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Demand management is a critical activity in the operations of an enterprise and is the link between the Annual Operating Plan and the supply chain processes. Best-in-Class demand management process captures demand related information from the various lines of business like within the enterprise marketing, finance, demand analysts, manufacturing  and supply chain as well as external stakeholders like channel partners and end customers , allows efficient collaboration across these parties, support sophisticated forecasting process and to arrive at a consensus forecast that drives all the other supply chain related processes.

Gaea has over a decade of industry experience re-engineering and implementing demand management systems encompassing demand forecasting and collaborative S&OP process across Consumer Electronics, Semiconductor, Network Equipment, Retail, Industrial Manufacturing and Other industries. Gaea has enabled numerous SMB and fortune 500 companies achieve best-in-class demand management processes by re-engineering their current incongruent (disparate) forecasting process and systems taking into account the unique requirements for the various channel and theatres.

Gaea can help you with the implementation of best-in-class demand management processes using Demantra’s demand management applications:

• Enable Wisdow of Crowds by allowing effective intra-enterprise collaboration across the various lines of business – Product Managers, Marketing, Sales, Finance and Supply Chain Organizations
• Engage the critical value chain partners – channel partners, end customers, contract manufacturers and suppliers through an efficient Sales & Operations Planning Process
• Successfully manage promotions and its impact on the demand as well as the Casual effects of competitor price action and marcro-economic conditions
• Administer new product and new market introductions effectively
• Drive to a single statement of demand in the most optimal cycle time
• Track the accuracy of the forecast thus created Establish forecasting metrics as well as forecast tracking mechanisms like waterfall reports that results in improved forecast accuracy