Demand Planning Software: Forecast Planning Technology - e2open

Plan more accurately than ever, faster than ever

Understand, anticipate, and shape demand using automation and machine learning algorithms that let you create the most accurate forecasts possible. Manage demand by engaging colleagues, customers, channels, and other stakeholders. The result: an efficient process for unifying your organization around an accurate demand plan.

Traditional demand planning is limited

Getting accurate information from multiple data sources is an uphill battle

Getting demand right is essential for providing incredible service while minimizing costs. Yet traditional demand planning based on sales history and manually adjusted modeling parameters is both limited and inaccurate. It also leaves new data sources and science out of the equation when these could further improve accuracy and speed.

Understand, anticipate, and shape demand

E2open Demand Planning considers multiple demand signals and uses machine learning to generate more accurate forecasts than traditional time-series methods.

Improve planning accuracy

Machine learning algorithms generate highly accurate forecasts for all products and key components.

Increase efficiency

By automating demand planning, planners can spend more time on strategic issues instead of routine tasks.

Efficiently integrate data sources

You can easily include multiple internal and external data sources, including ERP systems, as well as downstream and casual data.

Enable attach rate planning

Forecast customer-specific product configurations and plan for base models and components.

Collaborate with stakeholders

Cross-functional internal collaboration that includes sales, marketing, finance, and supply chain lets you plan more efficiently.

Automate processes

Essential processes like network realignment, promotion pacing, account team collaboration, and model tuning are all streamlined.

Resources

[Suite Profiles
**Planning Application Suite**

Confidently take the next step forward to better plan your business. Wherever you are in your supply chain journey, e2open’s strategic platform has the breadth to meet your immediate needs and the depth to grow with you.

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[Data Sheets
**Demand Sensing**

Estimating aggregated demand months in advance is an established practice, but accurately predicting customer orders over a time horizon of several weeks is next to impossible without advanced data science.

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[Data Sheets
**Demand Planning**

Supply chain management begins with demand planning, and getting demand right is essential for maximizing service and revenue while minimizing costs. Using automation and machine learning algorithms, e2open’s Demand Planning application creates the most accurate forecasts possible. Organizations can then understand, anticipate, and shape demand by engaging all stakeholders in a collaborative process.

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[White Papers
**AI Buyer’s Guide: Setting the Record Straight**

With AI technology now mainstream across industries, supply chain leaders face an overwhelming marketplace of options, each claiming to deliver transformation. Our comprehensive buyer’s guide helps you navigate this complex landscape to identify AI technology that delivers measurable business value.

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-5%

Improvement in long-term forecast accuracy

50--37%

Reduction in planning cycle times

3--3%

Margin improvement

Plan with greater accuracy and efficiency

Improve your forecast accuracy while streamlining the entire demand management process.