Organizations need to respond quickly to demand changes. They need to have secure and governed systems in place to not only look at the upcoming 12-month horizon but more importantly, look at the next 12 weeks. This will enable them to confidently apply various scenarios and what-if forecasts to quickly respond to changes in market conditions. IBM Planning Analytics leverages existing inventory levels, supplier constraints and distribution constraints to deliver an optimized distribution plan that will deliver the right products to the right locations at the right time.