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MEIO

AI-Driven Multi-Echelon Inventory Optimization (MEIO) Software for Enterprises

Multi-Echelon Inventory Optimization (MEIO) on the o9 Digital Brain enables organizations to set, deploy, and continuously adjust inventory targets across the end-to-end network.

Amorepacific Corporation
Anheuser-Busch InBev
Asian Paints
Berger Paints India Limited
Blue Buffalo
Canadian Tire
Caterpillar
Citizen Watch America
Comcast
Crocs
Deckers Brands
Amorepacific Corporation
Anheuser-Busch InBev
Asian Paints
Berger Paints India Limited
Blue Buffalo
Canadian Tire
Caterpillar
Citizen Watch America
Comcast
Crocs
Deckers Brands
Amorepacific Corporation
Anheuser-Busch InBev
Asian Paints
Berger Paints India Limited
Blue Buffalo
Canadian Tire
Caterpillar
Citizen Watch America
Comcast
Crocs
Deckers Brands

UNLOCKING BILLIONS IN VALUE FOR CLIENTS IN 30+ INDUSTRIES

Key Differentiators

Why Leaders Choose o9’s MEIO Software

Traditional inventory planning focuses on individual warehouses or stocking points. MEIO shifts the perspective to the entire network.

By optimizing inventory decisions across multiple echelons — suppliers, in-transit stock, distribution centers, and downstream nodes — organizations can place inventory where it delivers the greatest service impact at the lowest total cost.

  • End-to-End Inventory Visibility

    Planners can consider in-transit inventory and Tier 1 and Tier 2 supplier availability when confirming orders or releasing production. This enables earlier action, shorter cycle times, and better use of inventory already in motion.

  • Shelf-Life and Aging-Aware Optimization

    o9 uniquely integrates shelf-life, freshness, and aging risk into inventory optimization and order confirmation. This is especially critical in industries such as food & beverage, life sciences, and consumer products, where obsolescence directly impacts profitability and sustainability.

  • Scenario Planning for Inventory Risk

    MEIO enables planners to simulate scenarios such as demand surges, supplier delays, or transportation disruptions.
    The impact on inventory levels, service performance, and cost is visible immediately, allowing organizations to proactively adjust policies rather than reacting after service failures occur.

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Examples of Business Value
Achieved with o9

Food & Beverage

  • Maintained accurate, real-time inventory visibility, using data-driven forecasting to predict demand.

    60%Reduction in Stock-Outs

  • By rolling out demand planning, supply network planning, multi-echelon inventory optimisation and reverse logistics capabilities.

    +53%Decrease in Inventory Losses

  • Touchless planning - the ability of systems to generate plans that require minimal human intervention.

    70-90%Touchless Planning Adoption

  • Forecast accuracy improved by more than 11 percentage points to 87%, and service levels have reached 99.5%.

    +11%Forecast Accuracy
ANALYST REPORT

2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Supply Chain Planning Solutions: Discrete Industries Report

o9 has been named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Supply Chain Solutions for Discrete Industries based on its comprehensive supply chain planning capabilities.

ANALYST REPORT

2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Supply Chain Planning Solutions: Process Industries Report

o9 has been named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Supply Chain Solutions for Process Industries based on its comprehensive supply chain planning capabilities.

what customers say

Driving Real
Enterprise Value

"We really wanted to invest in a platform that gave us end-to-end capabilities and was able to kind of link the full planning journey together. We met with a lot of partners, ultimately we selected o9 for the ability that we thought to have one platform to cover the end-to-end. "

Michael Kress

Global VP, Supply Chain planning, AB InBev

The Estee Lauder Companies Inc.

"We had a significant reduction in expedited costs. Our target was 4 to 6 million dollars. And we achieved close to 9 million dollars…"

Jay Koganti

Vice President of Supply Chain COE

Anheuser-Busch InBev

"I believe that companies that can master the ability to collect data and leverage it right through models and embed it in their business are the ones that will win."

David Almeida

Chief Strategy & Technology Officer

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FAQ MEIO

Multi-Echelon Inventory Optimization determines optimal inventory levels across multiple stages of the supply chain, considering demand variability, lead times, and service targets at the network level.