Optimity's software supports Supply Chain Planning for companies across the globe. Their software is designed to model the entire supply chain and identify the best, most profitable plan.

Optimity’s collaborative platform brings together all stakeholders for collaborative planning, aiming to enable clear decision-making that considers all the constraints, challenges and complexity. It can be used to deal with the uncertainty and continuously refine and test the plan, right up to the moment of execution. Optimity ultimately provides control and accuracy so that the user's planning will become a driver for growth and competitive differentiation.

Various focus areas of Optimity software are:

Demand Planning

Expert Selection identifies the best forecasting algorithm
Product phase-in/out and supersession management
Machine Learning for external data processing
Advanced promotion planning
Detection of trends, shifting demand, and seasonality
Workflows for collaborative forecasting and approvals
Exception-based planning
User-configurable dashboards
Integration to S&OP
Slice-and-dice analysis of forecast data
Outlier, intermittent, and abnormal demand detection
Forecast adjustments at any level (top-down, bottom-up, middle-out)
Integration to existing systems and data sources
Forecast confidence bands calculation

Production Planning

Interactive Gantt chart with drag-and-drop scheduling
Multiple scheduling methods, incl. Forward Finite, TOC, and JIT
Configurable planning and performance dashboards
Real-time alerts
Flexible time horizons and planning levels
Instant re-scheduling
Sequence optimization to minimize changeover time
Dynamic pegging of all dependencies
Automatic order prioritization
What-if scenario analysis
Production workbench for manual adjustments

Distribution Planning

End-to-end distribution network optimization
Exception-based planning approach with real-time alerts
Forward visibility of all inventory positions and movements
Inventory re-allocation management
Automatic prioritization and allocation management
Substitution management
An integral part of the S&OP solution
What-if scenario analysis

Supply Planning

End-to-end supply planning and optimization
One solution for sourcing, purchasing, production, inventory, and distribution planning
Built-in Machine Learning capabilities
Purchase planning and optimization
Sourcing network optimization
Supplier risk analysis and management
Digital Twin including all business rules, costs, and constraints
Constraint-based production planning and scheduling
Safety stock and replenishment optimization
What-if scenario analysis
Automated demand prioritization, inventory allocation, and redistribution
Real-time alerts with drill-down to the problem root cause
Optimized inventory pre-build plans

Inventory Optimization

Dynamic safety stock optimization
Profit optimization based on total inventory cost
Cost of lost sales included in the optimization
Service level optimization
Replenishment quantity and frequency optimization
Time-phased safety stock based on seasonal variations
Cash constraints
Integration with existing systems
Dynamic alerts and exception handling with instant drill-down
What-if simulation and multiple supply scenario analysis

Sales & Operations Planning

One plan and one set of numbers for all S&OP stakeholders
Demand and supply planning in one profit optimization model
Integrated finite capacity production planning and scheduling
Machine learning support for Event and Promotion management
Collaborative forecasting automatically factors in trends and seasonality
Aggregate forecasts for strategic and network capacity plans and budgets
Integrates all stages of the S&OP cycle
Management by exception with real-time alerts
Value and volume planning across all planning horizons
Promotion feasibility and profitability analysis
Drill-down to the required level of detail
Personalized system views and dashboards
User access control at both functional and data level

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