S&OP - Sales Planning

Additional features

System-Supported Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) Workflow

Provides a structured, software-backed process for demand and sales planning, which then forms the crucial foundation for subsequent S&OP stages like purchasing and production capacity dimensioning.

Secure & Plannable Demand Transparency

Continuously compares supply and demand to offer reliable and predictable visibility into the demand situation, clearly indicating where, when, what, and how much is needed.

Integrated Forecasting Procedures

Facilitates planning decisions through built-in forecasting that intelligently considers product life cycles, specific market nuances, and historical seasonal trends.

Flexible Planning Structures

Offers high adaptability to various sales structures, planning hierarchies, and extensive product varieties, making it suitable for mass products within complex supply networks.

Volume Planning Support

Specifically aids in forecasting and managing the quantity of products to be sold.

Equipment Planning Support

Assists in planning the necessary equipment and resources required for production based on sales forecasts.

Forecasts for Individual Product Characteristics

Enables detailed forecasting down to specific attributes or features of individual products.

Forecasts for Special Product Combinations

Supports the ability to generate forecasts for unique product bundles or configurations.

Intelligent Production Ordering

Helps achieve ideal market stock levels by guiding intelligent production orders, optimizing both inventory quantity and product mix.

Maximized Production Efficiency

Facilitates optimal resource allocation and adaptation of working time models to achieve the highest possible efficiency in production planning.

Improved Logistics Planning

Provides better forecasting capabilities, enabling more accurate planning for required capacities at every point in the supply chain.

Enhanced Overall Business Decisions

Improves strategic decision-making for an integrated optimum across sales, production, warehouse, and logistics planning.

Trend Analysis

Includes functionality to identify, analyze, and leverage sales trends for more informed planning.

Reference Application

Offers tools for referencing historical data or specific benchmarks to refine current planning.

Reporting Functionality

Enables the generation of various reports to present planning data and insights.

Scenario Simulation & Comparison

Allows planners to create, evaluate, and compare multiple planning scenarios within a dedicated simulation environment for rapid adjustments and robust decision-making.

High-Quality Sales Forecast with Direct Actual Integration

Ensures the accuracy and reliability of sales forecasts by directly integrating actual sales data.

Consistent Planning Status

Guarantees a synchronized and consistent planning status across all phases of the planning process.

Consideration of Product Structures

Integrates detailed product structures into all planning phases for comprehensive and accurate demand-driven planning.

Intelligent Distribution, Logistics, and Production Plan

Provides a cohesive and intelligent plan that integrates distribution, logistics, and production for strategic, collaborative decision-making.

Dashboards

Offers visual dashboards to provide key performance indicators and insights at a glance for planners.

Business Intelligence (BI) Functionality

Incorporates BI capabilities to support planners with a broad information base and deeper analytical insights.

External Data Source Integration

Supports the connection and integration of data from various external sources to enrich the information base for planning.

Cloud-Native SaaS Solution

Delivered as a modern Software-as-a-Service solution, leveraging cloud technology for accessibility, scalability, and ease of deployment.

In-Memory Technology (Implied)

Utilizes underlying in-memory technology for high-speed data processing and real-time analytics.

Real-time Supply Chain Visibility (Implied)

Designed to provide real-time visibility into the supply chain, enhancing responsiveness.

Multi-Dimensional Analysis (Implied)

Capable of analyzing data across multiple dimensions for granular insights.

User Experience (UX) Focus (Implied)

Emphasizes a user-friendly design to optimize planner interaction.

What-if Analysis (Implied)

Supports "what-if" scenario planning to explore potential outcomes of different decisions.

Volume Planning

Specifically focuses on the quantities of products to be planned and produced.

Integration with Demand Capacity Management

Can be combined with flexis' Demand Capacity Management solution for enhanced efficiency in balancing demand and supply.

Integration with Order Slotting

Can be combined with flexis' Order Slotting solution for improved efficiency in production scheduling and sequencing.