o9 Solutions, Inc.
Case Studies
Revolutionizing Demand Planning with IoT: A Case Study
Overview
Revolutionizing Demand Planning with IoT: A Case Studyo9 Solutions, Inc. |
Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Visualization Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Application Development Platforms | |
Demand Planning & Forecasting Inventory Management | |
Operational Impact
The implementation of o9's integrated platform revolutionized the company's demand planning process. The platform's highly differentiated Connected Excel UI eliminated the need for manual data movement, freeing up valuable time for the demand planners. The company was also able to incorporate leading indicators of demand into their forecasting process, significantly improving forecast accuracy. The platform's unique capability to connect all planning processes across time horizons on a single integrated, cloud-native platform brought consistency and efficiency to the company's planning process. The company also benefited from o9's Enterprise Knowledge Graph and its open architecture, which allowed them to use best-in-class algorithms from R and Python to optimize their forecast. | |
Quantitative Benefit
Improved demand planning forecast accuracy | |
Significant improvement in planner productivity | |
Sell-in sell-out conversion improvement, through better POS data usage, increasing business, and reducing stock-outs | |