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What is Smart Demand Planner?

The Smart Demand Planner™, an innovative tool for demand planning and statistical forecasting, is part of Smart's Inventory Planning and Optimization platform, known as Smart IP&O. This tool, which utilizes the SmartForecasts® Engine, merges strategic forecasting across various levels of a product hierarchy with detailed forecasts for the specific item mix, enhancing overall forecast precision. It lays a robust and unbiased groundwork for your sales and operations planning (S&OP) processes. The collaborative workbench feature of Smart Demand Planner enables forecast overrides, allowing authorized users to apply, import, review, and approve the consensus plan effectively. Furthermore, the system allows for the measurement of forecast accuracy, ensuring that the most reliable predictions are provided for both aggregate data and item-specific levels. As a result, this tool significantly streamlines sales planning, budgeting, production scheduling, ordering, and inventory management. By integrating collaborative efforts, it fosters a more cohesive approach to demand planning across teams.

What is FlowVision ION?

Inventory management cannot be treated as a task that can be ignored once established, as the preferences of customers and the needs of the business are always in flux. Consequently, it is essential to have an adaptable system that can modify inventory levels in response to changing demand patterns. ION excels in this regard by analyzing real-time demand trends to establish the optimal inventory levels necessary for each day. Its intuitive workflow provides planners with actionable insights that are easy to understand, thereby significantly reducing their workload. The system effectively highlights items that need attention and presents them in a visual format, allowing planners to make quick decisions regarding reorder points. Additionally, the transition of purchasing needs from planners to buyers is executed smoothly, which enhances operational efficiency. ION also takes into account various critical factors such as minimum order quantities (MOQ), lead times, package sizes, and existing backlogs in the supply chain. By equipping buyers with all relevant data, it empowers them to make informed decisions effectively. This holistic methodology not only simplifies processes but also boosts the overall effectiveness of inventory management while ensuring that businesses can respond promptly to market changes. In an ever-evolving business landscape, having such a robust inventory management system is invaluable for maintaining a competitive edge.

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Integrations Supported

Epicor Kinetic
Infor CloudSuite Business
JD Edwards EnterpriseOne
Microsoft Dynamics 365
NetSuite
NetSuite CRM
Oracle APEX
Oracle BPM Suite
Oracle CPQ
SAP Access Control
SAP Analytics Cloud
SAP BPC
Sage 300
Sage X3
Smart Inventory Planning & Optimization

Integrations Supported

Microsoft Dynamics GP
Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP
SAP ERP
SYSPRO ERP
Visibility ERP

API Availability

API Availability

Pricing Information

Pricing not provided

Pricing Information

Pricing not provided

Supported Platforms

SaaS
Android
iPhone
iPad
Windows
Mac
Linux

Supported Platforms

SaaS

Customer Service / Support

Standard Support
Web-Based Support

Customer Service / Support

Standard Support
24 Hour Support
Web-Based Support

Training Options

Documentation Hub
Webinars
Online Training
On-Site Training

Training Options

Documentation Hub
Webinars
Online Training

Company Facts

Organization Name

Smart Software

Date Founded

1981

Company Location

United States

Company Website

smartcorp.com

Company Facts

Organization Name

FlowVision

Date Founded

1998

Company Location

United States

Company Website

flowvision.com/what-we-do/software/ion-inventory-optimization-network/

Categories and Features

Demand Planning

Data Visualization
Historical Reporting
Inventory Optimization
Planned vs Actual Tracking
Promotions Management
Sales Forecasting
Supply Forecasting

Sales Planning

Not specified

Categories and Features

Inventory Management

Inventory Optimization
Manufacturing Inventory Management
Reorder Management
Reporting/Analytics
Supplier Management
Warehouse Management

Supply Chain Management

Demand Planning
Electronic Data Interchange
Inventory Management
Supplier Management
Warehouse Management

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