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Creating a consensus forecast. Using statistical forecast methods, demand planning 

tools are able to integrate different departments and companies for improved decision 

support.

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Creating a preliminary delivery plan. Reducing planning effort through applying the 

insights from the forecast.

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Creating a preliminary production plan. Possibility to integrate several entities, coord‑

ination of different functions, possibility to use optimisation models to find the most 

feasible solution.

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Adjusting delivery and production plan. Visibility of information, scenario analysis, for 

example what‑if analyses of the impact in resource availability and customer demands.

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Settle delivery and production plan. Overall benefits of tangible cost savings and the 

intangible benefit of improved confidence in planning and scheduling.

Value networks

Reduced time to market and increased customer responsiveness are not simply the result of 

reviewing the efficiency of internal processes and how information systems are deployed, 

but also result through consideration of how partners can be involved to outsource some 

processes. Porter’s original work considered not only the internal value chain, but also the