In Summary

Capabilities

Inventory can be optimized as the demand module provides forecasts for upcoming inventory acquisition.
Materials planning for both raw materials and assemblies can by synchronized ensuring optimal receipt and cost reduction.
Sales teams can leverage the demand planning efforts at an aggregate or customer level.
Planning departments can assess financial impact in future accounting periods based on demand plans.
Accounting can assess the necessary ‘spend’ ensuring cost allocation to the appropriate inventory is maintained.

Inventory costs and timing are optimized to demand.
Raw material monitoring and acquisition are timed with demand.
Sales can look at demand to understand performance of their sales force into the future.
Planning departments have visualization into future enterprise performance.
Accounting can generate future cash requirements.