" Delivery management that supports optimization of lowest cost inventory and dispatch that keeps cost as low as possible through efficient supply can keep the low margins on fuel from being negatively affected," says Heartland Payment Systems' Randy Harp. "The first step in the chain is the availability of real time tank inventory data. With up to date inventory, purchases can be made at optimal rates at the optimal time."
delivery management and dispatch can have a significant impact on purchasing and on supply chain expenses. "Delivery management that supports optimi-
zation of lowest cost inventory and dispatch that keeps cost as low as possible through efficient sup- ply can keep the low margins on fuel from being negatively affected," Harp says. "The first step in the chain is the availability of real time tank inven- tory data. With up to date inventory, purchases can be made at optimal rates at the optimal time. The dispatch function has often been driven by a pro- cess of 'keep full' inventory management, which is
measured primarily by the prevention of any tank run out." Network products like Heartland's SmartLink
ProDistributor, powered by FuelQuest ForeSite software, make it easier to connect tank gauges and have access to real time tank data so that delivery and dispatch have the data to avoid retains, which add cost and eliminate run outs, which hurt sales. As Harp explains, once real time data is avail-
able, integration of the back office to the tank inventory data adds the important perspective of fuel sales, which allows the same software tools, found in ProDistributor, to calculate and compare
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