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When a customer threatens to delist or service drops below 90% and panic sets in.
A visible, stable planning philosophy to remove customer replenishment guesswork for UK consumer goods suppliers between £10- £350m.
"Massive thanks for the absolutely amazing job.
A demand planning system that is truly beyond expectations! A real game changer."
Michael Halpin CEO, Craftis
Does this apply to my business?
A quick self-check for prospects
Consumer-demand-led planning tends to pay back most where:
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You sell through retailers or distributors and can see (or buy) sell-out / POS / depletion data.
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Demand is promotion-heavy or volatile and your forecast fights that volatility.
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You carry more finished-goods inventory than you’d like yet still get availability gaps.
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Supplier–customer conversations are arguments about orders, not shared views of demand.
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It tends to pay back least where you:
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make to order,
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sit several tiers from the shelf, or
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have small, stable ranges with short lead times
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Imagine the clarity of knowing your planning is aligned with consumer sales and your customer's projected on hand inventory is visible weeks into the future, well beyond your lead time horizon.
This methodology is for you if:
your demand plan is failing to deliver the customer's goals.
growing your inventory but delivery performance is declining.
What you can expect from a diagnosis session:
Analysis and feedback of:
your current demand planning, inventory, delivery performance, systems, customers, nuance.
Through:
stakeholder interviews, uncovering pain points, current spreadsheets, performance history.
Recovery Plan:
Documented proposal & demo showing consumer demand aligned planning, it's benefits and the competitive advantage for your unique business.
