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Summary:
An ERP-supported demand planning ensures that materials and products are available at the right time in the right quantity, without shortages or overstock. Yaveon 365, based on Microsoft Business Central, links all relevant company data, automates planning, and provides concrete action recommendations. The result: transparent processes, reduced manual effort, and high planning reliability in your supply chain.
Material shortages, overstock, or inaccurate forecasts – demand planning determines the efficiency and stability of the entire supply chain. An ERP system like Yaveon 365, built on Microsoft Business Central, simplifies this complex task: It automatically captures demand, reconciles data in real time, and ensures reliable decision-making in procurement and production.
The result: transparent processes, reduced effort, and maximum planning security.
Demand planning determines which materials, raw materials, or products you need, in what quantity, and at what time. In the ERP context, this process is no longer manual but data-driven and integrated. The system connects sales forecasting, inventory levels, open orders, and production data to provide a comprehensive overview. A previously complex and labor-intensive process becomes an automated, continuous operation that accurately reflects current demand and is continuously updated.
A reliable data foundation is the basis of any automated demand planning. Our ERP solution Yaveon 365 consolidates information from all relevant business areas—ranging from inventory levels and pending customer orders to production orders, and planning parameters such as lead times or safety stock.
This integration allows for precise and always up-to-date demand representation. Manual interventions become unnecessary, and misjudgments are minimized.
In Yaveon 365, demand planning is fully automated. The system initially collects all available data, analyzes target and actual inventories, and detects potential shortages early on.
Based on historical data and current planning parameters, the ERP forecasts future demand and provides concrete action recommendations, such as for reorders, production orders, or transfers. Purchasing or production scheduling then reviews and approves the suggestions.
This creates a closed loop of data collection, analysis, and implementation, enhancing both transparency and speed.
Our ERP supports two fundamental methods of demand planning that can be flexibly combined:
In practice, both approaches can be integrated, creating a flexible, precise, and pragmatic planning process that adapts individually to the industry, production method, and company structure.
Automating demand planning provides tangible benefits. You reduce your workload because manual planning is eliminated, with the ERP system working reliably and efficiently in the background.
All demand data is centrally accessible and always up-to-date, significantly enhancing transparency.
You can identify bottlenecks early, avoid overstocking, and reduce storage costs. Planning reliability increases along with process quality, as clear workflows and verified data eliminate potential errors.
With Yaveon 365, you benefit from efficient, cost-optimized demand planning directly in your daily operations without the need for additional tools.
A food manufacturer uses Yaveon 365 to automate raw material demand planning comprehensively. In the past, this required daily Excel reconciliations. Now, the ERP system calculates demand based on production orders, delivery times, and minimum stock levels, creating procurement suggestions.
The result: Material availability is ensured at all times, storage costs decrease by over twenty percent, and potential shortages are identified before they occur. The entire process is digital, transparent, and requires minimal effort.
For automation to reach its full potential, maintaining clean master data, aligning processes, and conducting regular system maintenance are essential. Only up-to-date data can yield precise results.
Equally important is gaining team acceptance: When all team members—from purchasing to production and logistics—understand the system's logic and actively participate, sustainable efficiency emerges. Yaveon partners with you from implementation to continuous optimization.
Demand planning is the core of an efficient supply chain. With an ERP system like Yaveon 365, it transforms from a complex, error-prone task into an automated and intelligent process. You gain planning security, save costs, and lay the foundation for strategic decisions—now and in the future.
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