Align demand, supply, and finance across every automotive program

Unify OEM demand signals, supply constraints, and financial outcomes in one continuous planning platform. With AI-driven signals, scenario intelligence, and integrated workflows, automotive suppliers can respond faster, protect margins, and meet strict service commitments.

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Make better supply chain decisions with full financial visibility.

Synchronize OEM Demand with Reality

Leverage Board Demand Planning, Signals, and Foresight to consolidate EDI releases, program forecasts, and external drivers into one trusted demand plan.

Make Financial Trade-offs Visible

Evaluate how demand changes impact absorption, tooling, margin, and working capital—before committing.

Respond Faster with Scenario Intelligence

Simulate sourcing, production, and inventory decisions with embedded scenarios that connect operational feasibility with financial outcomes.

Protect Service Without Overbuffering

Balance JIT service commitments with supplier variability and cash impact using segmented supply and inventory policies.

Recognized by leading analysts for unified planning and measurable ROI across supply chain and finance.

Proven impact in complex, multi-tier supply chains

Improve service while reducing excess inventory and accelerating decision cycles:

• 5–10% service level improvement
• 8–12% inventory reduction
• 20% faster scenario planning

ISG ranks Board as an Exemplary Provider in Supply Chain Planning.

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Board is included in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Supply Chain Planning Solutions.

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End-to-end, AI-driven supply chain planning built on one unified platform.

SALES & OPERATIONS PLANNING (S&OP)

Financialized S&OP for Program Decisions

Board S&OP connects demand, supply, and finance in one continuous planning process—so every program decision is evaluated before execution. Scenario modeling, reconciliation workflows, and executive reviews ensure production, sourcing, and inventory decisions are feasible, profitable, and aligned with OEM demand and financial targets.

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DEMAND PLANNING

Build a trusted, signal-aware demand plan

Board Demand Planning enables automotive suppliers to consolidate OEM releases, EDI signals, and external market drivers into one consensus forecast. AI-driven forecasting and signal integration improve visibility into demand shifts—connecting forecasts directly to capacity, supply constraints, and financial outcomes.

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ROUGH-CUT CAPACITY PLANNING

Validate plans against real operational constraints

Board RCCP ensures demand and supply plans are grounded in real capacity across plants, lines, and logistics networks. Scenario modeling identifies bottlenecks early, allowing planners to rebalance production, adjust resources, and protect service levels—before disruptions impact cost and margin.

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inventory & distribution planning

Protect service without overbuffering inventory

Board Inventory & Distribution Planning optimizes inventory, procurement, and distribution across multi-tier supplier and OEM networks. Multi-echelon planning and constraint-based replenishment ensure critical components are available where and when needed—while making the impact on cost, service, and working capital fully visible.

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AI-guided planning built for faster, financially aligned decisions

Board’s Supply Chain Agent helps teams act earlier and decide faster by continuously monitoring demand, supply, and external signals. It surfaces risks sooner, accelerates scenario evaluation, and guides actions that protect service, reduce cost, and improve working capital.

Unlike generic AI copilots, Board Agents operate inside a unified, governed planning model. Every recommendation is explainable, tied to real operational constraints, and reconciled to financial outcomes. The result is faster decisions, fewer reactive replans, and plans you can execute with confidence.

End-to-end supply chain planning built on one unified planning platform.

All our planning solutions converge on the Board Enterprise Planning Platform to help you make confident, aligned decisions. They transform your planning process by accelerating time to value, driving cost effectiveness, and reducing risk.

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Model tariff, sourcing, and cost impacts before they hit your margin

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FAQs

Board unifies strategic, tactical, and operational planning across the end-to-end automotive supply chain. It connects supplier, OEM, and financial objectives within one platform, creating visibility from strategy to execution. Scenario control and governance ensure every decision stays aligned while teams adapt quickly to changing OEM forecasts, tariffs, and material constraints. This unified approach replaces disconnected spreadsheets and siloed tools, enabling faster responses to disruption, stronger resilience, and measurable improvements in service levels, margins, and working capital.

Board connects real-time OEM demand signals with supplier capacity and production capabilities in a continuous planning cycle. Forecasts, constraints, and production plans are reconciled automatically to balance service levels, cost, and capacity. Planners can instantly simulate changes — such as new tariffs or shifts in OEM demand — and see the impact on purchasing, inventory, and fulfillment plans in minutes. The result is synchronized execution across tiers, ensuring the right parts and components reach OEMs on time and at optimal cost.

AI is embedded throughout Board’s planning engine, continuously interpreting internal data and external signals such as market demand, commodity prices, logistics indicators, and tariff changes. Predictive models anticipate disruptions and propose optimal responses before they affect production or margins. Automotive suppliers gain explainable insights and automated recommendations, enabling proactive adjustments to sourcing, capacity, and pricing. This predictive intelligence improves forecast accuracy, reduces risk, and empowers faster, data-driven decisions across the entire supplier network.

Board integrates seamlessly with ERP, MES, and supplier collaboration systems through open APIs and certified connectors. It builds on existing IT investments, creating a unified data model that connects finance, supply, and OEM planning data. This interoperability supports real-time collaboration between OEMs and suppliers, accelerates deployment, and reduces IT complexity while maintaining governance and scalability for future expansion.

Board combines deep configurability with intuitive use for supplier networks of any scale. Users can tailor workflows, data models, and dashboards without code, ensuring fast adoption and local flexibility. A familiar interface provides spreadsheet-like navigation with guided workflows for planners managing complex multi-plant or multi-tier environments. IT retains full governance and security, while planners gain autonomy to run simulations, test scenarios, and collaborate seamlessly across functions. The result is flexible planning that adapts as supplier operations and OEM requirements evolve.

Suppliers using Board typically achieve measurable impact across cost, margin, and responsiveness: 10–20% inventory reduction, 15% forecast-accuracy improvement, and up to 30% faster planning cycles. Unified visibility reduces excess stock and logistics costs, improves service reliability, and strengthens working-capital control. By linking strategy, demand, and supply in one continuous planning platform, suppliers can anticipate OEM shifts, navigate tariffs, and build resilience that drives long-term profitability.