Decision leans on what you see.
See the future. Keep Ahead.
AI-based platform that enhances Information Flow performance and brings efficiency to Supply Chain Management.
What if you could spot the gap in your forecast before planning production?
Meet Ahead and leave these dilemmas behind.
Ahead is a solution that transforms how automotive suppliers manage demand and plan production. By crossing EDI data from your clients, historical patterns, and market trends, it anticipates scenarios before they impact your production. Instead of reacting to demand, you take the lead with qualified information, cleaner ERP data, forecast intelligence and decisions powered by AI that boost performance across the business.
Multiple qualified data sources. Analyzed. Validated. Ready for confident decision-making in demand management.
With Ahead, you don't react. You see the market before it hits you. And that anticipation becomes efficiency, resilience, and financial performance.
Analyze
Lead
No overload. No noise.
Just clean, ready-to-use insights.
Ahead helps keep your ERP safe from bad data - only validated, high-value information reaches SAP.
Full integration with SAP
Ensure reliable data by integrating EDI flows into SAP avoiding unnecessary customizations. Keep your ERP protected from bad data or incomplete information.
Your demand management will reach the next level
From Supply Chain Perspective
- Higher forecast accuracy in short, mid, and long term.
- From "gut feeling" to data-driven decisions.
- Centralized decision-making across plants, creating a unified analysis culture.
- Single Source of Truth: one demand visibility shared by Operations, Commercial, and Finance.
→ Results: Better planning, lower risks, smarter allocation of resources.
From IT Perspective
- Fully aligned with automotive sector practices.
- Built-in Data Governance for reliable data and robust tech-stack.
- AI that not only predicts but proves ROI.
- Backed by Sintel 24/7 availability and supported by Global Operation Center.
- Compliance with Information Security frameworks.
→ Results: Trusted data foundation, seamless integration, long-term scalability, automotive compliance.
From Finance Perspective
- Anticipate financial impacts of demand volatility with higher accuracy.
- Align forecast with cash flow planning, CapEx and OpEx decisions.
- Reduce hidden costs from reactive decisions and emergency logistics.
- Gain visibility to balance inventories, working capital, and profitability.
→ Results: Healthier cash flow, reduced unexpected costs, improved profitability margins, better investment decisions.
Ahead Demand Management Core Functions
Intelligent analytics
Multiple views over demand made simple
Smart data capture with RPA
Structure data from EDI and non EDI sources for more accurated analysis
Market projections
Machine learning for continuous increase of analysis accuracy
AI-powered demand forecasting
Choose a scenario to decide: conservative, aggressive or likely
Automotive business rules
Compliance with industry standards
Making hidden costs visible
Ahead gives you control over critical dimensions:
1. Working Capital
Avoid excess inventory and free up cash flow.
2. Negotiation Power
Detect contract disruptions or deviations with precise data.
3. Automation
Reduce manual tasks, overhead and rework.
4. Margin Protection
Minimize penalties, inefficiencies, and contract breaches.
Transform your demand management into superior business performance.
Talk to us to see a live demo and let's go Ahead
