SAP Integrated Business Planning
6.4#2 in retail merchandise management softwareFrom £2,030 a monthWebWindows
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SAS Intelligent Planning Suite
5.8#9 in retail merchandise management softwareWebAPI
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| Fact | SAP Integrated Business Planning | SAS Intelligent Planning Suite |
|---|---|---|
| Demand planning | Its forecasting capabilities include demand sensing, statistical models, time-series analysis, and automated outlier correction. | SAS Demand Planning models and forecasts products and selling locations using a statistical forecasting engine. |
| Founded | 1972 | 1976 |
| Headquarters | Walldorf, Germany | Cary, North Carolina, United States |
| Integrations | SAP says IBP connects with on-premise SAP and third-party software and on-demand systems; its documentation describes integration with SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition. | SAS Demand Planning integrates with SAS Visual Forecasting and SAS Visual Data Mining and Machine Learning. |
| Intended users | SAP describes users including supply chain managers, demand planners, S&OP planners, inventory managers, and executives, across medium-sized enterprises and large multinational corporations. | The suite is presented as a retail merchandise planning system for omnichannel business strategy. |
| Purpose | SAP IBP is a cloud-based supply chain planning solution combining sales and operations planning, forecasting and demand, response and supply, demand-driven replenishment, and inventory planning. | The suite forecasts shopper and consumer demand to support merchandise and assortment planning. |
| Security | SAP’s security guide says customer data is stored in SAP HANA and protected with encryption at rest and in transit by default; customer-controlled encryption requires a separate SAP Key Management Service license. | SAS describes its Trust Center as covering security, privacy, compliance and quality for its products and services. |
SAP Integrated Business Planning plans
- SAP Integrated Business Planning, starter edition£2,030 a month
- SAP Integrated Business Planning foundationPriced on request
SAS Intelligent Planning Suite plans
- SAS Intelligent Planning SuitePriced on request
Pick SAP Integrated Business Planning if…
You want what its maker publishes above — check its page for the details.
Pick SAS Intelligent Planning Suite if…
This suite suits retail organizations planning merchandise and assortments across omnichannel operations, especially those needing demand forecasting and financial controls.