I-Plan is a WEB application for supply chain planning,  optimisation and  execution. It supports the entire business process from demand planning through supply network optimisation, production planning, inventory planning and ultimately provides a service for instant on-line  Delivery Date Quoting  using the Available to Promise / Capable to Promise engine (ATP / CTP).

I -Plan is scaleable and modular and can add value to any organisation from a single site production operation with a handful of users, up to the largest network of production sites, warehouses and customers; with complex transportation, product mix and market demand patterns and managed by hundreds of collaborating users.

I -Plan  has open interfaces to any fine planning and shop floor control system and integrates with the chosen ERP solutions of the collaborating parties, the most common being SAP R3.

Users of I-Plan can expect to see:- 

• Reduced production costs through optimum alignment of supply and demand
• Improved customer service levels derived from and improved production and inventory strategy
• Reduced inventory costs from overall reduction in inventory and dynamic inventory planning
• Reduced distribution cost due to improved supply planning
• Reduced delivery lead times
• The ability to accurately quote realistic delivery dates
• Overall improved customer service performance 

The product comprises 5 modules and an integration suite. The individual modules support each other in an end to end business process but, in many cases, are implemented individually and integrated with other business systems:

Demand Planning  

Master Planning

Production Planning

Inventory Planning

Available to Promise / Capable to Promise (ATP / CTP)

Technical Overview