Super excited about how the new Production Planning feature is coming together. (Being released next week alongside a few other new goodies.)
We wanted to build a solution for brands to estimate the sizing and timing of future purchase orders.
The ultimate outcome though is to use that to negotiate better unit economics and factory/manufacturing availability with their suppliers.
From a UI/UX perspective, we built this as a heatmap so that it is immediately evident where the current production plan and inventory requirements are lacking.
That then becomes the starting point for brands to create optimal, future production orders.
These calculations needed to happen in real-time.
So either based on your actual data (sales/stock on hand) changing or if you change your growth expectations.
No changing formulas or having to import new data from multiple sources.
Just model your growth & @cogsyapp adapts.
Why?
1) We're not building a spreadsheet on steroids.
2) Spreadsheets are reactive. And by the time you realise your plan is off, it's often too late.
3) Having a longer-term, holistic plan (supply + demand) creates better outcomes.
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Family man, seeker and learner. 3X Founder. Now building @cogsyapp. Prev: @_cmcommerce (acq. by @CampaignMonitor) + @WooThemes (acq. by @Automattic).
