Vuealta Demand Planning

Vuealta Demand Planning is a solution designed to streamline the planning process and generate accurate demand forecasts. According to the vendor, this software is aimed at Supply Chain Managers, Demand Planners, Sales and Marketing Managers, Operations Managers, and Finance Managers in various industries. The key features of Vuealta Demand Planning, as claimed by the vendor, include:

Statistical Forecasting: The vendor states that Vuealta's Statistical Forecasting Engine utilizes 20 industry forecasting methods to generate an optimal forecast. It incorporates best-fit and outlier management technology, allowing for parameter adjustments and historical data corrections.

Product Lifecycle Management: According to the vendor, Vuealta's PLM analyzes an organization's product portfolio by demand and sales, enabling the phasing out of products through End-of-Life or Product Chaining functions. It also facilitates the modeling of new products as actual or temporary items with predefined or user-created launch profiles.

Marketing Planning: The vendor claims that Vuealta's Marketing feature allows for aggregate-level planning over a longer planning horizon, considering macro-economic data and monetizing plans. It automatically disaggregates plans to the detail level for near-time reference and consumption, and efficiently plans bundles and included products with Bundle Management.

Trade Promotion Management: According to the vendor, Vuealta's TPM offers robust functionality for managing the lifecycle of promotions. Users can define promotions based on organizational policies, and these promotions are incorporated into the planning process for visibility and adjustment. They are also monetized to understand revenue and margin impact, as well as spend liabilities and post-promotion results.

Commercial Planning: The vendor states that Vuealta's Commercial Planning enables account managers to capture product/customer forecasts or pipeline opportunities, which are then monetized by an ASP or List Price. The commercial plan, based on the statistical forecast, can include promotions and is published to Demand Planning for consideration in the overall demand plan.

Demand Planning: According to the vendor, Vuealta's Demand Planning provides visibility of statistical, product, marketing, and sales forecasts, considering both independent and bundle-dependent demand. It offers performance metrics to aid the demand planner in developing an effective demand plan.

Consensus Demand Planning: The vendor claims that Vuealta's Consensus Demand Planning facilitates a collaborative planning process by generating a Statistical Forecast as a baseline. Contributors provide their respective forecasts, which are collectively reviewed and measured in the consensus planning process, with the Annual Operating Plan (AOP) as a reference.