Product Suite

Forecast Management
Forecast Management
- Forecast by SKU, cost, item, currencies, margin, country, channel, customer location, etc.
- Drive inventory and safety stock levels according to customer requirements using the Service Level Optimizer
Requirements Planning
Requirements Planning
- Project and correct inventory shortfalls and surpluses on a daily, weekly or monthly basis.
- Create time-phased inventory plans by item, resulting in an optimal inventory level.
Sales & Operations Planning
Sales & Operations Planning
- Identify and solve business issues before they become liabilities
- Track KPIs (key performance indicators), perform gap analysis and optimize sales plans
Retail Planning
Retail Planning
- Allow store-level profiling through cluster methods
- User-defined formulas for identifying performance measures by each retailer
Collaboration
Collaboration
- Automate and manage the information exchange between buyers and sellers
- An event calendar provides a consolidated view of each trading partners' plan
Advanced Planning & Scheduling
Advanced Planning & Scheduling
- Plan across multiple facilities managing critical manufacturing operation constraints
- Accurately predict the materials and resources needed for each job and when it will be completed

Supply Chain Glossary - M

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Supply Chain Glossary - M

material usage variance

The difference between the planned or standard requirements for materials to produce a given item and the actual quantity used for a particular instance of manufacture.