Sales and Operations Planning – Deployment Planning

There are two sides to the replenishment process

– production or purchasing, and deployment. Most companies store and ship products from multiple locations. Deployment planning provides planners with the tools necessary to effectively move products from production facilities to shipping facilities.

What makes us better?

Foresight offers unique visibility in deployment planning. Suppose DRP says you need to ship 500 units each to two different locations, but manufacturing can only deliver 700 today. Foresight lets you answer the key questions: Can I wait a day or two before making either shipment? Which location is selling closer to forecast and will need their shipment soonest? Can I supply either location from an alternate source? Do I have inventory at a different warehouse that is not selling as much as expected? Foresight can answer these questions immediately and help you make the most profitable decisions.

Freight Reporting

For many companies, freight is one of the largest controllable expenses in the order fulfillment process. Foresight offers an interactive reporting and inquiry tool that makes it easy for freight planners to identify issues and opportunities relative to freight expenditures.

What makes us better?

Freight budgets depend on a great number of variables, and systems that rely solely on historical averages can often miss the mark. With Foresight, you can see immediately what factors affect unexpected variances in shipping cost—rate changes, different mixes of weight or size, changes in quantities going to different locations—so you can understand the variables involved and make cost-saving decisions accordingly.