Predictive Demand Analytics for Consumer-Centric Businesses
Planalytics puts a consumer context around the weather, the most consistent and impactful external environmental driver of demand. Planalytics creates metrics that integrate directly into SAP solutions such as SAP Customer Activity Repository, unified demand forecast component, and SAP Analytics Cloud to improve and automate core processes at scale.
Overview
Increase Topline Sales Up To 200 Basis Points Annually
Having product available when shoppers want it drives sales and customer satisfaction and loyalty. By decreasing lost sales due to stock outs, retailers can boost toplines up to 2% annually.
Improve Margins by 20 to 70 Basis Points Annually
Better aligning inventories with market-level demand enhances profit through higher sales, lower inventory costs, and/or optimizing the timing & depth of markdowns. Businesses selling fresh products can generate millions of dollars in costs savings annually by reducing perishable shrink by 10-35%.
Improve Forecast Accuracy Up To 30% Annually
Improve the accuracy of planning and pre-season allocation and/or in-season replenishment by factoring in weather-based demand volatility on historical sales.
Details
Solution Type
Extensions and Add-ons
Industry
Retail, Consumer Products, Wholesale Distribution, Media
Compatibility
Works with
Features
Understand Business Results
Objectively understand weather's true impact on the business and more effectively evaluate how different areas of the business are truly performing through a weather-adjusted perspective.
Drive Sales & Margin Increases
Optimize in-season activities such as replenishment, markdowns, and digital marketing by aligning when, where, and how much certain products will see demand increase or decrease due to upcoming weather conditions.
Improve Pre-Season Planning
Optimize planning forecasts and pre-season allocation quantities and locations by systematically correcting for weather-based demand volatility in historical sales.
