Integrated Business Planning (IBP) | Cauself - Sales-Integrated Demand Planning Solution

The IBP Challenge in Consumer Goods

Traditional demand planning solutions are supply chain-aligned and provide inadequate sales planning integration

❌ Traditional IBP Challenges

✗ Supply chain-focused with limited sales integration
✗ Spreadsheet dependency creates business risk
✗ Silo-based limitations prevent unified planning
✗ Statistical models done outside the system
✗ Sales teams maintain separate forecast inputs in Excel
✗ Baseline + increment approach is difficult to manage
✗ Limited causal modeling capabilities
✗ History-only dependent algorithms

✅ Cauself IBP Solution

✓ Sales-integrated planning streamlines demand planning and IBP process
✓ Eliminate spreadsheet dependency with enterprise-grade platform
✓ Unified approach aligning financial and operational data
✓ User-friendly advanced causal modeling built into the platform
✓ True collaborative planning across sales, operations, and finance
✓ Integrated modeling approach with up to 20 causal factors
✓ Advanced statistical capabilities accessible to business users
✓ Forward-looking predictive models beyond historical patterns

IBP Core Capabilities

Comprehensive integrated business planning features designed specifically for consumer goods companies

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Advanced Causal Modeling

User-friendly statistical models that consider up to 20 causal factors including promotions, pricing, seasonality, and market dynamics. Built for business users, not data scientists.

✓ Daily, weekly, or monthly periodicity
✓ Baseline + increment modeling
✓ Relatable and understandable statistics

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Sales Process Integration

Streamline the sales planning evolution from simulation to execution. Add detail to sales plans as required while maintaining forecast accuracy and financial alignment.

✓ Simulate → Plan → Agree → Execute → Close workflow
✓ Consumer-to-retailer forecast translation
✓ Forecast workbench with promotion planning

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New Product & Lifecycle Management

Specialized modeling for new product launches and product lifecycle stages. Handle the unique challenges of forecasting products without historical data.

✓ New product modeling capabilities
✓ Product lifecycle stage management
✓ Launch scenario planning

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Scenario Planning & Analytics

Volume-based scenario planning with real-time what-if analysis. Understand the impact of different business decisions before implementation.

✓ Volume-based scenario planning
✓ Tailorable reporting and analytics
✓ Snapshot and forecast monitoring

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Data Management & Integration

Comprehensive data capture, management, and cleansing capabilities. Cognizant of data availability and business process requirements.

✓ Data capture and cleansing
✓ Business process alignment
✓ Adaptable to data availability

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Rapid Implementation

Quick setup and rapid ROI with class-leading implementation timelines. Agile methodology ensures you're up and running quickly.

✓ 2-4 month implementation vs 6-18 months traditional
✓ Agile implementation methodology
✓ Minimal implementation risk

Business Benefits by Role

Measurable improvements across your entire planning organization

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Demand Planning Manager

Streamlined Process: More timely and better quality forecast input with true collaborative planning capabilities

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S&OP Manager

Enhanced Scenario Planning: Improved scenario planning and modeling for IBP process with streamlined workflows

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Supply Chain Manager

Better Visibility: Improved understanding of retailer buying patterns and demand variability drivers

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Sales Manager

Enhanced Insights: Better understanding of price and promotion effects with improved sales forecasting

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Finance Manager

Financial Alignment: Improved financial projections through streamlined planning processes

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IT Manager

Reduced Risk: Reduced reliance on Excel with improved and more stable system integrations

Integrated Solution Design

Breaking Down Planning Silos

Cauself acknowledges that disciplines like Revenue Growth Management, Promotional Planning, and Demand Planning must synchronize to form the foundation for effective IBP.

✓ End-to-end process coverage: Strategic to operational alignment
✓ Integrated discipline approach: RGM, TPM, and Demand Planning unified
✓ Financial and operational data alignment: Maximize performance synchronization
✓ Collaborative planning: True cross-functional integration
✓ Analytical foundation: Metric-based approach for financially centric results
✓ Enhanced decision-making: Fact-based insights for strategic planning

Why Choose Integrated IBP?

In an acronym-loving industry where new terms emerge constantly, achieving visibility and cohesion across your business is paramount. Cauself's integrated approach ensures that your planning processes work together, not in isolation, delivering maximum ROI from your analytics investment.

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Integrated Business Planning Workflow - Breaking Down Silos

IBP Implementation Results

Proven outcomes from companies who've implemented Cauself IBP solutions

2-4 Months

Implementation timeline vs 6-18 months for traditional enterprise IBP solutions

20 Factors

Advanced causal modeling considering up to 20 demand drivers simultaneously

60+ Years

Combined team expertise in consumer goods demand planning and IBP processes

Unified

Single platform integrating RGM, TPM, and demand planning for true IBP

Ready to Transform Your Demand Planning?

Eliminate spreadsheet dependency and establish a robust, sales-integrated IBP process. Get started with a free assessment of your current demand planning approach.

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