Valtitude

What Valtitude does

Valtitude is a Woburn, Massachusetts-based boutique supply chain planning consultancy, founded in 2004 as Demand Planning LLC and rebranded to Valtitude in October 2019. The firm delivers consulting services in demand planning, sales and operations planning (S&OP), integrated business planning (IBP), and inventory optimization, with a distinct specialization in usability consulting for enterprise SCM platforms including SAP IBP, SAP APO/SCM, Oracle ASCP, Kinaxis Rapid Response, and Forecast Pro. Valtitude serves Fortune 50 to Fortune 1000 enterprises and SMB clients across CPG, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, food and beverage, pet care, and distribution, with publicly referenced engagements including Pfizer, Pepsi, Honeywell, Mondelez, Mars Petcare, Coleman, McCain Foods, Ghirardelli, North American Breweries, Yaskawa Americas, and American Tire Distributors.

Name

Valtitude

Legal name

Demand Planning LLC

Website

https://valuechainplanning.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Valtitude is a Massachusetts-based boutique consultancy delivering demand planning, S&OP, and IBP consulting to Fortune 50–1000 enterprises and SMBs across CPG, manufacturing, pharma, and food & beverage. It pairs professional services with its PlanVida cloud platform, public workshops, e-learning, and the CADP certification program.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Supply Chain Management Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Software Publishers (513210), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Enterprise Application Reporting, BI & Analytics Enablement (BPAEAGAK)

Keywords

• Supply chain consulting
• Demand planning services
• Sales and operations planning
• Inventory optimization software
• SAP IBP usability

Headquarters

HQ city

Woburn

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Provides consulting for demand planning, S&OP, IBP, and supply chain optimization with diagnostic assessments, process design, and implementation support.
2. PlanVida SaaS: Cloud-based analytics platform with planning and forecasting capabilities, offered as subscription service with three months of complimentary access offered.
3. Training Workshops: On-site workshops, web workshops, and public training sessions on demand planning, S&OP, and inventory optimization.
4. E-learning: Online video-based learning platform with supply chain planning content accessible at learner's pace.
5. Certification Programs: CADP (Certified Analyst in Demand Planning) certification program with exam and refresher courses.
6. Research Reports and Publications: In-depth industry and academic research reports, white papers, and Kindle publications.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Valtitude provides consulting services and solutions implementation in demand planning, Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP), Integrated Business Planning (IBP), and broader supply chain optimization for enterprise and SMB clients. The firm sells professional services for SAP SCM, SAP IBP, Oracle ASCP, Forecast Pro, and Kinaxis Rapid Response implementations, and markets its own PlanVida Analytics Cloud Platform as a subscription SaaS for advanced planning, inventory optimization, segmentation, and interactive dashboards. It also monetizes workshops, e-learning courses, CADP certification, research reports, and Kindle publications.

Product overview

Valtitude (formerly Demand Planning LLC) is a supply chain consulting firm that offers both services and a technology platform. The core product is the PlanVida Analytics Cloud Platform, a sophisticated cloud solution that integrates advanced planning with big data analytics. PlanVida includes modules for Interactive Dashboards, segmentation analysis, and outsourced planning. Beyond the software platform, Valtitude provides consulting services including Demand Planning, S&OP, and IBP consulting, as well as usability consulting for SAP SCM, SAP IBP, and Kinaxis Rapid Response. The company also offers educational services through E-Learning courses, Workshop Training programs, and the CADP Certification Program, along with research reports and Kindle publications on supply chain management topics.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PlanVida: Cloud-based analytics platform for supply chain planning, integrating advanced planning with big data analytics. Offers outsourced planning, portfolio optimization, and analytics and data insights.
• CADP

Products and services

• PlanVida Analytics Cloud Platform Cloud-based supply chain analytics and planning platform that integrates advanced planning with big data analytics, featuring a planning engine, statistical forecasting models, inventory optimization, segmentation analysis, and interactive dashboards for enterprise supply chain teams.
• PlanVida Segmentation App Standalone ABC-XYZ segmentation app for supply chain teams providing automatic SKU classification, Pareto analysis, and demand variability reports, distributed as a free app on Microsoft Marketplace.
• Demand Planning Consulting Consulting services for demand planning process design, sales forecasting, promotional event modeling, CRM integration, and supply chain consensus planning for enterprise organizations.
• S&OP Consulting Sales and Operations Planning consulting including DMAIC process redesign, cross-functional consensus planning, and exception management for enterprise organizations.
• Integrated Business Planning (IBP) Consulting IBP process consulting integrating sales, marketing, finance and operations with SAP IBP implementation readiness assessment and a three-week diagnostic engagement.
• SAP IBP Usability Consulting Expert consulting to implement and tune SAP IBP solution for IBP Demand, Supply, and Inventory optimization with customized user training.
• SAP SCM Usability Consulting SAP APO/SCM optimization including statistical model tuning, lifecycle planning, outlier detection, and exception-based forecasting.
• Kinaxis Rapid Response Consulting Concurrent planning implementation and AI/machine learning supply chain optimization for ERP-agnostic digital planning environments.
• Inventory Optimization Services Algorithm-driven inventory optimization including safety stock, cycle stock, and pipeline stock optimization with simulation and what-if scenario capabilities.
• E-Learning Platform Online learning platform offering video-based courses on demand planning, S&OP, inventory optimization, and supply chain forecasting for planners and managers with registered account access.
• Workshop Training On-site, web-based, and public training workshops covering demand planning, S&OP, inventory optimization, and SAP IBP/SCM modeling and metrics, conducted globally including Boston, Pune, and Mumbai.
• CADP Certification Program Certified Analyst in Demand Planning (CADP) certification program providing professional credentials for demand planners and analysts, including exam and refresher course.
• Research Reports In-depth industry and academic research reports on supply chain management, demand planning, and forecasting topics, sold as licensed publications.
• Kindle Publications Digital e-book publications including titles on forecast reconciliation and proportional forecasting, sold through Kindle.

Quantifiable outcome

• Coleman achieved 60% reduction in system alerts and improved forecast quality across entire business
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability6 records

Feature4 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• o9 Solutions: o9 Solutions is an AI-powered integrated business planning platform with consulting and partner ecosystem; it overlaps with Valtitude's IBP, S&OP, and demand planning capabilities for large enterprise customers.
• Arkieva: Arkieva provides demand planning, S&OP, and supply chain planning software with consulting services to mid-market and enterprise manufacturers, making it a direct comparable in size, offering mix, and customer segment.
• ToolsGroup: ToolsGroup delivers AI-driven supply chain planning and inventory optimization software with associated services; it competes with Valtitude's PlanVida platform and usability tuning consulting in the same enterprise accounts.
• RELEX Solutions: RELEX Solutions offers unified supply chain and retail planning platforms with demand forecasting and inventory optimization capabilities, overlapping with Valtitude's PlanVida offering in CPG and manufacturing accounts.
• FuturMaster: FuturMaster offers demand planning, S&OP, and supply chain planning solutions with similar algorithm-driven forecasting and inventory optimization positioning, directly comparable to PlanVida and Valtitude's consulting portfolio.
• Vanguard Software: Vanguard Software is a closely comparable supply chain planning software and services firm and is explicitly named as a partner of Valtitude, indicating highly overlapping customer base, scale, and offering mix across demand planning, S&OP, and inventory optimization.
• Demand Works: Demand Works provides demand planning and forecasting software and services, including Leanlion, aimed at manufacturers and is a comparable mid-market demand planning software-and-services peer.

Broad incumbents

• Kinaxis: Kinaxis is a broader supply chain planning platform whose concurrent planning solution Valtitude explicitly consults on and supports; it operates at much larger scale and competes with PlanVida in enterprise accounts.
• Blue Yonder: Blue Yonder is a major incumbent in supply chain planning and execution; it overlaps with Valtitude's S&OP and demand planning positioning and represents a much larger competitor that consumes Valtitude-shaped usability work as partner implementations.

Emerging players

• Slimstock: Slimstock provides inventory optimization and demand forecasting software focused on the mid-market; it is a partial-overlap competitor to Valtitude's inventory optimization services and SaaS offering at smaller companies.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/demand-planning-net
• Instagraminstagram.com/demandplanningnet

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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