Advantage Business Systems is delighted to announce a new strategic partnership with AGR, a specialist in inventory management, demand forecasting and replenishment for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central.
This collaboration brings AGR's forecasting and automated ordering platform together with Advantage's long-standing Business Central expertise. Through the partnership, Advantage's customers can reduce stock holding, cut the time spent on manual purchasing and release working capital that is currently tied up in inventory.
Smarter stock decisions, built on Business Central
Business Central gives businesses an accurate record of what they have sold, bought and hold. Deciding what to order next is a different problem. For many SMEs that decision still sits in a spreadsheet maintained by one person, and the cost of getting it wrong shows up as cash tied up in slow-moving lines while best sellers run out.
AGR adds the intelligence layer that solves this. It selects the best-fit forecast for every item and location, and it recalculates safety stock each order cycle against the service level you set. It then produces order proposals that already account for minimum order quantities, order multiples and container fill. Approved orders flow straight back into Business Central with no re-keying.
AGR customers typically see inventory reduced by up to 30% and planning time cut by up to 80%. Newitts reduced its stock holding by 15%, and Regal Wholesale improved its service level from 82% to 92%.
Richard Goddard, Marketing Director at Advantage, said: "Our Business Central customers can see exactly what they've sold, but deciding what to buy next is too often a spreadsheet and a gut feeling, and that's where the cash goes. AGR closes that gap without changing their ERP. It gives our customers a practical, proven way to hold less stock, run out less often and free up working capital, with Advantage continuing to support them every step of the way."
Duncan Gordon, Partner Enablement Director at AGR, added: "Advantage has spent more than 25 years helping UK SMEs get the most from Microsoft Dynamics, and their customers trust them to get it right. This makes Advantage a natural partner for AGR. We turn the data those customers already hold in Business Central into AI driven forecasts and order proposals their buyers can act on, starting with wholesale and distribution businesses where the cash tied up in stock is greatest. With a three-month proof of value using their own data, customers see the impact before they commit."
The partnership will focus initially on wholesale and distribution businesses, where the working capital tied up in stock is usually greatest. It is open to any Business Central customer who wants better control over what they buy. Customers can start with a three-month proof of value on their own data, to see the impact on their stock before making a longer-term commitment.
For further information, or to see what AGR could do with your own data, please contact us here.
About Advantage Business Systems:
Founded in 1999, Advantage Business Systems is a UK Microsoft Solutions Partner working exclusively with small and medium-sized businesses. It delivers Dynamics 365 Business Central, Microsoft 365, AI, cloud, security and managed IT services, helping organisations modernise, secure and scale.
About AGR:
AGR is a cloud-based inventory management and demand planning platform used by wholesalers, retailers and manufacturers worldwide. It covers demand forecasting, dynamic safety stock, automated ordering and operational reporting, with a certified connector for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. AGR is headquartered in Iceland, with offices in Copenhagen, London and Porto.
