Replace Excel Demand Planning with a Multi-Location Dashboard

## The problemSupply-chain teams at growing multi-location retail brands forecast SKU demand inside Excel workbooks that demand a manual prior-year lookup for every line. As the location count grows, the workbook grows with it, and the planning cycle gets longer, more error-prone, and harder to audit each season.## What this app doesA demand-planning dashboard shows SKU history per location with prior-year same-period and trailing-period comparisons calculated automatically. A baseline forecast — the average of the last three same periods — appears alongside, ready for the planner to accept or override. Anomalies, defined as deviations beyond twenty percent from the trailing average, are flagged so the least-confident forecasts surface first. Filters cover location, SKU, and planning horizon. Submitted forecasts persist as an audit trail Excel cannot produce.## Key takeaways- Prior-year lookup happens automatically- Baseline forecast for every SKU as a starting point- Anomaly flags surface the riskiest forecasts- Planning history captured for audit and learning## Who it's forSupply-chain planners, demand managers, and operations leaders at multi-location food retailers, restaurants, and bakeries.