Stop planning production in spreadsheets
Planning & forecasting
The Enhanced Planning Pack by Insight Works brings AI-powered forecasting, inventory optimisation, and production planning directly into Business Central. No more guesswork. No more gut-feeling procurement.
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Actionable inisghts
sound familiar?
Your demand forecast is a spreadsheet someone updates monthly
By the time procurement acts on it, the numbers have shifted. You're ordering based on old data and hoping it works out.
You're always either overstocked or out of stock
Too much of what doesn't sell. Not enough of what does. Your reorder points are static numbers that haven't been reviewed in months.
Nobody can visualise the full BOM impact of a change
When a recipe or formula changes, nobody knows the downstream effect on materials, routings, and costs without manually tracing it through spreadsheets.
What your team will actually use
One system for everything that matters
Requires Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
Forecasting
AI-powered demand predictions
Machine learning analyses your sales history and seasonal patterns to predict what you'll need. Procurement acts on data, not assumptions.
Why it matters
You buy what you need when you need it. Less capital tied up in stock that doesn't move.
Item Review
Real-time stock insights and reorder intelligence
See stock levels, reorder points, and usage trends at a glance. Identify slow movers, flag potential shortages, and optimise safety stock levels.
Why it matters
Your planner sees the full picture instead of digging through transaction history.
BOM Viewer
Visualise bills of materials and their impact
Graphical BOM viewer shows multi-level structures and downstream impact of changes. Understand material requirements, costs, and dependencies before making changes.
Why it matters
No more surprises when a component change affects five other products.
Routing Analysis
Optimise production workflows
Analyse production routings to identify bottlenecks, optimise sequences, and reduce downtime. Align resources and schedules to meet demand efficiently.
Why it matters
Your production runs smoother with fewer bottlenecks and less overtime.
THE AI advantage
Machine learning meets production planning
Enhanced Planning uses Microsoft's Cortana Machine Learning model integrated with Business Central. AI-driven forecasting analyses historical data and seasonal patterns to give you precise demand predictions.
Analytics
Real-time visibility into forecasts and operations
Integrated dashboards give instant visibility into stock levels, reorder points, usage trends, and production KPIs. Connect to Power BI for deeper analysis.
ML
AI-powered demand forecasting
Machine learning models predict future demand based on historical sales, seasonal trends, and market patterns. No more gut-feeling procurement.
Ecosystem
Built natively for Business Central
Not a third-party bolt-on. Enhanced Planning runs inside Business Central, using the same data, the same interface, and the same security your team already knows.
WHY THIS SOLUTION?
Why Enhanced Planning over standalone planning tools
Most planning tools sit outside your ERP. This one lives inside it.
Native to Business Central no costly integrations
No third-party connectors. No middleware. Enhanced Planning runs inside Business Central using your existing data and workflows.
Machine learning forecasting
Cortana AI-powered predictions go beyond simple moving averages. The system learns from your data and improves over time.
Comprehensive planning suite
Forecasting, item review, BOM viewer, and routing analysis in one package. Not four separate tools with four separate licenses.
Rapid adoption
Intuitive dashboards and familiar BC interface mean your planning team is productive in weeks, not months.
85%+
forecast accuracy with AI-driven demand prediction
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Insight Works
30%
reduction in excess inventory with optimised reorder points
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middleware required. Runs natively in Business Central.
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why your partner matters
We make sure your team actually uses it
We configure Enhanced Planning inside your existing Business Central environment, set up your forecasting models, and train your planning team to interpret and act on AI-driven insights.
Part of our integrated Business Central ecosystem approach
Your planners see forecast data alongside their existing BC workflows.
