Audience
Demand planning, demand planning, forecast analysts, inventory planners and staff responsible for leading demand, production and material planning. Ideal for sharing and reviewing plans with senior executives, who may view and adjust forecasts and inventory plans at a family or group level.
About Smart Demand Planner
Smart Demand Planner™ is a consensus demand planning and statistical forecasting solution available on Smart’s Inventory Planning and Optimization Platform, Smart IP&O. Smart Demand Planner, powered by the SmartForecasts® Engine, aligns strategic business forecasting at any level of your product hierarchy with granular forecasts of the item mix to improve forecast accuracy. It provides a statistically sound, objective foundation for your sales and operations planning process (S&OP). Smart Demand Planner’s collaborative workbench enables forecast overrides to be applied, imported, reviewed, and approved by authorized users driving the consensus plan. Forecast accuracy is measured, helping ensure that the best possible forecast is delivered to the business at both the aggregate and item mix levels. The result is more efficient sales planning, budgeting, production scheduling, ordering, and inventory planning.
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Smart Software
Founded: 1981
United States
smartcorp.com
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Smart Demand Planner Frequently Asked Questions
Smart Demand Planner Product Features
Demand Planning
Data Visualization
Historical Reporting
Inventory Optimization
Planned vs Actual Tracking
Promotions Management
Sales Forecasting
Supply Forecasting
Capacity Planning
Product Introduction Planning
Replenishment Management
