Overview

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SAP Integrated Business Planning for

demand is an end to end demand

planning engine, combining

“traditional” mid-to long term

planning based on statistical methods

with the possibility to run more

accurate demand sensing models to

improve your forecast accuracy for

your short term planning horizon.

The solution combines automated,

exception-based planning processes as well as manual planning capabilities, powered by the speed of SAP HANA, and based on a user-friendly Microsoft Excel interface.

 

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The process

The demand planning process involves the following.

 

1. Identification and correction of Outliers in sales history.

2. Generation of Statistical forecast based on sales history.

3. Refinement of forecast based on consensus demand planning process.

4. Release of forecast to Supply planning and Inventory optimization.

5. Refinement of short term forecast via demand sensing