What's New in Quintiq R2019x

The roles for Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) have been improved – Supply Chain Director, Demand Planner, Collaborative Forecasting and Supply Planner. Quintiq connects every function in an organization in a closed loop for fast, collaborative and effective decision-making throughout the stages in each S&OP cycle.

The main improvements are in the front-end, where the apps for the roles Supply Chain Director and Collaborative Forecaster received a new user experience. But also improvements were made behind the scenes for better collaboration and tighter integration.

Roles

on cloud
on premise

Collaborative Forecaster
on cloud
Enter, verify and reconcile the sales forecast
Discover the role
close

Collaborative Forecaster
on cloud
Enter, verify and reconcile the sales forecast

Aggregate and disaggregate data in real time

View data at the right level of granularity and dimension with attribute-based forecasting
Create a baseline forecast with statistical forecasting
Track forecasting accuracy based on agreed business KPIs
Support workflow via dashboards and alerts
Demand Planner
on cloud
Drive the forecasting process to create a consensus sales forecast with high accuracy
Discover the role
close

Demand Planner
on cloud
Drive the forecasting process to create a consensus sales forecast with high accuracy

Aggregate and disaggregate data, and view and edit them at the right hierarchy level and time granularity – all in real time
Organize data for forecasting based on attributes
Execute multiple statistical forecasting methods
Incorporate promotional events and events and opportunities into the sales forecast
Facilitate Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) via new product introductions
Create what-if scenarios and evaluate their impact on business KPIs
Track forecasting accuracy
Supply Chain Director
on cloud
Manage the process, connect stakeholders and present the planning results
Discover the role
close

Supply Chain Director
on cloud
Manage the process, connect stakeholders and present the planning results

Create what-if scenarios for demand and supply plans quickly and easily
Define all steps and activities in the S&OP cycle, including full workflow support
Monitor the status of activities within each S&OP cycle
Analyze and compare one or more S&OP plans against business KPIs (e.g. volumes and financials) and in detail (e.g. resource utilization and inventory levels)
Supply Planner
on cloud
Design the supply chain and create supply plans
Discover the role
close

Supply Planner
on cloud
Design the supply chain and create supply plans

Model the end-to-end supply chain from suppliers to customers, including rules and constraints in capacity, network, cost, etc.
Create supply plans (sourcing, manufacturing and distribution) supported by a world-class optimizer driven by business KPIs
Optimize blends and product mix
Plan campaigns to optimize bottleneck resources
Create what-if scenarios and evaluate their impact on business KPIs
Support standard accounting principles