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Baxter Planning Systems Formalizes Baxter Outsourcing Services
Group
First Integrated solution combining Planning Services, Software, and Hosting
promises Improved Inventory Utilization and Customer Service while controlling
Operational Costs
Austin, TX- March 17, 2004 --Baxter Planning Systems, Inc. (www.bybaxter.com),
the premier provider of Aftermarket Parts Planning Solutions, today announced
the debut of Baxter Outsourcing Services Group. Baxter Outsourcing Services
Group is a comprehensive offering of staffing services, based and manned domestically
by Baxter’s experienced logistics experts. These services are designed
to support service organizations with their most pressing challenges, including
forecasting, planning and procurement.
Traditionally, companies desiring improvements in their service logistics organization
have been forced to implement software and train their staffs to adapt accordingly.
Unlike software-only alternatives, the Baxter Outsourcing Services Group, led
by Greg Baxter, President and Founder of Baxter Planning Systems, provides
a complete solution including software, hosting and operational transfers.
This approach minimizes the immediate and ongoing costs related to acquiring
software or maintaining software, enables companies to move away from a fixed
cost model to a variable cost model, and significantly shortens the “time
to realized results” (acquire, deploy, train, confidence, proficiency
and finally, a documented ROI).
Although the true power of the outsourcing alternative is in the combination
of services, any of the services offered by Baxter’s Outsourcing Service
Group can be deployed on a stand-alone basis. The Baxter Outsourcing Services
include:
- worldwide recommendation of appropriate stocking locations and logistics
network.
- forecasting distribution center requirements including Last Time Buys,
New Product Introductions, steady state product forecasting as well as
repair product forecasting.
- analyzing current stocking levels, open orders and in-transit inventory
while developing an on-going inventory utilization improvement model.
- inventory procurement, replenishment, rebalancing.
“The announcement of the Baxter Outsourcing Services group formalizes the
delivery of services that Baxter Planning Systems has been providing our clients
for over 10 years. Lucent Technologies, Agilent Technologies and Philips Medical
Systems are examples of our planning services clients”, says Greg Baxter,
President and CEO of Baxter Planning Systems. Greg went on to say, “It
is clear we are the only company that can offer a complete solution; comprehensive
IT hosted solution, top tier planning expertise, and custom integration with
any system with the state of the art in software functionality“. “With
an innovative pay for performance incentive-based pricing model, Baxter Outsourced
Planning Group delivers immediate ROI through re-badging of employees, converting
clients to a variable cost structure, improving fill rates and reducing inventory.”
About Baxter Planning Systems, Inc.
Since 1993, Baxter has pioneered the development of Web-based solutions to
meet the unique demands of after-market, service, repair, and spare parts industries.
The Prophet by Baxter™ suite of integrated forecasting and planning applications
enables Baxter’s clients to achieve industry-leading customer service
levels while significantly increasing profitability. Headquartered in Austin,
Texas, Baxter is privately held, self-funded, and profitable. Global 2000 and
Fortune 500 enterprises deploying Baxter solutions include Agilent Technologies,
Silicon Graphics, Enterasys Networks, Lucent Technologies, Network Appliance,
and Philips Medical Systems. For more information, visit Baxter on the Internet
at
www.bybaxter.com, or call (866) 323-5959.
