Introduction to SIMCEL

Learn more about SIMCEL

Introduction

Overview of key demand planning features and how they support forecasting.

Explore Actual

Visualize historical demand and analyze performance by scenario and segment.

Tactical Plan

Define and manage medium-term plans that drive operational execution in SIMCEL.

Plan Initialization & Continuity

Create and link plans across cycles to ensure seamless supply chain continuity.

Committed Plan

Understand key planning terms like Primary Scenario, Committed Plan, and Planning Adherence.

Forecast Algorithm

Overview of forecasting models and strategies used in SIMCEL for demand prediction.

Analytics

Customize and analyze demand metrics with flexible tables, filters, and saved segments.

Planning Accuracy

Measure forecast precision

Forecast Settings

Configure forecast granularity and review demand history for products or customers.

Set Base Demand

Manage and assign demand events to adjust base demand with past or future impacts.

Demand Adjustment Event

Create and manage event that adjust demand based on trade or marketing impacts.

Forecast Override Event

Set top-down demand targets with override event.

New Demand Stream Event

Add new product or customer demand with no history, or adjust forecasts using internal estimates.

New Demand Stream Logic

Defines how the New Demand Stream (NDS) operates in SIMCEL,

Trade Terms

Model and apply trade discounts to calculate net sales and demand impacts.

Scenario

Create, manage, and promote demand scenarios to primary execution plans.

Pricing Adjustment Event

The Pricing Adjustment Events feature lets planners adjust prices in scenarios and see their impact instantly.

Overview & Navigation

KPI Table

P&L Waterfall

KPI Tracker Table

Overview

Key definitions for SIT, sales flows, and gross sales values in distributor tracking.

Calculation Logic

View detailed formulas used to calculate Sales In, Sales Out, Closing Stock, and SIT across scenarios.

DRP Physical Network

Define and manage distributor-product-customer links to reflect your actual and future distribution network.

Overview

Simulate supply plans and assess their impact on inventory, constraints, and fulfillment metrics.

Running Simulation

Launch and monitor supply simulations to validate plan feasibility and compute constrained KPIs.

Supply Explorer

Visualize finished goods supply and inventory trends across sources and warehouses.

Introduction

Task Management

Object Detail View Drawers

Navigation between linked Objects

Contextual Comments

Activity Log

KPI Drivers

Pivot Table