Demand & Capacity Management an Overview
Matching resources to demands in today’s automotive industry is a movable feast. The Cofinity-X Marketplace can help, with a range of Demand and Capacity Management apps that leverage the Catena-X dataspace to suit your needs.
Modern automotive production is an ever-changing and unpredictable landscape for customers and suppliers alike. Aligning the right resources to constantly changing demands can leave stakeholders right across the value chain struggling to keep pace, rather than feeling empowered to stay ahead of the curve.
The birth of the Catena-X dataspace marked an era-defining shift from exclusive brand competition to cross-industry collaboration and information sharing. Cofinity-X goes beyond simply offering access to the Catena-X dataspace. The Cofinity-X Marketplace offers a range of Demand and Capacity Management (DCM) applications that are specifically designed to help navigate and leverage the data space so that all users, from SMEs to market leaders, can better identify and avoid bottlenecks, control costs, and improve reliability.
The benefits of Demand and Capacity Management at a glance:
- Improve planning reliability and accuracy
- Increase transparency about demand and capacity
- Detect problems and capacity bottlenecks early
- Less under- / over-production
- Reduce costs
- Increase delivery reliability and customer satisfaction
Spotlight: 3 DCM apps that can change the game
09 Solutions: Multi-Tier DCM
Make real-time data-sharing and collaboration the norm
When machines sit idle, and workers wait for materials, the costs mount up. But digital collaboration and data sharing between customers and suppliers enables smarter, seamless supply chain management and decision making.
The Multi-Tier DCM solution from o9 Solutions enables secure, real-time exchange of demand and capacity data. Proactively address mismatches, improve collaboration, and prevent disruptions with advanced notifications and in-app tools. As a standalone SaaS platform, it integrates seamlessly with existing systems and simplifies processes using standardized data exchange – ensuring efficiency, data sovereignty, and reduced complexity for all supply chain partners. Discover the app
SAP Collaborative Demand and Capacity Management for data exchange
A simple step towards supply chain resilience
The traditional approach to aligning demand with capacity is no match for today’s turbulent market conditions. Where supply chains were once siloed, now cross-company collaboration is king if you’re looking to optimize efficiency – and keep your customers happy.
SAP Collaborative DCM is all about usability, simplicity and agility. It enables and supports efficient digital collaboration and continuous data exchange, while using a standardized approach that supports data sovereignty and reduces complexity for the user. Multiple in-app features mean both customers and suppliers can exchange demand and capacity data securely and collaborate to resolve deficits early on, before they cause operational disruptions. Discover the app
MIRA by CatX Service GmbH
User-friendly DCM support, designed for SMEs
SMEs are particularly vulnerable to economic turbulence and need to keep production costs low, and efficiency high, to stay ahead of market challenges.
Listed as the first DCM-specific tool on the Cofinity-X Marketplace, MIRA software is specifically designed DCM support for SMEs. User-friendly, intuitive and web-based, there’s no need for implementation into existing systems. Companies can reduce production costs by more than 20% through proactive management while improving reliability and supply chain resilience. MIRA helps the management and exchange of demand and capacity data in a structured way, enhancing resource monitoring and decision making between customers and suppliers. Discover the app
Explore the Cofinity-X Marketplace
All of these innovative demand and capacity management applications are available on the Cofinity-X Marketplace. Whether you're a small business or a global leader, our solutions provide the tools you need to make your value chain more efficient, transparent and resilient. Discover how leveraging the Catena-X dataspace can set new standards for collaboration and planning. Visit the Cofinity-X Marketplace and get started today!
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