While the sales forecast tells how much to expect
in sales, DRP highlights what, when, where and how much of each product is needed at each location in order to meet that forecast. These requirements are time-phased and prioritized. They can be extrapolated far into the future to plan human and material resources requirements effectively.
What makes us better?
Foresight’s edge in this area is the visibility it offers. Planners can quickly display in graphic detail the specific data and assumptions behind any requirement. In the real world, things don’t always go as planned. Products sell more than predicted, or less. Deliveries from suppliers are late. Production equipment breaks down. Foresight gives you the tools to investigate and understand what is driving requirements to help you make mid-course corrections a computer might miss, and better decisions to keep costs on target.