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1-Inspirage Training - Demantra Overview v2
1-Inspirage Training - Demantra Overview v2
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Network
Design Demand Sensing
Integrated And Shaping
Postponement
Planning Optimization Holistic Preconfigured
Functions Supply Worksheets and
Promise, Workbenches
Planning
Distribute, and
Replenish
Execute to plan
LegacyE
Future * E1 * EBS …
* RP
Deduction and
Advanced Forecasting Promotion Optimization
Settlement Management
Collaborative Planning
Production Scheduling
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Demand Supply
Traditional
Definition of
Supply Chain
Management
supplier
customer
Product
design
Source: AMR Research
partner
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Supply Positioning
• Consider forecast accuracy measures to determine inventory levels
• Postponement optimization
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hierarchies Combined
model
• Forecast tree uses hierarchy to
determine the best levels to
forecast
– For example, start at the
lowest levels in the hierarchy Promotion
Events
and then move up one step at Seasonality
a time.
Causal
Analysis
• Attribute based forecasting Trend
capabilities
• Nodal tuning capabilities
Cyclical Patterns
• Advanced reporting capabilities Outlier
Detection
such as graphs, charts, various
summarization capabilities.
The Oracle APS and Demantra Specialists
Shape Modeling
Activity based shape modeling
• Demantra captures the profile of historical demand over a period of time
• Apply shapes scaled for volume and time to future forecasts
• Alignment of future forecasts shape dictated by Quantity Alignment
Duration specified in another series
• Supported in Demand Planning mode and Promotion Effectiveness mode
Promotion Shape Modeling
• Similar to Activity based shape modeling but in addition considers
promotion attributes
• Available only in PE mode
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Types of levels:
– Items: group data according to characteristics of items
– Locations: group data according to characteristics of
locations
– Combinations: group data according to time-
independent characteristics of item-location combinations
(i.e. Sales Rep)
– Time: group data by sales date
– Promotions: group data according to characteristics of
Promotions including Item, Location and Time
– Settlements: group data according to characteristics of
Settlements including Item, Location and Time
Graph
Member
Browser
Activity
Details
Notes and
Attachments
Embedded
Worksheet
Status Bar
• Web-based
• Not accessible to most end users
• Used to define and run workflows