CPFR

COLLABORATIVE PLANNING,

FORECASTING AND REPLENISHMENT

Background

Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment (CPFR) is a business practice that combines the intelligence of multiple trading partners in the planning and fulfillment of customer demand. It combines the intelligence and capabilities of multiple trading partners in the planning and fulfillment of customer demand. It is a process that helps companies work together with their trading partners to improve forecasts, reduce inventory and production costs, and increase sales and profit.

Trinamix Channel Management/ CPFR template is collection of integrated method and tools enabled by “Oracle Demantra” to improve organization KPIs related to Collaborative Planning Forecasting and Replenishment

Consists of

  • Processes
  • Metrics (KPIs)
  • Best Practices
  • Implementation Method and Approach

Enables CPFR business objective of better and quicker response and collaboration via a robust PSI based system solutions

Why CPFR by Trinamix ?

Industry standard  CPFR/Channel Management Template

  • VICS based CPFR Template
  • Solution based on best forecasting and collaboration tool Oracle Demantra
  • Ease of use for user similar to excel in look and feel  backed

Lowest Risk

  • Proven solution in industries
  • Rapid implementation methodology
  • Worksheet and KPI available to be deployed as pre-configured component
  • Template based approach allows to adopt best business practices

Lower TCO

  • Short time to value with implementation time of 20 week due to template based approach
  • Integration tool to enable fast on-boarding of new customers
  • Flexible Deployment model
Proven Value

  • Implementation experience for global companies with multiple sites across continent
  • Realized benefits
    • Reduced Stock outs -10%
    • Increased revenue 2-3%
    • Lower inventory by 5%
    • Improved customer satisfaction 20%

Key Metrics :

Increase Margin Rate

Improve On time Delivery

Improved Forecast Accuracy

Decrease Logistics and operating cost

Decrease Inventory

Improve Supplier score metrics

Reduce customer compliance fine

Trinamix CPFR Solution Highlights

  • Calculating Sell-Through forecast using POS data and causal factors
  • Including Promotion and its lead time offset calculation as direct input to Sell In calculation.
  • Automatic calculation of weekly on-hand targets and projected ending inventory balance
  • Ability to incorporate single tier and multi tier retail distribution environment
  • Ability to include customer inputs for SI and ST and measure accuracy measures comparing the same with calculated values
  • Ability to utilize Allocation (PSI) and supply constrained forecast as input to order proposal generation
  • Smart commit override based on final sell in is used to calculate order proposal where PSI inputs are unavailable
  • Ability to calculate KPIs using key data collected and computed within the CPFR series and utilizing the Demantra GUI
  • Capability of applying order modifier such as case pack size for order proposal
  • Ability to publish Final Sell In forecast to PSI system and order proposal to the execution / replenishment systems via standard integration interfaces

CPFR Solution for Retail / CPG