Turn volatile demand into one feasible plan.
Balance demand, materials, inventory and capacity before purchasing and the shop floor execute.
Forecasts live in spreadsheets, teams plan from different numbers, and shortages surface after orders are already late.
Forecasts, available stock, open orders and plant capacity sit on one board, so a planner can try a scenario and see immediately where it breaks. Shortages are ranked by their impact on customer orders, and only an approved plan moves on to purchasing and the shop floor.
Each capability resolves an operating constraint.
One-number S&OP
How: Reconcile demand, supply, inventory and finance for the S&OP cycle.
Demand forecasting
How: Create a statistical baseline, then capture accountable planner overrides.
Multi-level MRP
How: Net material demand through BOMs, availability, lead times and open supply.
DRP & replenishment
How: Plan transfers and replenishment across the warehouse network.
Capacity planning
How: Test load against available capacity before releasing the plan.
Scenarios & exceptions
How: Compare alternatives and prioritize shortages that need a decision.
Forecasting & S&OP
Demand forecasting
How: Models seasonality, promotions and each channel's real sales history.
Sales & operations planning
How: One agreed number across sales, supply and finance.
Scenarios and simulation
How: Compare options before committing: demand spike, material shortage, price change.
Material & capacity planning
MRP — material requirements
How: Explodes demand through the BOM against stock, open orders and lead times.
CRP — capacity planning
How: Balances machine and labour load against the calendar and shows the bottleneck.
DRP — multi-site distribution
How: Replenishment plans between central, regional and outlet stock.
Tracking & correction
Forecast accuracy
How: Measures forecast against actual so the model is tuned each period.
Exception alerts
How: Surfaces only what needs a decision: late supply, overload, stock below threshold.
Versioned plan sign-off
How: Approved plans are retained for later comparison, never overwritten.
Roll out in three steps.
Discover & configure
Agree scope, data and approvals around the real operating process.
Migrate & integrate
Load foundation data and connect related modules on one data layer.
Enable & operate
Pilot, train users and go live with the agreed support plan.
The full cycle: Forecast demand → Hand off to execution.
- Forecast demand & firm orders
- Planning period · balancing point
- Available capacity
The master schedule is where demand meets capacity: firm orders and forecast sit side by side, so when something has to be cut it is cut on evidence rather than by whoever speaks loudest in the meeting.
Use AI for earlier signals and better decisions.
Suggest a forecast baseline and flag anomalous demand shifts.
Rank exceptions by impact on customer orders and inventory.
Propose demand–supply scenarios for planner review.
Without an agent the work does not disappear — it moves onto a person.
It only starts when somebody remembers it and finds the time to sit down with it.
The business event starts it, not somebody's memory.
When you build a planning scenario
To learn where things stand you ask a colleague to check, then to export a report.
Ask in your own words; the answer comes off the numbers already in the system.
“Will next month's plan exceed what the plant can make?”
Your strongest people spend the day on the same reconciliation as last week.
The repetitive half runs inside the permissions you granted; the decisions still stop with you.
for you to review
Agents in this module
They sit on the very data layer above — and run inside the caller’s permissions.
Data flows straight to the other modules — no re-entry.
Every step shares source data, access controls and an audit trail.
Common questions.
Does Planning replace MES?+
No. Planning decides what and when to produce; MES schedules and records shop-floor execution.
Does Planning create purchase orders?+
It creates approved requirements and proposals. Purchasing still owns RFQs, POs and supplier execution.
Can teams compare S&OP scenarios?+
Yes. Planners can vary demand, capacity, lead time and inventory assumptions before approval.
Which data drives MRP and DRP?+
BOMs, available inventory, open orders, lead times, the warehouse network and production calendars.
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