ThroughPut Inc., a provider of supply chain planning software, has entered into a technology partnership with Project44, a supply chain visibility software and analytics company. ThroughPut said the partnership will allow businesses to use the Project44 platform's purchase order and sales data to sense and predict demand at a local level. They will also be able to audit material flow to seek out efficiencies, and help ensure on-time, in-full deliveries at a supplier and product level.

"Partnering with Project44 allows us access to true lead-time data, which complements how we recalculate material and inventory needs from a demand-change perspective," said Ali Raza, chief executive officer of ThroughPut Inc. "This is the vital missing link in so many planning systems today — which have consequently either overshot or undershot inventory estimates.”