Integrated business planning software

End-to-end scenario planning

Connecting supply chain, finance, and sales optimal decisions
Company benefits
Planner benefits

Role-based dashboards for planners, managers, and executives
Each user gets a customized view. Planners see operational details, managers focus on priorities and approvals, while executives get high-level insights for strategic decision-making.
Integrated business planning with Horizon
Scenario planning
to assess the financial and operational impact of a change in the plan
Fully customizable
End-to-end planning
Immediate onboarding
Collaboration and approval process
ERP integration
with SAP S/4HANA or as an SAP IBP add-on, Microsoft Dynamics 365, and Infor M3. Supports SFTP and APIs
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FAQs
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What is Integrated Business Planning (IBP)?
Integrated business planning (IBP) is a company-wide planning approach that aligns supply chain, sales, and finance to drive long-term profitability and value creation. Unlike traditional planning within a single department, IBP ensures that decisions maximize revenue, minimize costs, and optimize capital allocation for the future.
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What is Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP)?
Sales and operations planning (S&OP) is a mid-term planning process that aligns supply and demand over a few months ahead. It typically involves supply chain and sales teams, ensuring that production, inventory, and demand expectations are synchronized.
S&OP helps businesses to:
- identify capacity constraints early and adjust accordingly
- ensure operational alignment between sales forecasts and production plans
- improve collaboration between demand and supply teams
Unlike IBP, S&OP does not fully incorporate financial planning and long-term strategic decisions: this is where IBP takes over.
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What is the difference between S&OP and IBP?
The main difference is that IBP extends beyond S&OP by integrating finance and strategic planning into the process. While S&OP focuses on aligning sales and operations for the next few months, IBP takes a long-term view, considering:
- Financial planning and profitability goals beyond just supply and demand balancing.
- Capital investment decisions to ensure resources are used effectively.
- Scenario modeling and risk management to guide strategic choices.
Essentially, IBP connects operational planning to executive decision-making, ensuring that supply chain and business strategies are aligned for sustainable growth.
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What is the role of machine learning/AI in integrated business planning?
AI plays a supporting role in IBP by improving forecast accuracy, scenario analysis, and reporting efficiency. While AI is commonly used in individual functions like demand forecasting and supply optimization, its role in IBP is more in regards to generating reports automatically and translating the impact to different users/departments.
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What does Horizon offer in integrated business planning?
Horizon provides a fully integrated planning platform that connects all IBP elements, ensuring businesses can align supply chain, sales, and finance seamlessly. Key features include:
- Modular approach: companies can use Horizon for specific planning functions or as a full end-to-end IBP solution.
- Dashboards and KPI tracking: pre-configured and customizable KPIs to measure financial, demand, and supply performance.
- AI-driven insights and automation: intelligent recommendations, real-time monitoring, and reporting.
- Customizable workflows: adapts to unique business processes while maintaining structured decision-making.
- Agentic AI to support planners in analyzing inputs, tracking performance, and generating insights.