Priority-based Demand Driven planning, built directly into Microsoft Dynamics 365 SCM.
Reduce inventory. Improve availability. And give your planners a better way to respond to real-world demand - without replacing D365 or moving your planning data into another system.
✓ DDMRP compliant - ✓ DDOM compliant - ✓ DDS&OP compliant Demand Driven Institute Approved
Firstly, What's the Issue?
Your ERP is probably doing exactly what it was designed to do. But your planners are operating in a world that's becoming increasingly difficult to predict. Demand changes. Suppliers are late. Lead times move. Forecasts are wrong. Priorities change. And planners spend more and more of their day responding to exceptions. The result? Too much inventory in some places. Not enough inventory where you actually need it. Expediting. Firefighting. And endless planning messages. Traditional planning approaches depend heavily on forecasts and parameters that quickly become outdated. And when variability increases, the natural response is often to hold more stock. But more inventory doesn't necessarily mean better availability. What if you could reduce inventory AND improve availability? That's what Demand Driven planning is designed to help you do. And with D365 Planning, you can do it without replacing Dynamics 365 SCM or introducing another external planning platform.
Who Is This For?
D365 Planning is designed for manufacturers, distributors and supply-chain organisations already using Microsoft Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management. It's particularly relevant if you recognise problems like: ✔️ Inventory levels keep increasing ✔️ You have excess stock but still experience shortages ✔️ Planners spend too much time expediting and firefighting ✔️ Forecast accuracy is difficult to maintain ✔️ Long or variable lead times make planning difficult ✔️ Planning parameters aren't reviewed frequently enough ✔️ Your team relies heavily on spreadsheets outside D365 ✔️ Your planners spend too much time responding to planned orders and exception messages ✔️ Service levels aren't where you want them to be ✔️ You want to improve planning without implementing another standalone planning platform If that sounds familiar, there's probably an opportunity sitting inside your existing D365 planning data. And we can help you quantify it.
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What Results Can You Expect?
Every supply chain is different. So rather than giving you generic promises, we start with your data. We analyse your existing D365 planning data to identify where Demand Driven planning could potentially improve performance. ✓ Lower Inventory Identify where inventory is unnecessarily high and where buffers could help you carry stock more intelligently. ✓ Better Availability Position inventory where it's actually needed and reduce shortages caused by variability. ✓ Fewer Expedites Give planners clearer priorities so they can focus attention on what genuinely needs action. ✓ More Stable Planning Reduce the nervousness and constant replanning that can come from traditional forecast-driven approaches. ✓ Better Planner Productivity Give planners clear, visual priorities rather than asking them to work through hundreds or thousands of planning messages. The objective isn't simply to carry less stock. It's to create a more responsive, stable and manageable planning environment.
So What's the Plan?
We start small. And we start with your existing D365 data.
You don't need to commit to a huge transformation programme just to find out whether Demand Driven planning could work for you.
STEP 1
Your Personalised Diagnostic Report
First, we analyse your real planning data from Dynamics 365.We'll look for opportunities to improve the way inventory is positioned and managed across your supply chain.Then we'll create a personalised diagnostic report based on your business and your data. Not a generic benchmark. Not somebody else's case study. Your numbers. The report helps identify where the biggest opportunities may exist and provides an indication of the potential operational and inventory benefits.
STEP 2
Review the Findings
Next, we'll walk through the diagnostic report with you. We'll explain what we've found, where the opportunities appear to be and what they could mean for your business. You can ask questions. Challenge the assumptions. And decide whether the potential benefits justify taking things further. There's no need to make a major software decision before you understand the opportunity. First, let's see what your own data tells us.
STEP 3
Implement & Support
If there's a compelling opportunity, your existing Microsoft Dynamics partner can implement D365 Planning directly within your Dynamics 365 SCM environment, with our specialist team supporting them. And you don't necessarily need to change everything on day one. Start with a product group. A location. A business unit. Or a subset of SKUs. You can even run Demand Driven planning alongside your existing planning process while your team becomes comfortable with the approach. Prove it. Measure it. Then expand when you're ready.
Why D365 Planning?
There are plenty of planning systems available. But there's an important difference with D365 Planning. It's built into Dynamics 365 SCM. Your planning data is already in D365. Why extract it into another platform just to plan it and then send the results back? D365 Planning operates within your existing Dynamics 365 SCM environment. ✔️ No separate planning platform ✔️ No unnecessary movement of planning data to a third-party planning system ✔️ No additional integration between D365 and an external planning platform to build and maintain ✔️ No separate user experience for planners to learn Your planners continue working in the Microsoft Dynamics 365 environment they already know.
Your Microsoft Partner Stays Your Microsoft Partner
If you found D365 Planning through your existing Microsoft Dynamics partner, that's exactly how we want the relationship to work. We're not here to replace your D365 consultancy or take over the customer relationship. Your existing partner already understands your business, your Dynamics environment and your wider solution. They remain your primary implementation and support partner. We work behind them, providing the specialist Demand Driven planning technology, expertise and second-line support they need. You keep the partner you already trust. They gain specialist planning expertise behind them. That means you can add Demand Driven planning to your existing D365 environment without introducing another consultancy relationship simply to support another planning platform. Your partner stays at the centre of your Dynamics strategy - with D365 Planning providing the specialist capability behind them.
Demand Driven Institute Approved
Demand Driven isn't simply a feature we've added to a planning system. It's what we specialise in. D365 Planning supports all three key Demand Driven disciplines: ✓ DDMRP (Demand Driven Material Requirements Planning) ✓ DDOM (Demand Driven Operating Model) ✓ DDS&OP (Demand Driven Sales & Operations Planning) Our solution has achieved approval from the Demand Driven Institute. So you're not just getting software. You're getting a solution built around a recognised Demand Driven methodology, backed by people who specialise in implementing it within Microsoft Dynamics 365.
A Few Questions You Probably Have...
But we already use Master Planning and/or Planning Optimisation in D365
Good. We're not suggesting D365 doesn't work. The question is whether your current planning approach is producing the outcomes you want. If inventory is under control, availability is consistently high, planners aren't constantly expediting, planning parameters are well maintained and your planning team is happy with the current process, there may be nothing to change. But what if the data says otherwise? That's why we start with the diagnostic. Rather than debating planning methodologies in theory, we look at what's actually happening inside your supply chain.
We don't want another system
Neither do we. That's one of the reasons we built D365 Planning directly within Dynamics 365 SCM. Traditional planning projects can mean adding another platform alongside your ERP. Data needs to move out. Planning happens somewhere else. Results need to come back. Integrations need to be built, monitored and maintained. And planners need another system. D365 Planning takes a different approach: your planning remains inside your existing Dynamics 365 environment.
Changing our planning process sounds risky
It doesn't have to be an all-or-nothing change. You can start small. Run Demand Driven planning on a subset of SKUs. Compare the results with your existing planning process. Allow your planners to understand how the recommendations behave. And expand only when you're comfortable.
Will our planners need lots of training
Demand Driven planning is different from traditional MRP, so there is a learning curve. But the objective is to make planning simpler and more visual, not more complicated. Instead of planners constantly trying to interpret huge volumes of planning messages, Demand Driven planning helps them focus on clear priorities and exceptions. And because D365 Planning operates within Dynamics 365 SCM, your team isn't simultaneously learning an entirely new standalone software platform.
Why Now?
Supply chains aren't becoming more predictable. Variability isn't disappearing. Forecasts aren't suddenly becoming perfect. And carrying more inventory isn't a sustainable answer. If your business is holding too much stock while still experiencing shortages, something isn't working as well as it could. The good news is: You already have the data to find out. It's sitting inside Dynamics 365. We can use it to identify where the biggest planning opportunities may exist before you make a major commitment.
Start With Your Own Data
You don't need another generic software demonstration. And you don't need a 50-slide presentation telling you why Demand Driven planning is wonderful. Let's start with something much more useful. Your Supply Chain. Your D365 Data. Your Potential Savings. We'll analyse your existing planning data and create a personalised diagnostic showing where Demand Driven planning could potentially improve your inventory and planning performance. Then we'll walk you through the findings. If there's a compelling opportunity, we'll show you how to take the next step. If there isn't, you'll know. Discover What's Hiding Inside Your D365 Planning Data