Empower your retail success with agile insights from Workday Adaptive Planning
Den eviga frågan om marginalpress förstärks av förändrade affärsmodeller, en allt snabbare digitalisering, ett förändrat konsumentbeteende, brist på operativa data och insikter, en extremt konkurrensutsatt marknad samt behovet av att agera flexibelt.
With Workday Adaptive Planning you can combine financial, workforce and operational plans, create unlimited scenarios and identify anomalies and outliers to make informed decisions quickly and retain competitive edge.
To learn more about our FP&A Solutions in Retail with Workday Adaptive Planning, arrange a call with one of our Consultants.
Vi hjälper dig att hantera de viktigaste utmaningarna inom FP&A inom detaljhandeln
Hantera störningar
Changing customer behaviour and intensifying competition from discounters and large-scale operators such as Amazon. One example is using Workday Adaptive Planning to assess the impact of sustainable sourcing and eco-friendly practices to attract a dedicated segment of customers.
Kampen om talangerna
With record low unemployment, it’s increasingly difficult to find and retain qualified, loyal and skilled employees. Workday Adaptive Planning is used by many retailers to track employee performance and plan staffing needs during peak and off-peak seasons.
Marginalpress
Rather than passing cost increases on to customers, retailers must continuously explore ways to improve efficiencies across the value chain, such as optimising stock levels and reducing holding costs, or offering loyalty programs to encourage repeat purchases. Workday Adaptive Planning can help you analyse different scenarios to identify the optimal logistical, pricing or promotional solutions.
Att tillhandahålla insikter genom en enda tillförlitlig informationskälla
Pervasive use of spreadsheets, multiple transactional systems, EPOS, and more, creates a complex data model which is inflexible and struggles to provide sufficient insight for decision making. Workday Adaptive Planning can consolidate this data into a single platform, ensuring retailers have consistent and up-to-date information available for effective decision-making.
Why Workday Adaptive Planning is the Best Choice for FP&A teams in Retail
- Ease of use and flexibility – Workday Adaptive Planning offers a cloud-based, intuitive drag-and-drop interface that makes it easier for non-technical users to navigate and understand. This ensures that employees across different departments can leverage its capabilities without extensive training.
- Integrerad ekonomi- och personalplanering – Detaljhandlare kan genomföra flera ”tänk om”-scenarier för att bedöma hur olika strategier påverkar deras ekonomi och personalstyrka. Detta är särskilt värdefullt inom detaljhandeln, där marknadsförhållandena kan förändras snabbt.
- Samarbete och rapportering i realtid – Detaljhandlare kan få insikter i realtid om sina resultatmått via interaktiva instrumentpaneler. Dessa instrumentpaneler kan anpassas för att visa de uppgifter som är mest relevanta för detaljhandelsverksamheten, till exempel försäljningssiffror, lagernivåer och kundtrafik.
- Scalability and integration – Being cloud-based, Workday Adaptive Planning allows retailers to scale their operations without concerns about infrastructure limitations. As the business grows, the tool can easily accommodate increased data and user loads.
Vanliga frågor
Q1: What is Workday Adaptive Planning for Retail?
A cloud-based planning and forecasting platform that helps retailers improve financial performance, agility, and decision-making with real-time insights.
Q2: How does Workday Adaptive Planning improve retail financial forecasting?
It enables retailers to create accurate forecasts, analyse trends, and adjust budgets quickly, ensuring better alignment with market demand.
Q3: Why should retailers use Workday Adaptive Planning instead of spreadsheets?
Unlike manual spreadsheets, Workday Adaptive Planning automates data consolidation, reduces errors, and speeds up budgeting cycles for greater efficiency.
Q4: Can Workday Adaptive Planning scale with growing retail businesses?
Yes, it’s designed to support retailers of all sizes, offering scalability, flexibility, and powerful reporting as business needs expand.
