demandFlow gives planners one daily view of inventory health, material shortages, production readiness, and replenishment actions. It works alongside your ERP to turn transactions into planning decisions.
| Part | Description | Buffer | NFP | SOH | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RM-1042 | Aluminium Rod 12mm | DR | R | Order 450 | |
| PM-0087 | SS Bearing Assembly | R | Y | Order 120 | |
| FG-2201 | Motor Housing Unit | Y | G | Order 80 | |
| RM-0563 | Copper Wire 2.5mm | G | G | OK |
As your product range and supplier base grow, manual planning becomes a liability. Planners spend their days firefighting instead of optimising.
Without dynamic buffers, you either tie up capital in safety stock or face stockouts that cost you customers. The average mid-market manufacturer loses 3-5% of revenue to this imbalance.
Planners discover problems only when a customer escalates or the production line stops. By then, recovery is expensive and relationships are damaged.
Critical decisions hinge on formulas that break silently, files that don't sync, and knowledge locked in one planner's head. When that person is on leave, planning stops.
Your ERP handles transactions well, but its forecast-driven MRP module demands perfect data and produces nervous schedules. The result: planners override it and go back to spreadsheets.
See every part's health at a glance. Red means act now, green means you're covered. Multiple planning engines -- DDMRP buffers, Min-Max, or manual -- on one board.
Enter your weekly or monthly production plan and see every component shortage before committing. No live orders created, no data modified -- pure what-if analysis.
| Component | Required | Available | Shortage | Supplier | Order By |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RM-1042 | 1,200 | 750 | -450 | Bharat Metals | 12 Aug |
| PM-0087 | 300 | 180 | -120 | Precision Parts | 08 Aug |
| RM-0563 | 800 | 950 | OK | Excel Copper | -- |
| CM-0214 | 600 | 200 | -400 | Star Fasteners | 10 Aug |
See whether customer orders can be fulfilled before releasing work orders. When problems surface, track them from detection through escalation to resolution.
Measure what demand-driven planning actually saved you. The built-in backtest engine compares your actual inventory history against simulated buffer zones and quantifies the difference.
Customer dispatch schedules flow into demand calculations, demand drives buffer sizing, buffers generate replenishment signals, and purchase orders close the loop with goods receipts. Every step is linked.
No complex ERP migration. Import your existing data and start seeing results from day one.
Upload your parts, suppliers, and demand history via guided CSV wizards. Every row is validated before import -- no bad data gets through.
Set buffer profiles based on your item types, lead times, and demand variability. demandFlow calculates the red, yellow, and green zones automatically.
Open your Buffer Status Board each morning. Red items need action. Yellow items need watching. Green means you're covered. Act on recommendations, track execution.
Your ERP is good at transactions -- invoices, purchase orders, goods receipts. demandFlow is good at decisions -- what to order, when, and how much. They work together.
Traditional MRP uses forecasts to push schedules. When demand is volatile or data is imperfect, MRP produces nervous plans that planners learn to ignore. DDMRP uses real demand signals and strategic buffers to pull replenishment only when needed.
Demand-driven planning consistently delivers measurable improvements across working capital, service levels, and planner productivity.
Dynamic buffers right-size your stock. For a manufacturer carrying Rs 10 crore in inventory, that means Rs 1.5-2.5 crore freed up as working capital.
Strategic buffer positioning means you carry stock where it matters, not everywhere. Fill rates go up, not just stock levels.
Automated alerts and prioritised action lists replace frantic phone calls and email chains. Planners shift from firefighting to forward planning.
Import your data in the morning, see buffer status by afternoon. No six-month implementation projects or armies of consultants.
Based on Demand Driven Institute benchmarks across 200+ DDMRP implementations worldwide.
demandFlow includes a built-in Savings and Effectiveness Report that calculates these metrics against your actual historical data -- so you can verify impact, not just trust benchmarks.
Whether you make products, distribute components, or manage outsourced production, demandFlow adapts to your planning needs.
Manage multi-level BOMs with buffers at strategic decoupling points. Test production plans against current stock before committing.
Multi-location inventory visibility with transfer orders and priority share allocation across warehouses and depots.
Kit readiness checks before WO release, demand pegging from customer order to component, and full MTO lifecycle tracking.
Coordinate inventory across plants and warehouses. Priority share allocates constrained stock based on buffer penetration. Transfer orders move material where it is needed.
Book a 30-minute walkthrough. We'll load your data and show you your buffer status in real time. No slides, no sales pitch -- just your supply chain, visualised.
We'll get back to you within one business day.