SCmple partners with Analytical Factor
October 21, 20263 min read
At a glance
- Analytical Factor brings AI-driven forecasting and ongoing expert tuning to the SCmple Planning Platform.
- The approved demand plan will flow directly into supply planning, scenario analysis, and production scheduling.
- Forecast Value Add measurement shows which forecast adjustments actually help.
- Customers work with SCmple through one integrated planning experience.
SCmple Solutions, a provider of purpose-built planning solutions for pharmaceutical manufacturers, today announced a partnership with Analytical Factor, a supply chain analytics and forecasting specialist, to bring advanced demand planning and ongoing expert-level forecast tuning to the SCmple Planning Platform.
The partnership will give emerging and growing pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical companies a more connected way to create trusted demand plans and translate them into supply, inventory, capacity, and production decisions. Analytical Factor will provide the demand planning technology, analytical methods, and ongoing expert-level tuning. SCmple will deliver those capabilities as part of its pharma-specific planning platform, connecting the approved demand signal directly to supply planning, scenario analysis, and production scheduling.
Pharmaceutical companies need demand plans they can trust and act on. By combining Analytical Factor’s forecasting technology and expert-level tuning with SCmple’s pharma-specific planning platform, we can help customers improve the demand signal and immediately understand what it means for materials, inventory, CDMO capacity, and production. This partnership closes the gap between forecasting and execution without asking planners to manage another disconnected system.
Demand planning performance depends on more than generating a statistical forecast. Models must be selected and tuned for the business, changing demand signals must be monitored, and planners need a disciplined way to measure whether interventions improve or degrade the forecast. The combined offering is designed to make that expertise an ongoing part of the planning process.
The combined offering will provide
- AI-driven baseline forecasts that draw on multiple demand signals
- Demand segmentation, model optimization, and expert-level forecast tuning
- Forecast Value Add measurement to distinguish useful interventions from non-value-added overrides
- Continuous monitoring of forecast performance, exceptions, and adoption
- A direct connection from the approved demand plan to SCmple supply planning, scenario analysis, and production scheduling
Forecasting performance does not improve simply because a new model is deployed. It requires continuous measurement, tuning, and governance. SCmple brings the industry-specific planning foundation pharmaceutical companies need, and Analytical Factor brings the analytical depth to keep the demand signal accurate and useful. Together, we are giving planning teams a practical way to build trust in the forecast and turn it into better supply decisions.
The new demand planning capability will be offered by SCmple as part of the SCmple Planning Platform. Customers will work with SCmple through an integrated planning experience, with Analytical Factor providing the underlying demand planning capability and ongoing expert services. Organizations interested in learning more can visit scmple.com or contact SCmple to schedule a demonstration.
About SCmple
SCmple provides purpose-built planning solutions for clinical and commercial pharmaceutical companies. Developed by experienced pharmaceutical supply chain professionals, the SCmple Planning Platform helps companies manage supply-demand balancing, shelf life and expiry, batch and campaign logic, supplier and CDMO constraints, scenario planning, and production scheduling. Learn more at scmple.com.
About Analytical Factor
Analytical Factor helps organizations improve forecast accuracy and planning decisions through advanced analytics and deep domain expertise. Founded by former Oracle Demantra product leaders, the company specializes in forecast performance assessment, demand segmentation, model optimization, planning process improvement, AI-driven forecasting approaches, and continuous performance monitoring. Learn more at analyticalfactor.com.
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