Supply & Demand Planning
Achieve profitability while meeting omnichannel customer demand, without over- or under-stocking.
How SAS Delivers Supply & Demand Planning
SAS provides a highly automated, fully integrated supply and demand planning solution that breaks down traditional barriers between planning steps, transforming planning into a continuous, flexible process.
Small-, medium- or large-scale forecasting
- Automatically generate statistically driven, weighted consensus forecasts.
- Monitor forecast performance to understand value added or lost at each step.
- Use time-series forecasting to build models that reflect your business realities.
Demand sensing & shaping
- Visually analyze demand data to spot patterns and insights related to sales, shipments, pricing, promotions, etc.
- Evaluate sales history and plan for future events – new products, locations, channel introduction – using what-if scenario analysis.
- Measure the effect of sales and marketing strategies on consumer demand using multitiered causal analysis.
Inventory optimization
- Gain near-real-time insight into supply and demand dynamics so you can avoid under- or over-stocking.
- Calculate optimal inventory policies using multiechelon optimization with state-of-the-art simulation.
- Use predictive modeling and what-if analysis to find out how different variables will affect the supply/demand balance.
Discover how supply and demand planning solutions from SAS use machine learning, automation and optimization to help you ensure the right level of product is available to cover demand across all channels.
SAS® Software Used
How does a large denim wholesaler and retailer predict and plan for demand?
SAS helped the wholesaler/retailer:
- Boost sales and gross margins.
- Improve SKU mix and increase shipments to key accounts.
- Cluster trade areas based on profitable products.
- Create a better customer experience by supporting localized omnichannel demand.
- Increase revenue, boost profitability and improve the customer experience.
How does a US clothing company with the largest intimates assortment maximize inventory to meet demand, while minimizing risk?
SAS helped the clothing company:
- Generate more accurate demand forecasts.
- Shape demand to drive customer behavior.
- Automate the financial forecasting process.
- Produce accurate demand plans for new fashion items.
SAS® Software Used
How does a multinational retailer that operates hypermarkets, discount department stores and grocery stores fulfill e-commerce orders to reduce shipping costs and offer in-store pickup?
SAS helped the multinational corporation:
- Establish a multichannel presence that combines online shopping ease with the advantages of a physical store presence.
- Focus on better customer service, offering a variety of pickup and delivery options.
- Use innovative machine learning, forecasting and analytics technologies to better serve customers.
- Work in an open platform while supporting scalability of the world’s largest global retail enterprise.
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