Demand Planning
How PLAIO calculates the demand signal, generates baseline forecasts, and propagates planner adjustments downstream.
In PLAIO, demand planning produces a calculated demand signal over time that is the foundation for all downstream planning. The signal is calculated per product and time period, traceable across planning stages, and directly linked to supply outcomes.
PLAIO calculates demand from:
All inputs are aligned to a common time granularity so calculations stay consistent. Planners see these values in Demand Planner views and in SKU-level or aggregated demand tables.
PLAIO generates multiple forecasts — your market forecast, a benchmark forecast, and AI forecasting models that analyse historical demand patterns. These represent the system’s calculated expectation of future demand before any manual adjustment. Planners can inspect forecast types over time in forecast views, period-by-period detail, and charts.
Forecasts are evaluated across multiple horizons — 1-month, 3-month, and 6-month outlooks — so performance is assessed in a way that reflects real planning lead times.
Performance evaluation is calculated per horizon, can be analysed per SKU, and separates accuracy from systematic bias. The metrics appear in Demand Planner views alongside forecast-versus-actual-sales visualisations. See Forecasting Approach & Performance Evaluation for the full methodology.
Planners apply demand adjustments that sit on top of the baseline forecast. When demand is adjusted:
This keeps the boundary between calculated demand and planner input transparent, through editable demand columns, comparison views, and scenario-based demand views.
Planners can trace demand from finished products down to components. Any change to demand is reflected immediately in inventory projections and supply order calculations.
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