Reshape Planning Cloud: Inventory Management in a New Way

Reshape Planning Cloud is a cloud analytics service designed to forecast demand, plan sales, purchase and manage balances. It is addressed to marketplaces and online stores, retailers, enterprises of the HoReCa segment, manufacturers of FMCG products, food products. RPC has particular relevance for companies that are not ready to waste time on auditing and complex implementation, but need a solution out of the box.

Reshape Planning Cloud consists of a client part and an analytical core. The client part is deployed in the cloud or on the enterprise's own infrastructure. At the same time, the analytical core located in the cloud is always separated from the client part, and the client data is transmitted to it in encrypted form.

Like most cloud services, Reshape Planning Cloud (RPC) automatically forms the infrastructure for each connected client. RPC supports the creation of a demo version of the service for trial use. For integration with the services and applications used by the company, there is a set of connectors that allow you to use RPC in conjunction with 1C solutions, as well as information systems and personal accounts of suppliers of all leading marketplaces, such as Wildberries, Ozon, AliExpress, etc. =

If it is necessary to carry out complex integration (the client uses several systems or the solutions used do not have ready-made built-in connectors), all work related to it is ready to be carried out by Reshape Analytics specialists. In addition, data exchange with third-party systems is possible through export and files Excel import/CSV.

Benefits of Reshape Planning Cloud

Reshape Planning Cloud has a number of advantages that make the implementation and use of this system as efficient as possible.

• The user interface of the system is developed and developed based on the analysis of user experience. It is especially convenient and clearly implemented in it the configuration of analytics algorithms, which is carried out using sliders (sliders).
• RPC does not require customers to make serious investments, have competencies with the company and conduct a preliminary audit before implementing it.
• Cloud architecture optimizes system startup costs. The client does not need to have its own capacity to start working, and if necessary, the client application can also be quickly placed in the client infrastructure.
• Another advantage of RPC is the ability to integrate with almost any systems and business applications that are used in most companies. In addition, the developers are ready, if necessary, to carry out a deep customization of the system in accordance with the peculiarities of the customer's business.

Features of RPC implementation

In addition to the cloud version, Reshape Planning Cloud also has the On-premium version, which is installed on the client's computing resources. It exists in the form of a complex of low-code modules on the domestic analytical platform Loginom. Over the past five years, the system has been refined and implemented into the work of procurement, commercial and analytical services of Russian and foreign customers.

The low-code analytical platform allows you to quickly customize the system in accordance with the specifics of the customer's business, ensure connection to various data sources and perform their consolidation and processing in automatic mode.

All data in this implementation option is stored inside the client's secure perimeter, and the independence of the system from sanctions risks is ensured by the Russian origin of the platform and the use of open source.

System interface

The Reshape Planning Cloud interface is an innovative workspace in which the user can change the forecast at any level in one move (by company, by assortment group, by SKU), using 1 regulator (parameter), the system automatically performs coordination of all other parameters. Changes to forecasts and calculations can be made directly on the graph using its interactive interface. You can change the position of any point using the cursor, thereby changing the forecast in a particular period.

All main operations in the system are carried out in one window, without switching between screens. The user has the ability to expand the dashboard from the top level (by company) to the level of a separate position, form various slices for analytics, view graphs and edit forecasts in the same tab.

Recommendation system

One of the distinctive features is the built-in recommendation system. It automatically issues notifications about detected problems in forecasts and compiles a list of tasks that need to be solved to fix problems. In addition, the RPC monitors and informs the user about problems related to the use of data (such as missing values ​ ​ during loading, lack of fields, etc.).

Another purpose of the recommendation system is to issue advice on improving forecasting. The system accumulates data, analyzes user actions, and recommends changes to the assortment, vendor set, service level, and other key figures.

RPC functionality

The functionality of the Reshape Planning Cloud provides several key business challenges.

Planning and Forecasting

• Sales forecasting - calculation of sales forecast based on customer's historical data, using modern algorithms. You can choose between different calculation models.
• Inventory Planning - Calculate future balances based on forecast sales and planned purchases, with the ability to adjust safety stock levels (by adjusting service level).
• Procurement Planning - Calculate the required quantity of goods to be purchased based on forecast sales and planned inventory levels, and adjust the frequency of procurement.

Balance management

• Distribution of balances by points - automatic analysis of the movement of goods at each customer's outlet and distribution of existing goods on the way and planned for purchase;
• Auto order - creation and sending of orders to suppliers in automatic mode without user participation;
• Analysis of suppliers for stability and regularity of deliveries, as well as analysis of costs by suppliers.

Assortment Management

• Segmentation of assortment - split assortment into groups using ABC, ABC-XYZ, etc., as well as other key figures.
• Segment calculation rules management - the ability to regulate the criteria of the assortment segmentation model (for example, in the ABC model, the assortment is divided by share in sales by 80%, 15% and 5% in sales, and the system allows you to change these parameters).
• Segment Analytics and Planning - the ability to analyze data and modify calculations according to the selected range segmentation model

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