I2 Adexa SAPcomparison

Alternative Data Report
Model Name: Supply Chain Management Gartner View
Model Scenario: Report Date:
Montag, 11. Mrz 2002
Alternatives Included: Adexa i2 SAP
Adexa, Inc. SAP R/3
i2 Technologies
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Model: Supply Chain Management Scenario: Gartner View
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11-Mrz-2002 Adexa i2 Multiple Choice Response: Standard (YNCF3)

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Unscored Yes
1.1.3.1 Global Functionality - Not Industry Specific (100,0%)

1.1.3.1.1 DEMAND PLANNING
Event Definition 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) Date ranges for event Event objective Event Structure - Advertising, temporary display, etc SKU selection Price or "deal" - price at full price, discount with spending funds Event Status - planned, approved, completed Shipper allocation by ship date Ability to calculate forecasted revenue and profitability based on time effective selling price. Planning Workbench Sales lift & incremental sales Margin & contribution SKU movement Price & price elasticity Mix trending Assortment Suggested price/discount Suggested order quantity for promotion Software is capable of handling either wholesale demand and/or retail POS for an item/account. Software is capable of importing and separately maintaining multiple data streams - IRI, EMS, account POS, account inventory, orders, and ships. Ability to define multiple hierarchical structures with several levels and to relate the levels between hierarchies. Software supports fast and reliable remote dial-in access. Security at the screen and data record level in order to separate confidential account information. Reports, graphs, planning, and analysis for variety of time periods - weeks, months, quarters, fiscal and calendar year. Strong, easy to use graphical support with multiple formats and views. Software capable to project account level replenishment volume based on causal input. Software capable to determine and indicate the impact of promotional/causal impact on replenishment Software is Y2K compliant. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
SAP
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Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Future Future Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Yes Yes Unscored Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
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11-Mrz-2002 Adexa i2 Multiple Choice Response: Standard (YNCF3) Yes Yes

Yes Yes Yes Future Yes Future Future Yes Future Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Future Yes Yes Future Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Unscored Unscored Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
1.1.3.1 Global Functionality - Not Industry Specific (100,0%) (Cont...)

1.1.3.1.1 DEMAND PLANNING (Cont...)
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SAP
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Users can access system on or off-line, software is capable to upload new information once user is back on-line. Integrated Account Planning and Forecasting functionality Promotion Tracking and Analysis Documentation and annotation of event performance Cost of event (advertising, displays, "deal") Sales Lift (including trough after sale) Margin, contribution $ cost per incremental sale Plan to actual variance analysis Cannibalization between - brands, sub-brands, competitive brands, accounts Capability to analyze sales data to test for interaction Account Performance Monitoring - the ability to compare plan to actual data (orders, ships, POS) on a weekly and monthly basis using exception reporting. Updating Account Marketing Funds actual spending for each account. New Product Introduction Select an existing product to model the demand. Replace an existing product. Suggest an order for pipe-fill. User specified cannibalization of other products. Product Discontinuation View on hand retail and FG inventory. Estimate depletion date at retail based on a user-specified level. Suggest markdown to speed depletion. Multiple versions of promotional calendar and account plan. Variance analysis between multiple versions of the account plan. Budget setup and tracking of Account Marketing Funds. Planning and analysis at account level with the ability to aggregate to higher levels. Viewing of multiple windows, which can be customized to user preferences. Annotation of data outliers in both tabular and graphical formats. Deploy tables to explode the account plans to lower levels of detail. Accept adjustments/overrides with annotations, but maintain adjusted history for use in performance analysis.
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Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Unscored Custom Custom Custom Custom Yes Yes Yes Yes

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SAP
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
performance analysis. Perform units to dollars conversion ($, gross margin, contribution) in the account plan. Flexible/user definable time horizons. Rapid generation of analytics and reports at various levels of the account plan. Conversion between unit of measures (shippers, dozens, packages, units, dollars). Ability to generate suggested replenishment orders. Account planning and analysis can be done in either batch or real-time mode. User definable on-line help. Assortment/SKU Management Tools. Ranking of products by various metrics (turns, margin, contribution, etc.). User defined method of exploding summary level adjustments and overrides to lower levels. Ability to add user-defined algorithms using constants and variable data. History Maintenance: Provides the ability to maintain both turn (base) and promotional history separately. Provides the ability to utilize point-of-sale history in user-defined time buckets that can differ by forecasting entity (e.g. Item/Channel/Region or Item/DC). Example: Forecast for some items weekly, others monthly, etc. Provides the ability to utilize point-of-sale history. Provides the ability to use POS data for creating a baseline forecast. Master File Characteristics: Ability to maintain a multi-level customer hierarchy: Region, country, distribution channel, customer (customer group), ship-to Ability to maintain a multi-level product hierarchy: Technology platform, product platform, product code, product Ability to add/change and delete nodes in above hierarchies Product/customer hierarchy change is automatically adjusted upon interface from the transaction systems Ability to use the history of one item to generate the forecast for another: define period of time, define multiplier Ability to link the historical demand of one item to another as a replacement item: cannibalization Specified items can be identified as "manual only": priority items for planning Ability to define a promotion template for use across organizations Ability to perform ABC analysis on future requirements for independent demand
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Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Future Yes
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Unscored Yes Unscored
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Future Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
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SAP
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Future Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Future Yes
Ability to direct planning efforts by the priority of an item value to the organization: focus planning resources by ABC Ability to define forecast parameters (model type, period, beta..) for a group of products (such as product platform) Mass updates to product or location hierarchy are possible User definable defaults for forecast selection Ability to flag products which will no longer be forecasted, but need to be visible for planning purposes. Ability to restate history (hierarchy restructuring) Data smoothing capability Forecast generation: Create plan for a specific portion of the planning hierarchies: country-product code Ability to create versions of plans: plan per period Create a number of different forecasts (e.g., marketing, field sales, etc.) in each cycle prior to generating one final consolidated forecast to send to the SOP application Ability to compare between plan periods: show plan from previous period in current period plan. Ability to use multiple actual values in statistical forecast adjustments: orders, shipments. Ability to enter adjustments into plan Ability to define different types promotional activity and its affect on the demand of an item, not included in future forecast data source Ability to track forecast adjustments, by user Comments fields available to document adjustments by forecast value and time period Ability to convert between predefined item units of measure: shipping units, sales units, stocking units Ability to display forecast value in currency Ability to convert between predefined currencies using predefined conversions Statistical model identifies past promotions and events, and separates the lift associated with those events from turn business Provides the ability to model the impact of external drivers of demand (i.e., price changes, econometric changes, competitive actions, weather, etc.) Provides extensive life cycle forecasting, offering the ability to select from a library of past products and merge their life cycles to create new life cycle. Provides the ability to make modifications to the forecast by "drag & drop" Provides the ability to enter budget targets for a specified period and have the forecasting algorithm modify the original statistical forecast identifying the most likely periods to make up the difference between statistical forecast and the budgeted fo
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1.1.3.1.1 DEMAND PLANNING (Cont...) SAP
Yes Yes
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Provides the ability to generate statistical forecasts at multiple levels of aggregation (i.e., country, region, district, etc.) simultaneously. Provides the ability to reconcile a statistical forecast generated at different levels of aggregation, by spreading the differences from the aggregate to the detail level (top down), or by spreading the differences from the detail level to the aggregate Ability for the statistical algorithm to react quickly to changes in demand. Ability to enter notes associated with changes to the history and forecast. Ability to identify and save different components of the forecast for analysis (i.e., base forecast, seasonality, manual override, promotional quality, etc.) Ability to introduce new products, and model the cannibalization of existing products based upon the new product entering the market. Modify the statistical forecast. Provides the ability to override the forecast. Provides the ability to automatically add an override at any user-defined level of aggregation and automatically spread the override down to the individual forecasting SKUs. Supports multiple means of spreading the override (e.g. base forecast, total forecast, user-defined allocation). Provides the ability to add forecast overrides in multiple units of measure (e.g. sales dollars, planning units, eaches, etc.). Provides promotional profiling capabilities, allowing the user to copy past promotions, and compose new ones. Provides the ability to override the forecast in user-defined time buckets that may differ from the forecasting period. Supports "what-if" simulations to determine the impact of: changes to statistical parameters changes in case volumes and the effect on sales dollars changes in forecast volume and the effect on inventory levels and manufacturing plans Provides the ability to commit simulations to the live database to avoid rework. Allow real-time updates to the forecast via remote dial-in. Interface with a promotion planning tool that enables mobile sales executives to plan trade programs with partners, monitor trade fund balances and evaluate promotions results. Interfaces with a tool that calculates incremental lift for trade partners from past POS data and incorporate lift into statistical forecast. Calculates the error in the override forecast vs. actual observed. Captures lagged forecast for user specified time periods. Provides the ability to report forecast performance at all levels of aggregation (e.g. brand, sales region, category, etc.
Yes Yes Yes Future Yes Yes Yes
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
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Yes Yes Future Yes
Yes Yes Yes No
Yes Yes Yes Yes
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Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
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Future Yes Yes Yes
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sales region, category, etc. Provides extensive exception/tracking reports Provides the ability to evaluate the forecast Provides graphical exception reports to allow quick analysis of forecasting problems. Ability of internal/external communication of the forecast Provides the ability to do flexible, ad hoc aggregations of forecast and history information based of user-defined attributes for viewing, reporting and graphing. Provides the ability to view, report and graph history and forecast in user-defined units of measure. Provides the ability to translate the forecast from one unit of measure to another for planning purposes. Provides the ability to create flexible ad-hoc and exception/ranking reports at any level of aggregation. Provides the ability to support and save multiple simulations. Is fully integrated with the distribution planning and manufacturing planning modules. Ability to quickly and easily create new items and locations. System-generated forecast using demand history (retail sales, customer order history, shipment history). Generate variable lead time for domestic and off shore production. Ability to compare forecast to strategic plan Ability to define user groups and administer security by user group rather than individual user Security access to on-line screens allows some individuals update/add/delete access while others may only view information without update capability Modify system generated statistical forecasting parameters. Create forecast by flexible rolling timeframes. Create forecast by customized grouping levels. The ability to import sales forecasts into a long range plan and enable users to visualize, manipulate, and combine such data with data from other demand sources. Unlimited forward planning horizons with user definable time buckets Forecast by customer store location plan using planogram assortments (store floor layout plan). Estimate the impact of external factors (i.e. economic, competitive, fashion trends, strategy, market research) from customizable attribute database. Ability to isolate seasonality trends from historical data Ability to use multiple variables in forecasting methods. Ability to compare various statistical techniques and automatically select the method with the lowest forecasting error.
SAP
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
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the lowest forecasting error. Allow manual overrides of the statistical forecast at any level. Generate and distribute sales forecast by territory, account and store location. Generate forecast for smaller accounts under Analyze past marketing events to understand factors that impact demand (cause-effect and event modeling). Price discounts by individual accounts utilizing a coding scheme (i.e. account A 10%, account B 15%). Estimate impact of promotional programs by sales channels. Estimate impact of price changes, segregating promotional demand history from regular price transactions. Data profiling - create new product forecast by using sales history of 'like' product. Ability for user to defined calculations between rows Ability to modify multiple time periods (selected) by percentage, absolute amount, addition, multiplication, copy another line Ability to save a "what-if" forecast without implementing it or sending it to the S&OP tool Can the system provide forecasts at different levels (long-term forecasts and short-term operational) Ability to link long and short term forecasts. Perform calculations on/between forecast values Ability to copy/merge/compare different forecast versions Ability to forecast items not currently in database Net Change - Pass to optimization at any level necessary (i.e. 1 product, 1 customer) The ability to automatically consume the sales forecast with live orders. Multiple linear regression forecast: Ability to incorporate other factors (besides historical demand) into the forecast (economic indicators, market size changes..) Rolling average forecast Seasonality factors in the forecast System can automatically select an optimal forecasting method Flexible - different forecast methods over time for a same product code System will determine and adjust for outliers Ability to define lifecycles estimates and assign the estimates to item or group of items Ability to perform statistical analysis on more than just historical sales Life cycle forecasting: ability to model/indicate the position of item or group of items within an established life cycle statistically and relative to a defined product life cycle plan.
SAP
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
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Maintain life cycle profiles by any level in the hierarchy. Ability to forecast slow moving and sporadic demand. Ability to override forecast. Can the forecasting system consider cannibalization of a product by another product? Does the system allow the forecasting of dependent demand? Aggregation/Disaggregation: 196) 197) 198) 199) 200) 201) 202) 203) 204) 205) Ability to create forecast from the top down an any product group/customer group level: Disaggregation Ability to set aggregation percentages based on another forecast value: shipments Set disaggregation percentages manually Update disaggregation proportions automatically after change in lower level Disaggregating group forecasting by future period percentage: requirements Disaggregating group forecasting by historical period percentage: consumption Forecast data aggregated from any level (product, regional, sub-component) to any other level Ability to compare differences before invoking a desegregation or aggregation other levels Ability to aggregate values up by different methods than simple summation: average, max, min Ability to aggregate values over time in different methods than simple summation: average, max, individual value.: advanced time bucket aggregation Guardbands for Changes: Signal/flag will automatically be triggered by a broken guardband to alert the forecast manager to changes Exception Signal will be active and pop up on the screen and/or e-mail Cumulative changes not exceeding guardbands are available as a daily change screen and report Ability to define forecast exceptions parameters to alert the planner when actuals deviate from planned by certain percentages Ability to signal if forecast constantly has a bias. Ability to group exceptions to apply to generally to groups of materials Time/Geography: 214) 215) 216) User-selectable forecast horizons Ability to forecast in time at varying period (accounting periods, annually, quarterly, monthly) Ability to convert between time buckets Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
SAP
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
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Ability to convert between time buckets
SAP
Yes Yes Future Yes
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Customer-specific forecasting at the city/regional/national and multinational levels A product, family or group forecast can be frozen for a user-defined period Does the forecasting system allows the user to specify the forecast horizon to which any adjustments apply? Data Viewing and Reporting: Display forecast information, in tabular or graphical format, for user specified time frames and categories (forecasted demand,actual orders,variance,actual shipments,backlog,inventory position,WIP,FG,etc.). View sales forecast at all standard and customized level of detail. Display all relevant forecast information for a specified item on a single screen. Depict inventory/replenishment requirements from forecast information. Segregate order and shipment information by promotional campaigns and special events. Customization of forecast reports. Multiple graphs per page. Ability to generate queries of various data as needed Reports generated from views All views available to print as reports Views are user definable Ability to compare forecast to business plan Ability to calculate forecasted revenue and profitability based on time effective selling price. Ability to display or report data from other databases without having to import the data into the application database Forecast Management and Monitoring: Global forecast adjustment from top-down and buttom-up. Roll up sales forecast into overall forecast. Compare roll-up forecast with statistically generated forecast calculated at an aggregate level. Create and manage forecasting scenarios (e.g., aggressive, conservative, moderate). Automated monitoring of forecast performance. User specified method of deviation metrics. Customizable warning levels of forecast variance. Customized consumption of forecast by customer orders for specified order types (e.g., blanket orders should not be consumed).
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Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Future Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
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Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Future Yes Yes
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Yes Yes Yes Yes
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Production planning group's ability to view forecast information and performance. Control forecast release to master schedule. Calculate guideline safety stock. Forecast change lockout, within user defined window, prior to release to Production Planning. Web-enabled, predefined level of system access to approved users to: enter sales forecast generate replenishment requests provide sales and order information view/query forecast information General Requirements: Maintain (add/change/delete) scanned sale data by store. Maintain item shipment information to stores. Maintain item shipment information to Distribution Centers (DC). Develop forecast by store. Develop forecast by Store Keeping Unit (SKU). Develop forecast by DC. Develop forecast by DC, by Marketing Area, by store, by SKU. Create forecast from POS history. Create multiple forecasts from POS, order and shipment history. User defined import/export data format. Create forecast based on user defined models which incorporate statistical formulas. View sales history by manufacturing division, plant, DC, Marketing Area, store, SKU and by "what-if" scenario. View sales item quantity history by manufacturing division, plant, DC, Marketing Area, store, SKU and by Adjustment of base forecast and forecast history. Maintain (add/change/delete) seasonality parameters. Maintain (add/change/delete) safety stock parameters. Maintain (add/change/delete) sales promotion parameters. Maintain (add/change/delete) new items. Maintain (add/change/delete) discontinued items. Flexible calendar definition (by week by period).
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Flexible calendar definition (by week by period). Manual selection of "best fit" model for a given SKU or category. Auto selection of "best fit" model for a given SKU or category. Ability to convert from one SKU unit of measure to another. User defined units of measure. User defined conversion parameters. Maintain (add/change/delete) audit of history adjustments. View base forecast by SKU, day, week and period. Ability to export the forecast to other systems. Manage by exception functionality. User-defined data views (e.g., user defined columns, headings, etc.). Mass update capability. Online help consistent with hard copy user documentation and manuals. Documentation and software upgrades distribution via Internet. Forecast to actual comparison. Forecast to shipment comparison. Forecast to scan sales (POS) comparison. Compare side by side like items sales by SKU, category, store, market area and DC. Compare forecast to actuals by user defined causal event. Compare forecast sales to prior year forecast and prior year actuals by user defined causal event. Compare side by side promotion performance by marketing area, store, category and SKU. Sort data views. View forecast exceptions. Trend information in numerical report and graphical form. Differentiation between base and promotional movement. Data aggregation by plant, DC, market area, store, category and SKU. Data explosion by plant, DC, market area, store, category and SKU. Unit of measure conversion of items during data aggregation. Determine percentage of sales by SKU, category, store, market area and DC. Electronic notes attachment to given forecast. Sophisticated forecasting algorithm(s) capable of identifying and measuring product seasonality and trends for even new or low volume products.
SAP
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Future Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Future Yes Yes Yes
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seasonality and trends for even new or low volume products. Ability to forecast in quarters or years than calculate monthly distribution by exploding the seasonality model. Support summarization, forecasting at summary levels, and reconciliation to detail or higher level summaries as well as simultaneous top down and bottom up forecasts for comparison. Support multiple forecast model scenarios for what if analysis and performance measurement. Ability to maintain item level demand data by demand type and use to build the forecast model. Process and maintain imported causal factors with associated dates throughout the forecasting model. Generate replenishment model with causal influences. Sophisticated, flexible and easy to use graphical capabilities, including multiple format choices and variable time blocks (month, quarter, etc.). Support multiple data streams, such as wholesale demand and/or retail POS information, on item/account basis. The simultaneous forecast calculation of several items with similar behavior. Import and accept demand projections from the sales organization, also summarize and reconcile to the statistical forecast. Compare latest forecast to prior versions and indicate statistically significant variances and variance analysis for multiple forecast scenarios. Monitor and report variance of current forecast model from actual weekly demand and determine if the cumulative error is statistically significant. Automated calculation and reporting of monthly forecast error with a lag time equivalent to the inventory planning lead-time (at item level). Automated calculation and reporting of cumulative forecast error for the time equivalent to the inventory planning lead-time for the inventory creation cycle (equal to the lag period). User defined forecast error thresholds. Data outliers annotation in both tabular and graphical formats. Ability to explode the forecast to lower levels of detail (2 to 3) that are not forecast levels, such as weeks, sizes, shipping locations, etc. Ability to separate the forecast by distribution method - full case warehouse, cross-dock and direct store delivery (DSD). Ability to group product dimensions (style/colors) by behavior group and calculate the season behavior pattern for the group. Designate portions of the product line as complete in forecasting and partially release revised forecasts to production planning. User definable on-line help.
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Yes No Yes Yes Yes Unscored Custom
Yes Future Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
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The forecast generation in batch and real-time modes. Support the addition of user-defined forecasting algorithms. User defined method of adjustments/overrides explosion from summary to lower levels. Supports the ability to specify user-defined forecast calendars (weekly, monthly, 4-4-5, etc.). Provides the ability to maintain user defined SKU attributes (e.g. ABC class, size, unit of measure, units/pallet etc.). Supports the ability to aggregate forecast data based on any user-defined attribute. Provides the capability to implement a consensus override to the forecast. Provides the ability to override the forecast. Provides the ability to add an override at any user-defined level of aggregation and systematically spread the override down to the individual forecasting SKUs. Supports multiple means of spreading the override (e.g. base forecast, total forecast, user-defined allocation, etc.). Provides the ability to add forecast overrides in multiple units of measure (e.g. sales dollars, planning units, eaches, etc.). Provides promotional profiling capabilities, allowing the user to copy past promotions, and compose new ones. Provides the ability to override the forecast in user-defined time buckets that may differ from the forecasting period. Provides the ability to import forecast overrides. Supports the capability to manage forecasts by specifying discontinue and begin dates. Provides the ability to do ad hoc aggregations of forecast and history information based on user-defined attributes for viewing, reporting and graphing. Generates exceptions to identify outliers and forecast bias. Calculates the error in the statistical forecast vs. actual. Calculates the error in the override forecast vs. actual. Captures lagged forecast for user specified time periods. Reports forecast performance at all levels of aggregation (e.g. brand, sales region, category etc.).
SAP
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1.6.1 Analyze End-to-End SC Performance (40,0%)

1.6.1.1 ANALYZE
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Adexa i2 Multiple Choice Response: Standard (YNCF3)

Yes Yes
SAP
Yes
Proven methodology to support clients' post-implementation review process (6-12 months after completion of implementation) Review evaluates effectiveness in the following areas:
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1.6.1 Analyze End-to-End SC Performance (40,0%) (Cont...)

1.6.1.1 ANALYZE (Cont...)
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SAP
Information Technology Environment and Tools (including SCP software) New SC processes (e.g., planning vs expediting, delegating, effective communication, one number system, etc.) Level of business functions' integration into the SC planning process Organizational structure and skill set analysis Performance Benchmarking process Change Management - responsiveness to business changes Continuous Process Improvements Formal SC Effectiveness Survey Formal SC Effectiveness Interview Method and tool(s) to feed quantified review results into SC Performance data warehouse DS tool(s) for quarterly analysis/audit of SC performance Business-process-specific analyses based on data from a variety of disparate sources (SCP,ERP,MES,WMS, POS,etc) Causality analysis Ad-hoc multi-dimensional browsing and reporting Extendible and configurable components Libraries of pre-defined measures and metrics Pre-built analysis, logic and data marts Multiple delivery modes Change Management template or tools provided for: Analysis of client's corporate culture Analysis of client's/employee skill set Analysis of client's current business processes Gap Analysis to bridge to necessary software environment for maximum ROI return Road Map to bridge environment (culture/skills/business processes) gap
1.6.2 Measure End-to-End SC Efectiveness (60,0%)

1.6.2.1 MEASURE
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Yes Yes
SAP
Yes
"Closed loop" SC performance tracking and adjustment capability - adjust SC system parameters based on performance metrics in pursuit of continuous improvements Standard, consistently defined (across entire SC at planning and execution level) metrics to baseline and measure ongoing SC performance (for definition of
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1.6.2 Measure End-to-End SC Efectiveness (60,0%) (Cont...)

1.6.2.1 MEASURE (Cont...)
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metrics to baseline and measure ongoing SC performance (for definition of metrics, refer to "Definitions" section of this document), including: Actual-to-theoretical Cycle Time Capacity Utilization Cash-to-cash Cycle Time Commodity Management Profile Cumulative Source/Make Cycle Time Delivery Performance to Customer Request Date Fill Rates Finished Goods Inventory Carrying Costs Finished Goods Inventory Days of Supply Finished Goods Shrinkage Forecast Accuracy Forecast Cycle Inventory Accuracy Inventory Carrying Costs Inventory Cycle-counting Accuracy Inventory Days of Supply Inventory Obsolescence as a % of Total Inventory Make Flexibility Material Management and Planning Costs as a % of Material Acquisition Costs Material Overhead Cost Per Dollar of Material Expenditure Number of End Products/SKUs Number of Supply Sources Order Management Costs Order Management Cycle Time Plan Stability Product & Process Data Accuracy (BOM, Routings, Planning Factors, etc.) Production Plan Adherence RM & WIP Inventory Days of Supply RM Days of Supply RM Inventory Carrying Costs
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Custom Yes Custom Custom Custom Custom Yes Yes Custom Custom Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
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Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Custom Custom Custom Custom Yes Yes Custom Yes Yes Custom Yes Yes Custom Yes Custom
1.6.2 Measure End-to-End SC Efectiveness (60,0%) (Cont...)

1.6.2.1 MEASURE (Cont...)
32) 33) 34) 35) 36) 37) 38) 39) 40) 41) 42) 43) 44) 45) 46) 47) 48) RM Inventory Carrying Costs Re-plan Cycle Time Return on Assets Shrinkage Source Flexibility Supplier Cycle Time Supplier Fill Rate Supplier on-time Delivery Performance Supply Chain Finance Costs Total Logistics Cost Total WIP Inventory Days of Supply (DOS) Value Added Employee Productivity WIP Shrinkage Work-In-Process (WIP) Inventory Carrying Costs Benchmarking tool(s) for measuring clients' SC performance against past performance, industry best practices and competitors Central data warehouse to store baseline and quarterly performance data from all levels (planning and execution systems) across the SC DS tool(s) to feed and access SC performance data warehouse
SAP
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
1.7.3 Available to Promise (25,0%)

1.7.3.1 AVAILABLE TO PROMISE (ATP)
1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9)

SAP
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Perform real-time order quotation based on simultaneous consideration of material, capacity, firm orders, forecast and real demand production Allow users to quote the quantity that can be delivered by a requested date by considering all constraints Allow users to quote the date by which the total requested quantity can be delivered by considering all constraints Continuously monitor consumption against allocation Automatically adjust allocations to maximize user-defined business objectives Ability to check ATP for multiple distribution centers and production points that may be affected by the customer order Ability to process ATP for multiple line items at time of order entry. Supports calculation of ATP at an "aggregate" level for Make to Order SKU's Supports the calculation of ATP at the SKU for Make to Stock SKU's
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Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Unscored Unscored Unscored Unscored Unscored Unscored Unscored Unscored
1.7.3 Available to Promise (25,0%) (Cont...)

1.7.3.1 AVAILABLE TO PROMISE (ATP) (Cont...)
9) 10) 11) 12) 13) 14) 15) 16) 17) 19) 20) 21) 22) 23) 24) 25) 26) 27) 28) 29) 30) 31) 32) 33) 34) 35) 36) Real-time ability to simultaneously check product configuration, substitution and delivery alternatives Real-time ability to offer alternative products or options based on product availability and pre-set rules Real-time ability to confirm product delivery Allocate critical resources (materials, capacity, delivery, storage) to highest priority customers based on user defined prioritization Configure-to-deliver capabilities to ensure that critical resources (e.g., transportation and production capacity) are available prior to customer commitment Real-time connection to Manufacturing Planning and Production Scheduling to resolve scheduling conflicts Real-time access to up-to-the-minute information regarding inventory, manufacturing plans, and material availability through integration with Constrained Enterprise Planning Ability to pull desired quantities and available dates directly into sales order Ability to display available to promise schedule by: date buckets allocation System supports product allocation reporting indicating total demand System supports real-time order quotation based on simultaneous consideration of all SC constraints via direct link to ERP/transaction system(s) System supports simulation of ATP material limits and supplier lead times System supports simulation of actual production loads competing with the order Real-Time Customer Commitment capability, including: wholesale and retail customers consumer home delivery orders service and installation Supports Product Finishing Postponement Strategy Supports Product Allocation Supports Promo v. Open Stock Product Substitution Balancing integrated with Enterprise-wide Demand Replacement Market assessment Integration of Third Party Storage Integration of Lead Times, Constraints and Transportation Costs (Jobbers) Supports Internet Orders and Allocations Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Unscored Unscored Unscored Unscored Unscored Unscored Unscored Unscored Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
i2
SAP
Yes Custom Yes Custom Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Supports the calculation of ATP at the SKU for Make to Stock SKU'sMultiple Choice Response: Standard (YNCF3) Yes Yes
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Unscored Unscored Unscored Unscored Unscored Unscored Unscored Unscored
1.7.3 Available to Promise (25,0%) (Cont...)

1.7.3.1 AVAILABLE TO PROMISE (ATP) (Cont...)
37) 38) 39) 40) Lost Opportunity Cost Tracking, including: lost market share lost revenue customer service productivity
SAP
Yes Yes Yes Yes
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MCQ Key Descriptions - Explanation of Multiple Choice Questions Keys

Standard (YNCF3)
Y F C 3 U N Yes Future Custom Third Party Unscored No No Response
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1.1.3.1 Global Functionality - Not Industry Specific (100,0%)

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1.1.3.1 Global Functionality - Not Industry Specific (100,0%) (Cont...)

Model: Supply Chain Management Scenario: Gartner View

Copyright 2001 Gartner, Inc.

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11-Mrz-2002 Adexa i2 Multiple Choice Response: Standard (YNCF3) Yes Yes

1.1.3.1 Global Functionality - Not Industry Specific (100,0%) (Cont...)

Model: Supply Chain Management Scenario: Gartner View

Copyright 2001 Gartner, Inc.

Alternative Data Report

11-Mrz-2002 Adexa i2 Multiple Choice Response: Standard (YNCF3)

1.1.3.1 Global Functionality - Not Industry Specific (100,0%) (Cont...)

Model: Supply Chain Management Scenario: Gartner View

Copyright 2001 Gartner, Inc.

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1.1.3.1 Global Functionality - Not Industry Specific (100,0%) (Cont...)

115) 116) 117) 118) 119) 120) 121)

Yes Yes Yes Future Yes Yes Yes

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

122) 123) 124) 125)

Yes Yes Future Yes

Yes Yes Yes No

Yes Yes Yes Yes

127) 128) 129) 130) 131) 132)

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

133) 134) 135) 136)

Future Yes Yes Yes

Yes Yes Yes Yes

Yes Yes Yes Yes

Model: Supply Chain Management Scenario: Gartner View

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11-Mrz-2002 Adexa i2 Multiple Choice Response: Standard (YNCF3) Yes Yes

1.1.3.1 Global Functionality - Not Industry Specific (100,0%) (Cont...)

Model: Supply Chain Management Scenario: Gartner View

Copyright 2001 Gartner, Inc.

Alternative Data Report

11-Mrz-2002 Adexa i2 Multiple Choice Response: Standard (YNCF3) Yes Yes

1.1.3.1 Global Functionality - Not Industry Specific (100,0%) (Cont...)

Model: Supply Chain Management Scenario: Gartner View

Copyright 2001 Gartner, Inc.

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11-Mrz-2002 Adexa i2 Multiple Choice Response: Standard (YNCF3)

1.1.3.1 Global Functionality - Not Industry Specific (100,0%) (Cont...)