Automotive

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value chain. Seize market opportunity.

AI-infused scenario planning and analysis solutions for the automotive industry.

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Top automotive companies plan with Anaplan

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Proof is in the numbers

Read customer story
90%+

increased short-term forecast accuracy

99%+

time savings in monthly cycle roll

Up to 80%

planning time spent on scenario analysis and decision support

Plan decisively through uncertainty while driving market-leading value

Seizing opportunities while adapting to supply chain disruptions, regulatory pressures, and evolving customer preferences is putting pressure on your limited resources. It’s time to leverage an agile platform that aligns your production, logistics, and operational plans.

From finance to supply chain and workforce to sales and marketing, our solutions have you covered
and connected

Increase operational resilience and optimize decision-making by breaking down silos across your company's critical business functions.

Integrated business planning (IBP) for automotive

Ensure alignment between financial targets, profitability, promotions tracking, performance KPIs, and future optimizations.

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Portfolio planning  

Gain real-time control over every facet of the product lifecycle.

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Demand planning 

Anticipate customer demands accurately by leveraging data-driven insights to spot trends and adjust plans for optimal inventory management. 

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Supply planning 

Connect supply planning to meet demand consistently and efficiently. 

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Supplier collaboration

Enable supply chain collaboration across sourcing and procurement work streams to optimize decision-making and value creation throughout your supplier ecosystem.

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Rough cut capacity planning

Effectively plan and promise supply based on critical resource capacities and balance available capacity against the required capacity to create a master production schedule.

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Revenue planning  

Connect revenue planning for visibility and seize growth opportunities.  

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Finance

Unify your strategic, financial, and operational planning on a single platform.

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Operating expense (OpEx) planning 

Align OpEx planning across finance teams for cohesive insights and improved decision-making on operational costs across departments. 

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Capital expenditure (CapEx) planning 

Coordinate capital projects across business units to make informed, high-return investment decisions that drive overall business growth. 

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Emission credit handling 

Optimize vehicle mix and strategy to maximize emission opportunities considering regulatory requirements. 

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Product profitability planning

Model cost drivers from finance through to the supply chain to understand impacts from raw materials, configuration changes, labor inflation, OEI, FX, and more.

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Long-range planning 

Evaluate various scenarios to model and plan for the most strategic, long-term outcomes that best support enterprise growth and resilience.  

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Financial consolidation

Streamline processes, ensure precise consolidation, and eliminate manual errors for confidence and trust. 

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Supply chain

Enhance visibility, accelerate decisions, and adapt quickly.

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Procurement planning

Enhance collaboration across departments to control costs effectively, optimizing supplier partnerships and managing sourcing expenses strategically.

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Sales and operations planning (S&OP) 

Drive focus and alignment across teams to enable faster, more profitable decisions that support sustainable growth and operational efficiency.

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Inventory planning and optimization

Use multidimensional, multistage inventory planning and segmentation to improve the accuracy and performance of your inventory plans.

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Vendor analysis

Rapidly pinpoint cost-saving scenarios and make informed decisions based on the global market, shifting supply chain conditions, and individual supplier performance.

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Finished vehicle logistics

Reduce inventory costs and improve working capital across the value chain with connected planning.

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Production planning

Quickly determine how to allocate employees, materials, and production capacity through a multi-dimensional, attribute-based planning process.

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Sales and marketing

Align brand revenue strategies with sales and marketing execution.

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Marketing performance management

Maximize ROI by aligning budgets to real-time audience insights and adjusting strategies based on high-value marketing data. 

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Sales forecasting

Strengthen market health by channel and revenue reliability with accurate forecasts that keep your team focused on the most impactful deals.

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Sales incentives

Motivate your sales organization with an ideal mix of compensation, spiffs, MBOs, bonuses and equity compensation.

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HR and workforce

Gain insights into the right talent strategies, enabling you to plan and optimize your workforce for both current needs and future growth.

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Strategic workforce planning

Uncover workforce gaps and understand the cost and business impact of your decisions on how to close the gaps.

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Operational workforce planning

Align your plan-to-hire process with budgets and growth projections, ensuring flexibility for each business unit while minimizing budget variance.

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Compensation package modeling

Motivate desired behaviors and foster a culture of achievement by designing targeted rewards that drive workforce performance.

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Project staffing

Optimize project resource capacity plans and utilization to improve your project outcomes.

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Salary and merit

Model and plan for salary adjustments and merit-based increases to reward employee performance and maintain competitiveness.

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Bonus and equity

Model and plan for variable compensation to incentivize and retain employees aligned with company performance and goals.

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Why do leading automotive companies choose Anaplan?

Tata Steel

2–3X more efficient planning activities across pricing, procurement, and delivery for supplier Tata Steel
Hitachi Automotive Systems Group Brake Business Unit

Hitachi Astemo has 100% confidence in their data needed to make rapid decisions
ASK Industries connects and fine-tunes sales and finance processes

10-second scenario planning with “zero risk of mistakes” for car audio OEM ASK Industries

Featured resources

Best practices and valuable insights to help you drive innovation and competitive advantage in today’s volatile automotive industry.

On-demand webinar

How integrated business planning empowers the automotive industry for success

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eBook

Driving operational excellence in the automotive industry
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Blog

Connect data to value: Changing how auto suppliers plan

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Driving excellence at Jaguar Land Rover
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Blog

Exploring the 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Supply Chain Planning Solutions

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