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There is a world class solution for planning and forecasting that’s already integrated with your NetSuite ERP system. It’s called Cloud Smoothie ® . Smoothie is used by hundreds of the best manufacturers and distributors around the globe for forecasting, demand planning, inventory optimization and planning, capacity planning and S&OP. It features Pivot Forecasting ® and Pivot Planning ® , powerful technologies that enable highly interactive demand and supply planning with flexible product, channel and geographic granularity. Plus, your users can work with units, revenue, cost, and margin, simultaneously. Everyone works from their own point of view. Sales people see only their customers, procurement managers work with their items and vendors, and general managers can have a bird’s eye view of all product groups, plants, subsidiaries and channels. Connector for NetSuite The Demand Works Connector for NetSuite uses NetSuite’s SuiteTalk web services to automatically capture the necessary item, customer, vendor, inventory, shipments, orders and other information directly from your NetSuite system. All required data is automatically brought in from NetSuite including items, customers, inventories, shipments, orders, etc. Even custom fields are supported. The connector can also automatically upload purchase orders, transfers, work orders, and demand plans back to NetSuite. About Cloud Smoothie Cloud Smoothie is a cloud-based solution for integrated business planning. You can buy forecasting and collaborative demand planning only, or you can add inventory planning & optimization, advanced reporting, or finite capacity planning. Cloud Smoothie’s flexible license terms also allow you to add or remove users at any time. World Class Demand Forecasting and Inventory Planning Certified for NetSuite Inventory Planning & Optimization Safety stock and inventory simulations Automatic purchase order generation Batch orders for vehicle loading Classify items according to ABC, forecastability, velocity, and other metrics Capacity Planning & S&OP Optimized assignment of production to resources Build strategic inventories to level load production or plan for peak demands KPI management Flexible reporting dashboard Demand Planning & Forecasting World class statistical forecasting for all kinds of data Trended Seasonal Intermittent Streamlined sales collaboration Plan at any level of product or channel detail

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Page 1: World Class Demand Forecasting and Inventory … is a world class solution for planning and forecasting that’s already integrated with your NetSuite ERP system. It’s called Cloud

There is a world class solution for planning and forecasting that’s already integrated with your NetSuite ERP system. It’s called Cloud Smoothie®.

Smoothie is used by hundreds of the best manufacturers and distributors around the globe for forecasting, demand planning, inventory optimization and planning, capacity planning and S&OP. It features Pivot Forecasting® and Pivot Planning®, powerful technologies that enable highly interactive demand and supply planning with flexible product, channel and geographic granularity. Plus, your users can work with units, revenue, cost, and margin, simultaneously.

Everyone works from their own point of view. Sales people see only their customers, procurement managers work with their items and vendors, and general managers can have a bird’s eye view of all product groups, plants, subsidiaries and channels.

Connector for NetSuiteThe Demand Works Connector for NetSuite uses NetSuite’s SuiteTalk web services to automatically capture the necessary item, customer, vendor, inventory, shipments, orders and other information directly from your NetSuite system. All required data is automatically brought in from NetSuite including items, customers, inventories, shipments, orders, etc. Even custom fields are supported.

The connector can also automatically upload purchase orders, transfers, work orders, and demand plans back to NetSuite.

About Cloud SmoothieCloud Smoothie is a cloud-based solution for integrated business planning. You can buy forecasting and collaborative demand planning only, or you can add inventory planning & optimization, advanced reporting, or finite capacity planning. Cloud Smoothie’s flexible license terms also allow you to add or remove users at any time.

World Class Demand Forecasting and Inventory Planning

Certified for NetSuite

Inventory Planning & Optimization

• Safety stock and inventory simulations

• Automatic purchase order generation

• Batch orders for vehicle loading

• Classify items according to ABC, forecastability, velocity, and other metrics

Capacity Planning & S&OP

• Optimized assignment of production to resources

• Build strategic inventories to level load production or plan for peak demands

• KPI management

• Flexible reporting dashboard

Demand Planning & Forecasting

• World class statistical forecasting for all kinds of data

• Trended • Seasonal • Intermittent

• Streamlined sales collaboration

• Plan at any level of product or channel detail

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Smoothie’s Pivot Forecasting

functionality provides a user-friendly

way to analyze forecast data in any

level of detail and the statistical

forecasting has significantly

enhanced our ability to plan

for seasonal demand.

Demand Works provided a

flexible but sophisticated

platform to anchor our

S&OP program.

The value of the improvements to the

business has been immense.

For More InformationVisit Demand Works at www.demandworks.com or call us at +1 484-653-5345.

Copyright © 2017 Demand Works Company. Smoothie, Pivot Forecasting, and Pivot Planning are registered trademarks of Demand Works. NetSuite and SuiteTalk are trademarks of Oracle Corp.

Easily review and adjust forecasts in units or revenue, and output any data in Cloud Smoothie to Excel at any time.

Calculate optimal safety stocks, manage replenishment rules, and see the impact on projected requirements and inventories, at any level of aggregation or detail.

With the optional Finite Capacity Planning, you can optimally assign production to resources. It also automatically suggests production quantity and timing changes to meet peak demands or prepare for supply outages.

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