E/Step Software Inc.

e/step software inc. is a software development, education, and consulting enterprise assisted by a network of professional firms. we work with manufacturers and distributors who have concerns about their forecast accuracy, inventory, expediting, and/or customer service levels. our finished goods series (fgs)™ software operates alone or connected to erp (etc.) systems, providing a demand forecast while optimizing inventory, service, expediting, and user productivity. fgs is used in a wide variety of industries—in fact, any business with an inventory to manage. our clients comprise everything from global enterprises to small and mid-sized businesses, including such companies as ge, siemens, chromaflo technologies, tree top, salt river project, and a us mainline railroad, among many others. there is a lot of confusion and even misinformation around forecasting demand and planning inventory, in part because so many companies implement ad hoc but seemingly reasonable approaches to attemp