Planning Module

Planning & Forecasting

Supply chain management & demand forecasting software

A planning and forecasting module that boosts forecasting accuracy, enhances team alignment, saves time, reduces errors, and minimizes inventory risks—moving beyond risky spreadsheets into a new era of efficiency, profitability, and operational excellence.

Unlock the true potential of supply chain management with advanced planning software that integrates seamlessly with your ERP system and SCM software. This cutting-edge module revolutionizes demand planning and sales forecasting, eliminating outdated spreadsheets and replacing them with precision tools tailored for today’s businesses. By streamlining S&OP planning processes, it fosters team alignment, enhances operational efficiency, and ensures better forecasting accuracy.

Equipped with AI forecasting capabilities, this software provides precise predictions, enabling smarter decisions and flexible planning. It empowers your company to maintain optimized inventory levels, minimize risks, and adapt to changing market demands with agility and precision.

Designed to address the complex challenges of modern SCM software, this adaptable tool integrates perfectly into your operations and ERP system. It enhances planning processes by aligning them with strategic goals, delivering actionable insights for superior decision-making. Whether you're a small business or a large enterprise, this solution simplifies forecasting sales while improving logistics, service levels, and inventory management.

With the best demand planning software, you gain the ability to run simulations, evaluate examples of potential scenarios, and refine your strategy for sustained success. This innovative supply chain & SCM software ensures data-driven outcomes, giving your company a competitive edge. Whether you're looking for the best software for supply chain management or tools tailored for an S&OP planner, this solution stands out as the ultimate choice for smarter, more efficient demand planning and enhanced sales forecasting.

Popular Planning & Forecasting features

Move beyond spreadsheets to scalable, powerful forecast management

Streamline forecasting with robust tools, improved accuracy, and greater efficiency

Transition from error-prone, manual spreadsheets to a reliable and centralized forecasting solution. Handle forecasts for products, categories, customers, or regions with speed, precision, and scalability.

Simplify complex workflows with intuitive interfaces and real-time data access. Reduce manual effort, save time, and gain the critical insights needed to make informed decisions and enhance the reliability of your forecasting process.

Unified forecasting & S&OP for teams

Align teams, streamline forecasting, and support uninterrupted S&OP integration

Facilitate collaboration between demand planners, sales, and operations teams in a unified workspace designed to streamline forecasting. With user-specific permissions, assign read or write access to forecasts, ensuring secure and transparent participation across all stakeholders. This alignment fosters a shared understanding of goals and enables real-time updates to enhance decision-making.

Integrate the forecasting process smoothly into your S&OP cycle to connect sales, operations, and financial planning. By promoting communication and cross-functional input, this workspace empowers teams to achieve consensus, improve forecast accuracy, and ensure operational plans align with business objectives.

Automated and simplified forecast allocation at every level

Save time, reduce errors, and ensure precise demand distribution

Streamline forecast allocation by automating the distribution across various hierarchical levels such as products, categories, customer groups, regions, or brands. This functionality eliminates manual errors, enabling demand planners to focus on strategic adjustments, rather than repetitive tasks.

By integrating harmoniously into existing planning workflows, it ensures flexible and accurate allocation at every level of the hierarchy. This approach enhances efficiency, optimizes resource planning, and improves the overall accuracy of demand forecasting.

Forecast accuracy through AI/ML and flexible statistical models

Automate and boost forecast accuracy with adaptable models and AI

Leverage adaptable statistical models and AI/ML-ready technologies to deliver forecasts tailored to your business needs. Dynamically adjust to shifting demand patterns and generate accurate predictions across products, categories, customers, and geographies.

AI and ML capabilities act as powerful refinement engines, enabling the integration of external factors such as economic trends or customer behaviors. In specific scenarios, these enhancements can deliver exceptional results, providing deeper insights and more precise forecasts to drive responsive and data-informed decision-making.

Multi-type forecast management for baseline, promotional, lifecycle needs and more

Streamline multi-type forecasting for better alignment with market dynamics

Manage baseline, promotional, and incremental forecasts, including new product launches and end-of-life phases. Gain a comprehensive view of demand patterns across product lifecycles.

Refine forecasts by addressing lifecycle stages and distinct demand drivers separately. Minimize stock risks, optimize resources, and ensure alignment with market conditions and business strategies.

Comprehensive forecast, budget, and scenario comparison

Make informed decisions and explore new growth possibilities confidently

Analyze and compare scenarios, such as sales budgets, team forecasts, and actual performance. Evaluate operational and financial impacts to identify risks and opportunities for better decisions.

Simulate demand for new revenue streams, including products, markets, or customers. Refine strategies, allocate resources effectively, and confidently plan growth while maintaining alignment.

Reliable and comprehensive forecast change tracking

Support accuracy and accountability with a clear change history

Maintain a comprehensive log of all forecast changes, recording who made them and when. Ensure accountability and clarity with a transparent change history throughout the forecasting process.

Leverage historical data to review past decisions, identify patterns, and refine forecasting strategies. Foster continuous improvement, reduce errors, and ensure compliance with organizational standards for more accurate and reliable forecasts.

Integration of seasonal patterns into multi-period forecasting

Improve forecast precision using integrated seasonal adjustment curves

Analyze and incorporate seasonal patterns to refine forecasts across multiple periods. Generate and integrate seasonal curves to calculate ratios, aligning forecasts with demand variations or regional trends.

Update forecasts dynamically using historical data and trends for precise adjustments. Seasonal ratios improve accuracy during peak and off-peak periods, optimizing resources and enhancing multi-period planning.

Connected systems and data for cohesive workflows

Streamline processes, ensure accuracy, and enable real-time collaboration

Connect with ERPs, accounting systems, and other tools via APIs, connectors, or file formats like Excel. Integrate external data to enrich forecasts and align them with business insights.

Unifying data across systems eliminates silos, improves accuracy, and provides real-time insights. Import and export data, automate workflows, and reduce manual input for an efficient demand planning ecosystem.

Continuous forecast accuracy improvement through performance insights

Enhance forecast reliability by identifying and addressing key improvements

Compare forecasts to actual sales over different time periods and evaluate performance trends to identify areas for improvement in forecasting models and processes. Enable demand planners to make data-driven refinements for more accurate predictions.

Integrated with S&OP workflows, this process provides actionable insights to optimize strategies and align forecasts with real sales results. Enhance forecast reliability and foster continuous learning for sustained accuracy improvements.

Unit-to-dollar forecast management with multi-currency conversion

Ensure financial consistency and support global planning requirements effectively

Manage forecasts in units and convert them into financial values using multi-currency configurations and pricing data. Align financial projections with operational forecasts by integrating regional pricing and exchange rates.

Support global planning with accurate financial assessments, ensuring consistency between financial and demand planning. Enable informed decisions and maintain alignment across international markets.

What are Pawa’s Planning & Forecasting advantages?

Break data silos with unified systems for accurate, real-time forecasting
Cut manual errors and save time with automated demand distribution
Align sales, operations, and finance for seamless S&OP execution
Maximize profitability by adapting forecasts to market and seasonal trends

Fast, seamless onboarding

Getting started with our SaaS solution is effortless, thanks to a streamlined process designed to integrate perfectly with your systems and maximize adoption

Initial contact & exploratory meeting

Start by reaching out to us for an exploratory discussion with one of our sales performance experts. This meeting helps us to better understand your challenges, goals, and how our solution can bring value to your business.

Proof of concept in just a few days

Once we sign an NDA, you can share sample data with us. Within 2-3 days, we’ll provide a fully functional proof of concept, allowing you to benefit from pre-built dashboards and reports using your own data.

Streamlined system integration

We work closely with you to automate data connectivity with your systems. Our integration experts assess the best approach—whether leveraging our existing ERP connectors or assisting your developers. We can also provide a turn-key connection ourselves. This step typically takes only a few days or weeks.

Tailored configuration & user adoption plan

Together with our product experts, we define key use cases to provide a successful rollout for your team. We assist in customizing the platform, training users, and preparing a structured onboarding process. This phase typically takes a few days to a few weeks, depending on complexity.

Full team training & post-implementation support

Your entire team receives comprehensive training, helping them to fully leverage the platform from day one. After implementation, we provide ongoing support to ensure a smooth transition and continued success.

Continuous innovation & long-term support

Our solution evolves with your business. We provide regular updates, maintenance, and expert guidance, making sure you always get the best value as your needs grow and change.

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