{"id":118,"date":"2019-05-21T23:20:24","date_gmt":"2019-05-21T23:20:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.optware.com\/?page_id=118"},"modified":"2019-05-30T01:24:05","modified_gmt":"2019-05-30T01:24:05","slug":"product-mix","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.optware.com\/services-solutions\/product-mix\/","title":{"rendered":"Product Mix"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"118\" class=\"elementor elementor-118\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-703f0e40 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"703f0e40\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-79fc301b\" 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question that they desired to answer was: \u00a0\u201cWhat is the most profitable product mix?\u201d \u00a0It was clear to the group that they needed more than a spreadsheet.<\/p><p>The management team turned to\u00a0<em>Optware Solutions<\/em>\u00a0for assistance. \u00a0<em>Optware<\/em>\u00a0has many years of modeling experience in manufacturing environments. \u00a0The\u00a0<em>Optware<\/em>\u00a0team quickly determined what data was needed to populate the\u00a0<em>Optware System<\/em>\u00a0which is driven by linear programming technology (LP). \u00a0Within a matter of weeks the system was giving valuable direction as to what mix of components should be purchased and which products are most profitable to manufacture. \u00a0The sales team made a determined effort to seek buyers for the new products. \u00a0Initial results showed a dramatic financial improvement. \u00a0Red ink turned to black as the LP model acted like a compass pinpointing out hidden profits. \u00a0<strong>Cost savings 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