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ODP (Oracle Demand Planning) Implementation
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Solution Summary |
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Semiconductor Companies have complex Supply Chain Planning process. Planning starts with Product forecast by Customer, distributor and End Customer. This forecast needs to be Multi-dimensional as it flows through Multi-level hierarchy with complete data Security across all levels. |
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Solution Profile |
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Due to the vary nature of forecasting methodology it is highly dependant on few resources for data aggregation and is quite vulnerable to manual errors. Due to the unavailability of any System for forecasting, forecasting cannot be viewed in different dimensions. Adding to the complexity, Semiconductor companies have multi-level approval hierarchies by planner, location and product category with data security at each of these levels. Incorporating Forecasting Approval Hierarchy: Forecasting process starts with sales force forecasting for Products at Customer Level. Aggregated forecast is submitted to their Country Mangers for approval. The forecasting data then undergoes an Approval by the Product Planners who views the forecasting data from Product Category perspective. The output of the Approved Forecast by Product Planners is called as “Aligned Forecast”. So, there were 3 levels of Approval hierarchy. However, Oracle Demand Planning allows Approval at 2 levels only. In order to overcome this challenge, we create a demand Plan for each level i.e. Sales Force level, Country Mangers level and Product Planners level. Each of these people were configured as “Demand Planners” to have total data security at all these levels with forecast data flowing from 1 demand Plan to another. Forecasting for End Customer: Like any Fabless Semiconductor company, the Product is sold to an End Customer directly or it could be sold to an End Customer through a distributor. However as a forecasting process, forecasting is always done for an End Customer, even though Sales Orders is created for a Distributor. Oracle allows collection of Shipment and Backlog data only for a “Customer” on which the Sale Order is created. So, if the Sales Order is routed through Distributor then Shipment and Backlog data will be incorrect, hampering their forecasting Process. This challenge was sorted out by building Custom Data Streams along with innovative customized views. Forecasting average Selling Price of a Product: The selling price of a product not only varies by Item but also by Customer and it varies from month to month. The Sales Force forecasts the quantity as well as the Average Selling price of Products. Oracle Demand Planning supports price of a Product at item level alone, consequently the forecasted revenues will not be correct. To overcome this issue we created a Custom Measure is which the users could enter the amount and a custom formula measure which would display the Forecasted Average Selling of the product. |
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Distinguishing Features |
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 With forecasting Systems in place, aggregation process will no longer be manual, consequently the probability of manual errors will get reduced. The security of forecasting data is maintained at all levels and can be viewed in different dimensions (multi-dimension) making forecasting process more flexible. The reports can be printed online by the users extracting real time data, making changes in forecast data as Shipment and Backlog data vary. And above all, with systems in place forecasting discipline will be inculcated in the entire forecasting process eliminating need for a few “important people”. |
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Solution Details |
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| Solution Type: | Service |
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| Company Size Solution is Targeting?: | < 50 |
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| Open Source Solution: | No |
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