Watch the video below to see how Demand Adjustment can be used within Opcenter APS to quickly model changes in demand and explore different ‘What if?’ scenarios across the planning horizon.
Manufacturing demand rarely remains static. Forecasts change, customer requirements fluctuate and planners regularly need to understand how increases or decreases in demand could affect future production requirements.
Manually updating individual demand records can be time-consuming, particularly when planners want to explore different ‘What if?’ scenarios across multiple products or a wider planning horizon.
In this short demonstration, we showcase the Demand Adjustment functionality within Siemens Opcenter APS.
The tool allows planners to quickly increase or decrease demand by a defined percentage across a selected date range. Adjustments can be applied to an individual SKU or across a group of products based on a selected attribute, giving planners greater flexibility when modelling potential changes in demand.
This provides a simple way to ask questions such as “What if demand increases?” or “What if demand falls?”, allowing planners to assess different scenarios and understand their potential impact before making planning decisions.
By using Demand Adjustment, manufacturers can:
- Quickly model ‘What if?’ demand scenarios
- Increase or decrease demand across a defined planning period
- Apply adjustments to an individual SKU or groups based on attributes
- Respond more quickly to changing forecasts and customer requirements
- Reduce manual changes to individual demand records
- Support faster, more informed planning decisions
