Patni Launches Inventory Liability & Risk Mgmt Dashboard

IT and BPO services provider Patni Computer Systems has launched an Inventory Liability and Risk Management dashboard in collaboration with SAP. The solution, built on top of the SAP Supply Network Collaboration (SAP SNC) application and leveraging the SAP BusinessObjects Xcelsius Enterprise software, helps enterprises calculate in near real time the monetary value of the inventory, which is at risk at any given point across the supply chain.

Based on a model that utilises key supply chain metrics like inventory exposure and inventory obsolescence, the solution allows multi-tier visibility into the inventory risk profile across the supply network. This allows for proactively minimising financial risks and liabilities of original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in the high-tech industry.

The solution offers high-tech organisations the ability to track inventory exposure at each tier of the supply chain, and reduce obsolescence cost through optimal inventory decisions. Through this solution, Patni offers a real-time picture of supply and demand performance with decision support capabilities. It helps high-tech organisations take proactive actions to control inventory exposure due to sudden shifts in customer demand or product discontinuances and reconfigurations.

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"Patni, in association with SAP, has launched this offering to help OEMs in the high-tech industry prevent margin erosion due to excess or obsolete inventory and also improve the overall cash flow across the supply chain network," said Raghunath Mahalingam, SVP, EAS and Head, SAP Practice, at Patni.