The forecast that’s always on…
Leverage powerful forecast functionality to answer your critical questions
| “What if…?” | Saphran scenarios functionality let’s you model alternative market conditions including OEM volumes, currency exchange rates, input material costs, etc. |
| “How am I doing versus plan?” | Archiving functionality let’s you compare current forecasts to previous versions at any time |
| “Why is my forecast changing?” | Saphran’s tools help you isolate the causal factors that are changing your outlook |
| “Finance plan needs to match Sales plan!” | ConnectBase connects with ERP to incorporate ship history and current customer orders, producing a clear true “composite source” rolling forecast |
| “This product…that plant…this customer?” | Your rolling forecast quickly delivers the analytics you need in the many various ways you need view the business |
Easier to have a rolling the forecast when it is connected with your everyday commercial processes…
Intuitive interface for the commercial team to identify and follow their business enables the forecast to “roll,” including:
- Opportunity identification and tracking
- Connecting to 3rd party OEM product demand sources (IHS Markit, LMC, Power Systems Research, other)
- Entry of customer demand forecasts and/or leverage recent ship history and pricing for demand planning
- Kick-off new business quote process, or design-change evaluations for current products (see QuoteBase)
- Loss/competitive assignment for market share tracking
- Pricing and complex contract administration
- Mass Edit/Mass Load – Intuitive Excel UI connected to your database for wider data edit administration or offline entry/adjustment