The Retail Planning and Analytics Platform from BOARD; delivered by Simbus - What it takes to be agile and proactive in a fast-paced consumer ecosystem.
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PLAN TO STAY
AHEAD OF
THE CURVE
Plan. Execute. Analyse. Excel. Repeat
The Retail Planning and Analytics Platform from BOARD delivered by Simbus
What it takes to be agile and proactive in a fast-paced consumer ecosystem.
Simbus helps you protect your retail margins and fuel expansion in a highly dynamic fashion and retail environment. We bring the power of flexibility, performance and self-service analysis via a single platform to help manage budgeting and S&OP, merchandise
planning, demand planning and supply planning processes.
In-stock planning to in-season delivery done right.
Every time!
Why Retail Planning?
In an industry where consumer preferences change by the minute; sourcing lead times are long and almost impossible to forecast demand. How do retailers ensure the multiple objectives of planning are met? What is the right tool to ensure that the assortment at each store reflects the demand patterns at the store? How do they minimize markdowns and returns to DC?
Most retailers depend on spreadsheets to make their retail plans. The disadvantages of spreadsheets are well known no single version of truth, inability to handle large amounts of data and difficulty in enforcing process governance.
Some use traditional merchandise planning packaged software with huge investments. Their long and difficult implementation process led to failure. Also these so called “best in class” software actually are inflexible to changing processes and with poor usability or user experience led to low adoption and ROI.
Why BOARD?
- Analyze, simulate, plan and predict in a single platform.
- Connect end-to-end processes of merchandise financial planning, assortment.
- planning, OTB management and in-season markdown management required to make better retail decisions.
- Move away from the constraints of traditional solutions and the limitations of Excel with this unified platform for planning and analytics.
- Preferred choice of 350+ global retailers for end to end retail planning.
- Agile development model allows rapid go live and quick realization of benefits as compared with traditional retail solutions.
What is Retail Planning?
integrated business intelligence, analytics
and performance management
What is BOARD?
ALL IN ONE DECISION MAKING
Unified Business Intelligence and Corporate Performance Management
Integrated Business Planning
In-memory computing
Business Models
Dynamic Data Modeling
Financial and Management Reporting Capabilities
Cloud
Now, Users can Plan, Simulate and Forecast easier/faster/quicker with Cloud
Go Global in minutes
Stay updated, always
Reliable
Future proof
Cost effective
Mobile
Effective decision making. Anywhere. Anytime.
Native applications for iPad and Windows
The Toolkit Approach
Accessible tools to easily create and update databases
Easy to build customized analytic applications
Create Objects like Graphs, Reports, Folders, Filters and Models on the fly
Drag and drop interface to use object for analysis
What is BOARD?
ALL IN ONE DECISION MAKING
Unified Business Intelligence and Corporate Performance Management
Integrated Business Planning
In-memory computing
Business Models
Dynamic Data Modeling
Financial and Management Reporting Capabilities
Cloud
Now, Users can Plan, Simulate and Forecast easier/faster/quicker with Cloud
Go Global in minutes
Stay updated, always
Reliable
Future proof
Cost effective
Mobile
Effective decision making. Anywhere. Anytime.
Native applications for iPad and Windows
The Toolkit Approach
Accessible tools to easily create and update databases
Easy to build customized analytic applications
Create Objects like Graphs, Reports, Folders, Filters and Models on the fly
Drag and drop interface to use object for analysis
capabilities
Search based Data Discovery
Create personalized Business Intelligence Apps – Screens
Multidimensional Database
Unified Metadata
Full MS Office integration – OLAP direct from excel
Enterprise Class Capabilities
In-memory computing
How Can BOARD Help Your Business?
Improved Profits through Increased Visibility
Reduced Markdowns through Continuous Monitoring
Reduced End of season Stock through Efficient Stock Tracking
Complete Compliance through Enterprise-grade Standardized Procedures
Improved Profits through Increased Visibility
Reduced Markdowns through Continuous Monitoring
Reduced End of season Stock through Efficient Stock Tracking
Complete Compliance through Enterprise-grade Standardized Procedures
Improved Productivity through Digitized Financial Planning and Reporting
Management
Increased Insight On
Stock Availability
Are you ready for BOARD?
Maturity Assessment
Our process maturity assessment tool gives you a comprehensive view of the current state of your business with regards to Finances, Demand and Supply, Assortments and Store Allocation.
Retailers can get deeper insights and compare your company’s processes against global standards of excellence.
The Maturity Assessment Tool gives you a holistic view of OTB, BI Analytics, Merchandise Planning, Demand and Supply. It helps retailers easily compete with global brands and achieve complete digital transformation.
