Software for statistical forecasting, demand planning, and inventory optimization.
SmartForecasts®
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- Create statistical forecasts.
- Apply forecast overrides.
- Measure forecast accuracy.
- Deploy a proven solution quickly.
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Smart Demand Planner™
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- Forecast at multiple levels.
- Import external forecasts.
- Forecast demand by customer.
- Develop a consensus forecast.
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Smart IP&O™
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- All previous features (included).
- Optimize Stocking Policies.
- Predict Service Levels and Inventory KPIs.
- Supply Planning & Reporting.
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Feature Comparison
Uncertainty is expensive.
But with Smart, you’ll be ready for whatever comes next.
- Generate accurate demand forecasts and optimal stocking policies in seconds.
- Know how much is too much and when to add more.
- Understand the cost vs. benefit of each inventory decision.
- Wield inventory as a competitive asset.
- Drive up service levels, and drive down costs.
Testimonials
“Smart is the only one out there that has really licked the intermittent demand modeling challenge. We get accurate information and more importantly at the lowest dollar. Without Smart, I think we would have seen continued growth in our inventory and not necessarily gotten any greater benefit for service.”
“I studied all the best practices from numerous sources and found that Smart’s approach was addressing everything. Smart is helping me save time and automate the inventory planning process, which ultimately is helping me scale our business. We now have a great inventory planning and forecasting process generating measurable value that can be plugged into whatever ERP we choose.”
Chief Executive Officer
“Smart IP&O allowed us to transform our manually maintained stocking levels to a service level-based model that drove significant improvements in fill rates while optimizing total inventory on hand. The accurate forecasts of stocking levels provided fact-based data that allowed us to strategically phase the consolidation effort where warehouse space was at a premium.”
Customers Using our Demand and Inventory Forecasting Software
MRO & Aftermarket Spare Parts
Manufacturing
Distribution
How the Smart IP&O Platform Can Help
Smart IP&O, a Digital Supply Chain Platform
Cloud Native Platform
A single, secure, and scalable native cloud platform with multiple end user Apps that helps you predict accurately, protect against uncertainty, and plan efficiently.
Intermittent Demand Planning
Engineered for intermittent demand, Smart’s field proven methods succeed on even the hardest to forecast, anything but normal, unplannable items.
Automate Supply Chain Decisions
You’ll build automated, exception based plans that adapt and respond to frequently changing business conditions while doing away with time intensive manual planning.
Collaborative Planning
Share collaborative “what if” demand forecasts, inventory policies and develop an authorized consensus plan aligned to achieve business objectives.
Probabilistic Forecasting
Predict a range of outcomes and the probability for each possibility to accurately prescribe risk adjusted stocking policies that optimally balance service levels and cost.
Smart ERP Integrations
Seamlessly integrate with your system of record with an automated bi-directional data exchange that ensures alignment between planning policies and execution.
Pursuing best practices in Demand Forecasting and Inventory Optimization
How to Forecast Spare Parts with Low Usage
What do you do when you are forecasting an intermittently demanded item, such as a spare part, with an average demand of less than one unit per month? Most of the time, the demand is zero, but the part is significant in a business sense; it can’t be ignored and must be forecasted to be sure you have adequate stock.
Six Demand Planning Best Practices You Should Think Twice About
Every field, including forecasting, accumulates folk wisdom that eventually starts masquerading as “best practices.” These best practices are often wise, at least in part, but they often lack context and may not be appropriate for certain customers, industries, or business situations. There is often a catch, a “Yes, but”. This note is about six usually true forecasting precepts that nevertheless do have their caveats.
Confused about AI and Machine Learning?
Are you confused about what is AI and what is machine learning? Are you unsure why knowing more will help you with your job in inventory planning? Don’t despair. You’ll be ok, and we’ll show you how some of whatever-it-is can be useful.
