Welcome to the user guide for PLAIO, your intelligent planning platform built specifically for the pharmaceutical industry. Built around real-time data and advanced technologies. Whether you’re managing hundreds of SKUs across global markets or trying to minimize waste and risk in production, PLAIO gives you the tools to plan confidently and act proactively.
What can I do with PLAIO?
If you're new to PLAIO, here's what you can look forward to:
Consolidated Demand Visibility
PLAIO acts as a single source of truth for demand, consolidating insights across:
SKUs, markets, and customers
Forecast types (manual, statistical, hybrid)
Real-time demand vs. actual sales. This gives you a clear, unified view of what's needed, when, and where.
Intelligent Supply Planning
PLAIO simplifies supply planning by automatically factoring in:
Forecasted demand
Existing inventory
Production lead times
Safety stock targets
Supplier constraints (MOQ, IOQ)
With one click, you can generate optimized production and purchase suggestions through Coplanner, PLAIO’s smart optimization engine.
Visual Manufacturing Planning
Understand your production plan at a glance with tools that display:
Batch-level production by month
Inventory runouts and bottlenecks
Dynamic safety stock needs
Broken constraints (e.g., exceeding capacity or missing inputs)
Use the Manufacturing module to generate, adjust, and confirm production orders directly from planning outputs.
Streamlined Purchase Planning
PLAIO helps you stay ahead of raw material and component needs by:
Suggesting purchase orders based on demand forecasts and stock
Highlighting expiry risks or back orders
Managing supplier constraints and delivery timing
Visualizing purchase flows via the Purchase Simulator
Automated Optimization Suggestions
PLAIO’s Coplanner continuously analyzes your data to generate:
Optimized production and purchase quantities
Timing recommendations based on shelf life, demand patterns, and delivery lead times
Suggestions you can approve, adjust, or lock — with full transparency
User-Friendly, Built for Planners
PLAIO is powerful, but never complicated. You’ll find:
Consistent grid-based interfaces across all modules
Filter panels, copy/paste, and Excel export/import options
Built-in task management and exception reporting
Visual graphs (e.g., Demand vs Production, Forecast Accuracy, etc.)
Flexible, Impact-Ready Planning
Need to simulate a delay or adjust assumptions?
PLAIO lets you:
Manually override values without losing traceability
Create “what-if” scenarios across demand or supply
Track changes over time with a detailed audit log
Whether you're modeling new product launches or responding to real-world disruptions, PLAIO makes planning adaptable and transparent.
Need help or have questions?
Our knowledge base is here to guide you through your PLAIO journey. Whether you need a step-by-step tutorial, troubleshooting help, or deeper insights into our features, we're here to help. For more specific queries or personalized assistance, contact our support team.