Presented by: Rapidflow Apps Inc.

Demantra
What does Demantra do?
Functional Input
Sales History ( When Where How much and To Whom it was sold)
Functional Output
Forecast
Forecast accuracy Error ( MAPE, MAD)
Overview
Different Demantra Modules
Demantra Demand Management (DM)
Advanced Forecasting and Demand Management (AFDM)
Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP)
Predictive Trade Planning (PTP)
Deduction and Settlement Management (DSM)
Overview
Demantra Tools
Collaborator Workbench
Business Modeler
Demand Planner
Workflow Manager
Engine Administrator
User Management
Overview
Demantra Terminology:-
Item Hierarchy
Levels
Location Hierarchy
Series
Worksheet
Workflows
Overview
Demantra Architecture
APS Planning Instance
Demantra
Operational
Data Store
APS
Collections
ASCP
Demantra loading
export
integration
profiles
EBS Source Instance
Window
m/c-
Engine
Overview
A Day in life of Planner
Overview
Live Demo
Overview
SALES CYCLE SOLUTION DELIVERY
SALES PHASE PROJECT TIMELINE
Scope and Objectives
Demos and Proposal
Partnership
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Building
Flow Based Requirements
Database Installation
Configuration and
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Testing and CRP
Solution Fine Tuning
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RAPIDFLOW IMPLEMENTATION APPROACH
Rapidflow Implementation Methodology
Levels
Levels Overview
A level represents an aggregation of data. Levels control how data is
aggregated and organized. They are used in worksheets, in filters, in import
and export, and in forecasting. For example, the DC level consist of
aggregated sales data for all customers Applica sells.
Levels are also used in integration:
To specify level at which data is imported or exported
To specify how to filter imported/exported data
The following example shows a level, Customer, with a second level for each Site
belonging to the customer.
Each instance within a level is called a member:
Level
Level
Members
W/H-1 W/H-3
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Retailer
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Levels
Level Types
Item levels
Item levels aggregate data according to characteristics of items. For example, brand,
category, manufacturer, size, and so on.
Location levels
Location levels aggregate data according to characteristics of locations. For example,
geography, organizational entities, and so on. The data model must include at least one
item level and one location level.
Combination levels
Combination (or matrix-type) levels aggregate data according to time-independent
characteristics of the item-location combinations.
For example, Do Forecast Level
Time levels
Time levels group data by sales date. You typically use time levels on the x-axis of a
worksheet, instead of the predefined time units.
Levels
Level Hierarchies
A level can have either zero or one child level.
The lowest levels have zero child levels.
All other levels have one child level.
Levels can have any number of parent levels.
Levels
Series
Understanding Series
A series is a set of data that can be displayed in a worksheet table or graph, at any
aggregation level. A Series serves as the placeholder of the data
For example, sales data and the forecast are both series.
Types of Series
A time dependent series is used for data that varies by item and location and vary by
time. For example, Forecast Data, Sales History
A matrix series is used for data that varies by item and location, but does not vary by
time. For example, a Ship From address may vary by item and/or location but does not
vary by time.
A level series is associated with a specific level. Each data point in the series
corresponds to a given member of that level.
Server Expressions
A server expression is a SQL expression that aggregates lowest-level data to any
worksheet level. A very common server expression has the following form:
sum (table_name.update_column_name)
Here table_name.update_column_name is the table and column that stores data for
this series.
If you view a combination at the lowest level, this expression reads the series value for
one row in the given table. On the other hand, if you view a combination at a higher
level, this expression sums the series values associated with all the rows that
correspond to the child members.
When creating server expressions, you are free to use any aggregating SQL
expression. For example: sum, avg ,min, max etc.
Series
Client Expressions
A series can also have a client expression, which calculates data in a different
way. In contrast to server expressions, a client expression always refers to
data at the same level. You use client expressions to calculate numbers that
cannot be calculated by aggregation from lowest-level data.
Series
Understanding the Series Editor
The Series Editor is a tool in the Demantra Business Modeler that is used for
creating and editing series.
Some of the key fields in the Series Editor are:
Data Table: the table with which the series is associated.
Update field: field to update when the series value changes.
Proportionality option: how to split this series to the lowest level.
Server expression: how to aggregate data for the series.
Client expression: how to calculate data for the series based on other series.
Editability: editable, read-only, conditionally editable.
Series
Data Aggregation
Demantra only stores data at the lowest possible aggregation level:
Lowest item-type level
Lowest location-type level
Daily/Weekly/Monthly time buckets
When you edit aggregated data, Demantra must disaggregate that data in order to store
the changes. If data is edited at a higher level than the lowest level, Demantra
automatically disaggregates the data to the lowest level before storing in the database.
Similarly, Demantra automatically aggregates data to the level in which it is required. For
example, If a worksheet displays data for a product family, Demantra aggregates data for
all products within that family.
Series
The worksheet is the primary user interface of Demantra Spectrum.
The worksheets are the queries to fetch the data from the database.
Worksheets are where you view and adjust the forecast.
You can export worksheet data to Excel or copy and paste it to other software
tools.
Worksheet
Explaining Public and Private Worksheets
Public worksheets can be viewed by all other users.
Private worksheets can only be viewed by the worksheet creator and the system
administrator.
System administrators can see all worksheets (public and private).
Worksheet
Worksheet
Data Model/Analytical Engine
Data Model/Analytical Engine
Data Model/Analytical Engine
Data Model/Analytical Engine
EBS-Demantra Instance Strategy
Single Source and Single Destination Instance
APS Planning Instance
Demantra
Operational
Data Store
APS
Collections
ASCP
Demantra loading
export
integration
profiles
EBS Source Instance
Single EBS and APS Instance
Demantra
Operational
Data Store
APS
Collections
ASCP
Demantra loading
export
integration
profiles
EBS
Transactional
Applications
Single Instance of EBS and APS
Sales and Operations Planning
Sales and Operations Planning
S&OP Management
Review
Demand Review
Consensus forecast
New Product Review
Product mix changes
Supply Review
Production plan
Inventory plan
Process
Sales and Operations Planning
Complete and integrated process
Demand Plan
Supply Plan
Inventory and
service levels
Management
Reports
Budget plan
Sales opportunities
Marketing plan
Trade promotions
Ship and book history
Current order backlog
Inventory history
Production history
Production backlog
Customer forecasts
Exception
management
Sales Plan
Production Plan
Bookings Forecast
Balance supply, demand, and
budget:
- Determine inventory targets
- Determine supply plan
- Determine allocations
Capture all demand in one place
Determine consensus forecast
- Determine new product plan
Evaluate and adjust plans
INPUTS PLANNING PROCESS
OUTPUTS
Demantra 7.3 New Features
Support for Configure to Order Business
Linux support for Demantra Engine
UI enhancements
Tighter integration with EBS
Rapidflow Apps Inc.
Rapidflow Apps Inc. was founded with the sole objective of providing high
quality, innovative and practical solutions to the real world business problems
of our clients in the areas of Supply Chain Planning and Product Lifecycle
Management.
Each of our SME brings years of oracle APS Suite and PLM product
expertise with a proven record of leading multiple successful
implementations.
Our talented and self motivated team is result driven, proficient and delivery
oriented. We can deploy quality solutions at a reduced cost of ownership
in compressed timeframes.
Q&A
Contact: info@rapidflowapps.com