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Blue Ridge

Blue Ridge Demand Planning

Composite Score

7.7 /10

CX Score

7.7 /10

5 Reviews Write a Review

What is Blue Ridge Demand Planning?

Powerful Insights. Agile Decisions: Elevate Your Demand Planning Game. Demand planning is a critical aspect of supply chain management. Companies need a multidimensional forecasting approach to improve accuracy and make better-informed decisions. This datasheet outlines how the Blue Ridge demand planning solution will help you see real results.

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Blue Ridge Demand Planning Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

92 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

87 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+84 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Blue Ridge Demand Planning?

0% Negative

0% Neutral

100% Positive

Pros

Reliable
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy
Efficient Service

Cons

Vendor's Interest First
Less Generous
Under Delivered

Feature Ratings

Average 88

APIs and Integration

100

Item Status Toggle

Trade Promotion Planning

Product Lifecycle Management

No-Code Data Prep

Purchase Order Advice and Purchase Requisition

Forecast Generation

Data Quality

Economic Order Quantity

Demand Modeling and Simulation

ABC Analysis

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 83

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Implementation

Usability and Intuitiveness

Breadth of Features

Business Value Created

Vendor Support

Quality of Features

Availability and Quality of Training

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization

Blue Ridge Demand Planning Reviews

Role: Vendor Management
Industry: Food and Beverage
Involvement: Vendor Selection and Purchasing

Validated Review

Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Oct 2023

Great product, vital to our operation.

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

Pros

Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy
Unique Features

Role: Operations
Industry: Retail
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Oct 2023

Great features, easy to use

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

David M.

Role: Operations
Industry: Other
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Oct 2023

Powerful software with excellent customer service

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Blue Ridge Demand Planning from other similar products?

We were unable to find a product that matches the capabilities of BlueRidge

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The service!

What do you dislike most about this product?

Some part of the integration with our ERP have been complicated and taken time to resolve. Blue Ridge has been there every step of the way.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Make sure you have good data! Good data in, good data out.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

How We Deliver

Blue Ridge Demand Planning

What is Blue Ridge Demand Planning?

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Blue Ridge Demand Planning Ratings

92 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

87 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+84 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Blue Ridge Demand Planning?

Pros

Cons

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

APIs and Integration The ability to easily make enhancements, and extensions using open APIs. The solution must integrate with incumbent systems such as SQL databases and Tableau.

Item Status Toggle The ability to automatically reduce an item by a set amount over the forecast period. Reduce a product’s anticipated demand by 10% over a two-year forecast.

Trade Promotion Planning The ability to manage promotion budgets, plan collaboratively at aggregate and detail levels, and add promotions, campaigns, and products as the market changes.

Product Lifecycle Management Provides the ability to manage products from inception to end of life.

No-Code Data Prep The ability to generate reports based on supply and demand data. Preparation of these reports does not require significant technical know-how.

Purchase Order Advice and Purchase Requisition Provides recommendations based on the economic stock and the reorder point setting items and generates purchase orders.

Forecast Generation The ability to forecast demand for orders with a minimum outlook of two years. Includes data representing “confirmed business” and “potential business”.

Data Quality The ability to enforce cleanse data quality standards as well as the ability to automatically archive data after a set period of time.

Economic Order Quantity Provides calculations to ensure the ideal quantity is purchased meet demand while limiting cost.

Demand Modeling and Simulation Provides the ability to create models and simulations of future supply and demand including seasonal fluctuation.

ABC Analysis Solution can identify and categorize products based on significance.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Blue Ridge Demand Planning Reviews

Great product, vital to our operation.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Great features, easy to use

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

David M.

Powerful software with excellent customer service

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Title

Feature Ratings

APIs and Integration

Item Status Toggle

Trade Promotion Planning

Product Lifecycle Management

No-Code Data Prep

Purchase Order Advice and Purchase Requisition

Forecast Generation

Data Quality

Economic Order Quantity

Demand Modeling and Simulation

ABC Analysis

Vendor Capability Ratings

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Implementation

Usability and Intuitiveness

Breadth of Features

Business Value Created

Vendor Support

Quality of Features

Availability and Quality of Training

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization