock-out, and lost-sales penalties. This service can be executed individually or in conjunction with one or more complementary services, including Inventory Policy Optimization and Service Level Optimization.  Collectively, these services create optimal stocking, replenishment, and service level strategies. When executed alone, Chainalytics’ Inventory Deployment Optimization can help you determine the optimal stocking locations and quantities for your inventories.

Chainalytics’ Inventory Deployment Optimization service can help you effectively answer these questions:

• Where and how should I stock to meet my customer service requirements and minimize stock-outs?
• Should I or my supplier stock an item?
• Should I stock the full assortment of items at all locations?
• Should I use a postponement strategy? Where along my supply chain can I keep inventory at a semi-finished form and still meet response time expectations?
• Where should I use a multi-echelon stocking strategy?