Introducing OneFlow's Plan Module: Revolutionising Supply Chain Planning

In today’s fast-paced market, efficiently managing supply and demand is essential for business success. That's why we've developed the OneFlow Plan Module. This innovative module enables suppliers and buyers to effortlessly streamline pre-season planning, allocate supply to meet demand, and optimise decision-making. It transforms the way suppliers and buyers approach their planning, packing, supply chain and marketing needs, driving greater efficiency and collaboration. 

Key Features and Benefits
The Plan module serves as a powerful toolset for suppliers and buyers to make informed decisions, optimise returns, and more accurately forecast their ability to fulfil orders. Here's a look at the key features that make the Plan module indispensable:

• Estimation Loading: Suppliers can upload their expected pre-season volumes, setting a clear baseline for planning.
• Supply and Demand Allocation with Net Return Analysis: Sellers can effectively allocate their available supply to meet demand while prioritising the maximisation of net returns. With the built-in net return calculator, you can quickly determine which orders to fulfil each week, based on whether they will generate a positive return to the farm.
• Order Management: Buyers can create wish lists or purchase orders for suppliers to view and plan against.
• Pack Instruction Generation: Once supply and demand are aligned, users can effortlessly generate packing instructions for the packhouse and allocate bulk orders to specific packhouses, if multiple are involved, ensuring smooth logistics. The packhouse manager can easily log into the system to access the weekly packing instructions—reducing paper waste and maintaining a fully organised, digital workflow.
• Live Tracking of Packed Volume: Keep track of packed volumes in real time, ensuring transparency and up-to-date information throughout the process.

With the OneFlow Plan module, there’s no need for spreadsheets, emails, or phone calls. Buyers and suppliers can collaborate in a unified platform, simplifying everything from pre-season planning to in-season supply and demand allocation. This enhances decision-making, reduces errors, and ensures that all parties are on the same page.

Who can benefit from OneFlow Plan?
The OneFlow Plan module adds value across the entire value chain, benefiting multiple user personas. Whether you’re a grower with or without a packhouse, a grower working with exporters, a grower dealing with multiple buyers (internal or external marketing companies), or even a co-op or pure exporter, the Plan module has the tools to enhance your business operations.

The Future of OneFlow's Plan Module
Our vision for the OneFlow Plan module is to build on its current capabilities and evolve it into a sophisticated product suite that fully equips suppliers and buyers with the tools they need to manage pre-season marketing effectively. By seamlessly integrating with the broader OneFlow platform, users will be able to execute trade contracts more efficiently, manage their supply chains more accurately, and optimise their returns.

• Advanced Marketing Plan Feature: A more sophisticated tool that enables suppliers and buyers to precisely match supply with demand, optimising returns for the farm. Think of it as an enhanced version of Excel—more automated, intuitive, and far easier to use, streamlining your entire planning process.
• Pack Material Planning: A tool designed to improve forecasting and enhance decision-making regarding packing materials, ensuring you are always prepared for what’s ahead.
• Enhanced Order Loading: Improvements in the estimation process, making order loading more accurate and efficient.
• Multiparty View for Value Chain Participants: A collaborative view that will allow growers, packers, exporters, and other stakeholders to unlock specific functionalities tailored to their needs.

Take the Next Step – Book a Demo!
Are you ready to simplify your supply chain planning, enhance collaboration, and optimise returns? Book a demo today and see how OneFlow’s Plan module can transform your business.