Demand planning

Accurately predict demand to understand sales trends and improve collaborative demand planning processes that directly influence and optimize supply chain operations.

Provide the products your customers want, when and where they want them

Ensure demand planning accuracy with advanced forecasting algorithms

Easily generate forecasts by selecting parameters to use different data sets and a mix of traditional and machine learning-based algorithms. Generate baseline demand planning forecasts by item, location, and channel. Handle outliers by applying different masking techniques.

• ARIMA
• SES
• Holt-Winter’s Exponential Smoothing
• Croston’s
• Facebook Prophet
• SVR
• Ensemble
• Best fit

Align forecasts through collaboration

Strategically developed on Deposco’s Bright Suite platform, Bright Forecast demand forecasting software allows demand planning professionals to efficiently generate, review, and share forecasts. Using a common platform that spans supply chain planning and execution, Bright Forecast facilitates collaboration including an approval system with notes and comments functionality. So users can set which forecasts have been reviewed and approved and which forecasts require more attention.

Use comprehensive historical data for accurate forecast results

Leverage existing item historical data stored within Deposco’s Bright Suite applications to quickly generate forecasts. Alternatively, import custom datasets using the Forecast Dataset tool, which supports multiple data types, making it quick and easy to start forecasting.

Avoid item stock-outs and excessive inventory

Using the events happening in the entire supply chain, demand forecasting software empowers planning teams to forecast accurately while gaining valuable and actionable insights into operational data and sales trends. This improves user productivity, inventory management, and understanding of demand drivers and item performance, increasing your revenue opportunities.