5 steps to align, synchronize, and consolidate 7 planning processes into a single integrated plan

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Determine if and how you could use SAP Business Planning and Consolidation to consolidate your company’s planning cycles and increase forecast accuracy with an integrated planning approach.

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Determine if and how you could use SAP Business Planning and Consolidation to consolidate your company’s planning cycles and increase forecast accuracy with an integrated planning approach. Learn how SAP Business Planning and Consolidation integrates data from your SAP ERP software to synchronize 7 individual planning processes — portfolio, sales, supply, capacity, profitability, investment, and cost center planning. Walk through 5 steps, starting with the definition of a common planning hierarchy, for aligning these 7 planning processes with your overall forecasting, financial planning, and budgeting activities. See how to integrate portfolio planning to include new product sales projections and sales history. Understand how to configure SAP Business Planning and Consolidation to translate logistical plans in real-time into a rolling sales forecast based on capacity restraints. Learn how the adjusted forecast compares to actuals and then translates the logistical forecast into a sales plan to determine ongoing profitability margins.