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Market Presence: Supply Chain Planning Solutions, Supply Chain Network Design Tools

Overview

Product Information on GAINS

Updated 28th October 2022

What is GAINS?

GAINS offers robust, cloud-based supply chain planning software that delivers scalable and innovative solutions businesses need to manage their inventory, optimize profitability, increase service levels, and support their sustainability initiatives. Our offerings include: Demand Planning and Forecasting Inventory Optimization Replenishment Optimization Production Optimization Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP)

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Overall experience with GAINS

Director of Procurement
250M - 500M USD, Manufacturing
FAVORABLE

“A robust planning solution well suited for complex global supply chains. ”

5.0
Jun 26, 2026
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Planning Manager
1B - 3B USD, Hardware
CRITICAL

“Sometimes I wish we only used it for demand planning”

3.0
Sep 25, 2018
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About Company

Company Description

Updated 9th November 2023

At GAINS, we help customers keep their promises by democratizing supply chain planning. The GAINS Supply Chain Performance Optimization Platform helps businesses large and small Move Forward FasterSM with greater agility, resilience, confidence, and sustainability. Helping customers make better decisions, the GAINS AI-driven cloud platform delivers continuous cost and profit optimization via machine learning, proven algorithms, and actionable analytics for global manufacturing, distribution, retail, and service parts/maintenance operations.

Company Details

Updated 26th February 2025
Company type
Private
Year Founded
1971
Head office location
Chicago, United States
Number of employees
51 - 200
Website
http://www.gainsystems.com

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GAINS Reviews and Ratings

4.8

(102 Ratings)

Rating Distribution

5 Star
68%
4 Star
31%
3 Star
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  • Director of Procurement
    50M-1B USD
    Manufacturing
    Review Source

    A robust planning solution well suited for complex global supply chains.

    5.0
    Jun 26, 2026
    My overall experience with GAINS, from the pre-sales process through implantation, has been very positive. During the pre-sales phase, the team took the time to understand our business and tailored demonstrations to show how the platform would improve our demand planning and inventory management processes. Their ability to configure the solution around our specific use case gave us confidence that it would meet our needs. The platform is epically strong in Multi-Echelon inventory optimization (MEIO) space and is will suited for managing the complexities of a global supply chain. Through implementation, the GAINS team remained engaged and collaborative, helping ensure the solution was configured to support our business objectives.
  • Director of Procurement
    50M-1B USD
    Manufacturing
    Review Source

    A robust planning solution well suited for complex global supply chains.

    5.0
    Jun 26, 2026
    My overall experience with GAINS, from the pre-sales process through implantation, has been very positive. During the pre-sales phase, the team took the time to understand our business and tailored demonstrations to show how the platform would improve our demand planning and inventory management processes. Their ability to configure the solution around our specific use case gave us confidence that it would meet our needs. The platform is epically strong in Multi-Echelon inventory optimization (MEIO) space and is will suited for managing the complexities of a global supply chain. Through implementation, the GAINS team remained engaged and collaborative, helping ensure the solution was configured to support our business objectives.
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User Sentiment About GAINS
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GAINS Likes & Dislikes

Like

What I like most about GAINS is the exception-based workflow, which allows our planners to focus on the highest-priority issues instead of reviewing every SKU manually. The platform's capabilities are a significant differentiator, enabling us to optimize inventory across our global supp chain while maintaining service levels. I also appreciate the unlimited user licensing model, which makes it easy to extend access across the organization without additional cost concerns. The user interface is intuitive and easy to navigate, and the platform is highly configurable, allowing it to be tailored to our unique business processes and planning requirements.

Like

What I like most about GAINS is the exception-based workflow, which allows our planners to focus on the highest-priority issues instead of reviewing every SKU manually. The platform's capabilities are a significant differentiator, enabling us to optimize inventory across our global supp chain while maintaining service levels. I also appreciate the unlimited user licensing model, which makes it easy to extend access across the organization without additional cost concerns. The user interface is intuitive and easy to navigate, and the platform is highly configurable, allowing it to be tailored to our unique business processes and planning requirements.

Like

What I like most about GAINS is the exception-based workflow, which allows our planners to focus on the highest-priority issues instead of reviewing every SKU manually. The platform's capabilities are a significant differentiator, enabling us to optimize inventory across our global supp chain while maintaining service levels. I also appreciate the unlimited user licensing model, which makes it easy to extend access across the organization without additional cost concerns. The user interface is intuitive and easy to navigate, and the platform is highly configurable, allowing it to be tailored to our unique business processes and planning requirements.

Dislike

Our environment is complex, and it seems that two years after implementation, I don't feel that the dust has settled. Bugs have created distrust in the system and its recommendations. Some bugs actually do drive bad behavior.

Dislike

Our environment is complex, and it seems that two years after implementation, I don't feel that the dust has settled. Bugs have created distrust in the system and its recommendations. Some bugs actually do drive bad behavior.

Dislike

Our environment is complex, and it seems that two years after implementation, I don't feel that the dust has settled. Bugs have created distrust in the system and its recommendations. Some bugs actually do drive bad behavior.