Demand Planning LLC

Demand Planning LLC provides consulting, solutions and training in Demand Planning, Sales Forecasting, Integrated Business Planning (IBP) and S&OP/Value Chain Planning. We specialize in bringing together best practices, modeling and predictive analytics working with your enterprise software tools.

• Diagnostic and Design - We help companies roll out best practices in demand management and S&OP. Study your planning process in the context of your business model and best-in-class practices and develop business processes and implementation. More..
• Usability consulting - Transform your Enterprise tool to be more usable and planner-friendly including model tuning and detailed on-site training. Recent success stories include Pepsi, Honeywell, and Jack Daniels. Consulting | SCM Tuning
• Demand Planning for S&OP Workshop : Boston, MA  More...
• Certified Analyst in Demand Planning: Boston, MA  More...
• Covid-19 Response from Valititude / Demand Planning Net More...
Model Tuning - SAP APO Implementation - Client Testimonials

What is Demand Planning?
Demand Planning as a discipline is the the art and science of planning customer demand to provide visibility into the future for better corporate planning and supply chain execution. Demand Planning starts with a solid statistical forecast and adds intelligence through consensus process.  The process model for implementing Demand Planning encompasses essentially nine steps. 
Read about the Demand Planning Process Model in our consulting pages. 

Forecasting Vs Planning
While some may argue that Sales should not play a role in demand planning, it is important to recognize that their actions and planning can significantly impact the accuracy of demand forecasts. Sales has the power to shape the outcome of demand planning through their behavior and planning. Therefore, it is crucial to involve Sales in the demand planning process to ensure that their insights and input are taken into consideration. Read more. 

PLANVIDA - An Intelligent SCM Cloud Suite by Valtitude
Are you still using the conservative approach like Excel and ERPs for your Demand Planning process? Since demand planning is a key process that can provide stability to the supply chain amidst turbulent and volatile market conditions, it is crucial to choose the right tool for forecasting - a tool that not only utilizes historical data but also analyzes market intelligence to bring out a better estimate of demand. Read more. 

Are you IBP ready?
A quick three week engagement to assess your organizational readiness for implementing IBP.If you are a company with a well established SAP APO Process, what are the steps necessary for conversion from APO to SAP IBP? Read More...

SAP SCM APO End to End Support
We provide outsourced planning support our clients using the SAP APO landscape. Valtitude / DPLLC capabilities and offerings in SAP SCM applications. Read More...

SAP SCM Implementation or Re-Implementation
If you are looking for an SAP SCM implementation or re-implementation, our implementation offering includes model tuning and training as well. Read More...

Download white paper on Top 10 Best Practices in Demand Planning and Sales Forecasting
In this white paper will walk you through the best practices necessary to improve demand planning and create supply chain efficiencies. Read More...

Calculating And Reporting Forecast Accuracy
Is calculating and reporting forecast accuracy becoming a daunting task every month? DemandPlanning.Net provides a user-friendly tool that is highly customizable to your data model and creates analyzable reports using Power BI platform with dashboard capabilities. All the metrics required are already built into this software/ reports. Learn more about PlanVida and Contact US free trial of the Planvida Analytics platform

Forecast Reconciliation
Learn more about forecast reconciliation in a Sales Forecasting process or a business forecasting exercise.

Blogs
Follow our Blog to catch up on the latest advances in forecasting and S&OP at the Forecastingblog.com
Mark Chockalingam's Personal Blog on Investments, Business Planning and Strategy: www.Chockalingam.com

Popular Acronyms
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