--- title: Starting Demand Sensing description: Is your supply chain responding the nuance of Demand signals? image: https://blog.prophetic-technology.com/hubfs/AAEAAQAAAAAAAArEAAAAJGFiODIyNzJkLTY5ZmMtNGZhMS05OTczLWJhZWEwZTJiZThhNA-1.jpg --- [hello@psdtohubspot.com](mailTo:hello@psdtohubspot.com) [+91 8874569874](tel:+91%208874569874) Hours : Opens 10:00 AM To 07:00 PM [![logoHD](https://blog.prophetic-technology.com/hs-fs/hubfs/logoHD.jpg?width=2500&name=logoHD.jpg "logoHD")](https://www.prophetic-technology.com/) - [Home](https://www.prophetic-technology.com/home) - [Subscribe](https://www.prophetic-technology.com/pt-blog-subscribe-opt-in-consent?hsCtaTracking=174cc371-9cdc-4b94-a32e-9007f0ac4dea%7C0776642c-2604-4695-8e3f-f7a74f10031a) - [Contact Us](https://www.prophetic-technology.com/contact-us-old) - [procurement](https://blog.prophetic-technology.com/topic/procurement) - [supply chain](https://blog.prophetic-technology.com/topic/supply-chain) - [logistics](https://blog.prophetic-technology.com/topic/logistics) - [technology](https://blog.prophetic-technology.com/topic/technology) - [optimisation](https://blog.prophetic-technology.com/topic/optimisation) - [planning](https://blog.prophetic-technology.com/topic/planning) - [demand](https://blog.prophetic-technology.com/topic/demand) # [Starting Demand Sensing](https://blog.prophetic-technology.com/starting-demand-sensing) Supply chain planning and manufacturing teams need a short-term forecast for the demand of different... [Read More →](https://blog.prophetic-technology.com/starting-demand-sensing) - [supply chain (286)](https://blog.prophetic-technology.com/topic/supply-chain) - [technology (138)](https://blog.prophetic-technology.com/topic/technology) - [logistics (81)](https://blog.prophetic-technology.com/topic/logistics) - [procurement (69)](https://blog.prophetic-technology.com/topic/procurement) - [optimisation (65)](https://blog.prophetic-technology.com/topic/optimisation) Posted by [Dave Food](https://blog.prophetic-technology.com/author/dave-food) on Jun 12, 2017 6:00:00 AM ![Dave Food](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/9fa060d35f0f962fafafe972c24035ae) Find me on: [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/davefood) [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/davefood) [Twitter](https://www.twitter.com/davefood) Supply chain planning and manufacturing teams need a short-term forecast for the demand of different finishing processes. The implementation of a **Demand Sensing (DS)** system generates many advantages over the once already used in many companies; in order to cope with the demand for short-term forecasts, **DS** provides companies with the necessary tools to meet difficulties.    ![Is your supply chain responding the nuance of Demand signals?](https://blog.prophetic-technology.com/hs-fs/hubfs/AAEAAQAAAAAAAArEAAAAJGFiODIyNzJkLTY5ZmMtNGZhMS05OTczLWJhZWEwZTJiZThhNA-1.jpg?width=488&name=AAEAAQAAAAAAAArEAAAAJGFiODIyNzJkLTY5ZmMtNGZhMS05OTczLWJhZWEwZTJiZThhNA-1.jpg "Is your supply chain responding the nuance of Demand signals?")  [Some **DS** *advantages *are:](https://www.prophetic-technology.com/panorama) ·        Increases efficiency and productivity. ·        Generates an intelligent daily forecasting (IDF). ·        It is an agile and flexible system. ·        Creates accurate short-term demand forecasts for finished products. ·        Reduced inventory levels. ·        The need of external IT consultants is significantly reduced. ·        Generates excellent results without any human intervention. ·        Achieves a high level of automation of the entire process. ·        Costs of IT projects are reduced. ·        Safety stock can be reduced on average by 10%. ·        Freeing up more time for value-added tasks. ·        Collaboration between the supply and demand planning team is fostered. ·        Two teams working much more closely together and pursuing the same goals. In the other hand, we have the *disadvantages* of not implementing the use of **Demand Sensing**: ·        The use of a large number of manual steps. ·        The need of someone to enter the data, overwrite and work with it. ·        No time to overwrite forecast results because of the lots of demands planners have to attend. ·        The long time it takes for demand planner reviewing orders and adjusting forecasts. ·        The planner would disrupt not only his own processes but also several technical processes. ·        Extra pressure and work on supply chain planners. ·        Competition between demand and supply planning teams, causing extra work checking each other. Instead of starting projects within each category, IT division could build a global model for all categories in specific regions, in such a way that **Demanding Sensing** is able to build interfaces much more efficiently. A new and more sophisticated solution is the use of Multi-Enterprise **Demand Sensing /MDS**), a software that allows to effectively generate forecasts by reconciling multiple daily demand forecasts. **Demand Sensing** is aiming at a level of process automation involving a minimum of human interaction. At the same time, **DS** is looking at a further integration of customers and sales divisions, enabling companies to create end-to-end planning.   How responsive is your Supply Chain - How demand sensitive is your signal? 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