Case Study: Winzer achieves 1350% ROI and 99% safety-stock reduction while maintaining a 99% order fill rate with Vanguard Software Corporation's Predictive Planning

Vanguard provides high analytic capability for Winzer

Winzer, a full‑service spare parts distributor with more than 165,000 SKUs and multiple stocking warehouses after several acquisitions, struggled to accurately forecast sporadic demand, reduce safety stock and maintain its 99% order‑fill‑rate. Facing $1.08M in low‑turn inventory and time‑consuming manual forecast adjustments that cost purchasing managers 2–3 days per month, Winzer selected Vanguard Predictive Planning (Vanguard Software) for an automated inventory optimization and forecasting solution.

Vanguard Predictive Planning implemented its predictive forecasting and optimization, delivering measurable results: a 1350% ROI, a 99% reduction in safety stock while maintaining the 99% order‑fill‑rate, and at least a 9% decrease in inventory within five months. Vanguard Software’s analytics also reduced manual forecast overrides, improved trust in recommendations, and materially lowered carrying costs and purchasing team workload.

Winzer

Jim Cafferty

Lead Evaluator