Compare GAINS и riskmethods

Benefits:

- Service level management per product class - It really improved the way we work between our different Spare Parts Centers (USA, Europe, Asia...)

Drawbacks:

- BOM demand - Forecast made on sporadic items (items with really low demand) - files transfers between Gains and our ERP

Summary:

Gains helped us to really improve the way we manage our inventory The only issues we are facing are linked to files transfers between Gains and our... Read more

Gains helped us to really improve the way we manage our inventory The only issues we are facing are linked to files transfers between Gains and our ERP (Server connectivity issues, partial data transfer)

Benefits:

If you've used any supply chain optimization software before learning the software is very quick. The multi-echelon optimization screen is great fo... Read more

If you've used any supply chain optimization software before learning the software is very quick. The multi-echelon optimization screen is great for drilling down to find where BOM & dependent demand is coming from. The multi-tier reporting is great for building just about any report you want. Users can customize their portal screens and queries to their own preferences. Gains Systems does a great job with user training and an annual research group conference. The conference reviews new functionality that was added from the prior year, shows potential new functionality that is in development, and surveys customers to gauge interest and identify areas of improvement.

Drawbacks:

One of the things I don't like about the software is there is no alert showing if there was a problem with data processing. In other supply chain o... Read more

One of the things I don't like about the software is there is no alert showing if there was a problem with data processing. In other supply chain optimization software I have used, there is an indicator which shows if data processing completed successfully or if it failed. The support from Gains has been challenging lately. They hire a lot of new college grads to work as analysts. It seems like they are having an issue keeping them. We worked with three different analysts in under two months because the first two quit. Our implementation took longer than normal and it's been a challenge trying to get support in the last remaining open issues we have. This seems to be because of the turnover issue.

Summary:

Benefits:

I like that the software does a huge amount of "heavy lifting" from a statistical analysis POV and the logic used is really well thought out.

Drawbacks:

The version we are on is dated and it can be unwieldy to use. We've also done too much customizing in some with the features and tables, so troubl... Read more

The version we are on is dated and it can be unwieldy to use. We've also done too much customizing in some with the features and tables, so troubleshooting data issues can be difficult.

Summary:

Its shortened our forecast review cycle a fair amount, but the functionality is not well understood or trusted outside of the demand planning teams.

Benefits:

I love the ease of this software to integrate to our company. After a demonstration I could see how much easier this would make our day to day.

Drawbacks:

We didn't utilize every aspect of the software because we had sub 25 employees, but what we did use it for it was a must.

Summary:

My experience was very pleasant. Worked with great executives to transition to this product.