IBP and S&OP: Successful planning with REMIRA

A secure availability of goods is often accompanied by high inventory risks - unless demand is planned in the best possible way. This is where Demand Planning and Forecasting comes in, to provide highly accurate forecasts and to recognize and analyze demand. REMIRA software solutions for sales planning and production planning not only act as a critical interface between strategic management decisions and operational action at all levels of your company. By providing real-time data, precise analyses and actionable insights, our software enables reliable planning of all resources in order to plan sales as efficiently as possible and produce profitably.Improved communication and collaboration between departments as well as optimized decision-making lead to increased efficiency, reduced operating costs and ultimately to a significant improvement in your company's competitiveness. Your supply chain management and production are significantly optimized through clear planning and control - without confusing Excel spreadsheets, emails and paper lists. Thanks to the optimized planning process, you can react more flexibly and quickly to changes in the economy.

Integrated Business Planning

With REMIRA IBP you cover your entire planning process optimally and achieve an optimal flow of goods with higher productivity and lower costs. REMIRA IBP balances supply and demand in real time and provides you with a high-level overview at all times. Reduce your costs, increase your productivity and improve your decision-making.

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Sales & Operations Planning

REMIRA S&OP supports you in all phases of product management with precise sales planning and forecasts. Because with REMIRA S&OP you integrate the sales side into demand plan-ning. This allows you to increase the sales success of your products and optimize planning and the entire procurement process — even in industries with fast-moving products.

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Advanced Planning and Scheduling

With REMIRA APS, you can optimize the planning of all machines, raw materials and personnel capacities based on forecasts or orders. This ensures optimal capacity utilization and on-time completion at all times. And thanks to the intelligent forecasting engine, you already know how much you need to produce before your customers order.

Produktionsplanung

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Production

Software for the production industry:

IBP
S&OP
APS
Stocktaking
Supplier Collaboration

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Food &
Beverages

Software for the food industry:

IBP
Forecast
Replenishment
Stocktaking

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Automotive
Spare Parts

Software for automotive spare parts:

Forecast
Replenishment
S&OP
Stocktaking

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Retail

Software for the retail trade:

IBP and S&OP
Forecasting
Replenishment
Stocktaking
Omnichannel Commerce
Supplier Collaboration
Order Management

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Wholesale

Software for the wholesale trade:

IBP and S&OP
Forecasting
Replenishment
Inventory
Omnichannel commerce
Supplier management
Order management

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Pharma &
Chemicals

Software for pharma & chemistry:

Integrated Business Planning
S&OP
Stocktaking

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Fashion &
Shoes

Software for fashion & shoes:

S&OP
Omnichannel Commerce
Stocktaking
Order Management

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Sports &
Games

Software for sports & games:

S&OP
Forecast
Replenishment
Stocktaking
Omnichannel Commerce
Supplier Collaboration
Order Management

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Electronics

Software for electronics:

IBP and S&OP
Forecast
Replenishment
Stocktaking
Omnichannel Commerce
Supplier Collaboration
Order Management

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"Our production planning has become much more efficient with the IBP solution from REMIRA. We can now react to changes much faster than would be possible with Excel spreadsheets, for example. Our team also has more time for other tasks and doesn't have to spend hours planning."

Alex Wadd

Supply Systems & Process Manager at innocent

"We are able to produce just-in-time and make optimum use of our production capacities. In addition, the processes have become much simpler and the workload has been noticeably reduced."

Rienk de Vries

Supply Chain Analyst at Royal Smilde

"With the S&OP solution from REMIRA, we have succeeded in adapting our complex sales planning to the increasing requirements. The system also ensures that the planned figures are transferred to production and distributes the planned quantities to the available sizes. Furthermore, we can dynamically calculate and flexibly control our safety stocks at article and color level."

Sascha Brunner

Demand Planning/Forecasting at CALIDA

"Special products are not constantly ordered by our customers, so short-term production would only be possible with high raw material stocks. That's why good forecasting with REMIRA APS is extremely important for our planning in order to be able to order or produce the right products in advance."

Martin Kreutzer

Head of Materials Planning, Production Planning, Work Preparation and Costing at Austria Email

FAQ Integrated Business Planning and S&OP Software

As a general rule for IBP or S&OP solutions: the more data, the better. This data can then be optionally enriched within the application with relevant planning parameters. For initial sales forecasts, historical sales data such as product lines, quantities, customers, sales channels, regions, etc., is required. In the next step, inventory planning involves using the data to determine how the forecasted demand can be optimally met. For subsequent production planning, the system must be enriched with information or data regarding capacities (e.g., setup times, lead times, production sequences, etc.). The data is transferred via import or manually, thereby accurately mapping the entire production environment.

What an interface to the existing IT infrastructure looks like depends on which system or how many systems need to be implemented. In the case of an on-premises installation, it is common to set up a database interface. This way, the data is written from the existing ERP system into the buffer tables of our application in a specific format. This is done in close coordination and collaboration with IT.
For a cloud deployment, middleware technologies can also be utilized. Especially in companies that already use such technology, data exchange can be set up quickly and without complications.

Artificial intelligence is used in two areas: In sales forecasting, AI models and machine learning are used to predict future sales as accurately as possible. Manual data enrichment is also important here, as strategic planning aligned with corporate goals plays a major role in integrated business planning.
The second area where AI is used is production planning. For example, production is planned based on given capacity constraints, which can change frequently. The goal is to achieve production targets as quickly and efficiently as possible.

Companies that use S&OP or IBP software benefit from significantly higher planning quality, shorter decision-making processes, and better coordination across all departments. This results in lower inventory levels, improved on-time delivery, faster responsiveness, and greater resilience, as well as, for example, less spoilage. At the same time, the company’s strategic management is significantly improved through integrated financial planning and internal coordination. In the area of production planning, an IBP solution also ensures maximum utilization of available resources, optimization of setup times, and optimal machine utilization.

Thanks to the scalability of our solution, the process takes approximately four to nine months, depending on the size of the company. About 10–15% of that time is allocated for training key users. We also follow the “train the trainer” concept, which means we train key users so that they can subsequently train other end users independently.

In most cases, REMIRA solutions are provided via cloud; in the case of our IBP software, it is via Microsoft Azure. However, the solutions can also be installed on a local instance. REMIRA ensures that these local versions are always kept up to date.

The data used is subject to all of Microsoft’s security mechanisms as part of the Azure deployment and can therefore be considered secure under the GDPR. In addition, REMIRA’s provisions regarding the GDPR and confidentiality agreements also apply. These can be found on our website.

The planning process is suitable for companies of all sizes; only the focus within the holistic planning process may vary. The payback period depends heavily on the expected added value, but an ROI of 12–24 months can be expected. Industries with a high variety of product variants, volatile demand, or food production processes benefit particularly.

Yes, the REMIRA solution is designed in a way that the functions can be separated and modularized. For example, only the sales planning component can be implemented with a sales forecast, so that a forecast is calculated using historical data. This approach supports the sales team in an S&OP process to carry out accurate sales planning. If needed, the solutions can then be expanded to include additional functions such as procurement planning and production planning, so that the full value of the solution can be realized.