scenario planning

Stop Betting on One Forecast. Test Every Scenario First.

Test every assumption against your live forecast in plain English: a hotter summer, a smaller marketing budget, a supplier running late. Mentana shows what changes and explains why. It records the agreed plan and once you approve it, pushes the actions into your ERP.
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The Problem

Your Forecast Rests on Assumptions Nobody Has Tested

Most scenario models are built on quarterly assumptions and treated as settled. By the time market conditions shift, those models no longer reflect reality, leaving leadership to navigate supply shocks with outdated numbers.

"What-If" Analysis Takes Days

Every alternative means rebuilding the spreadsheet. Teams end up testing one or two scenarios instead of the ten they should.

Nobody Can Explain the Number

When leadership asks why the forecast moved, the answer is buried in formulas. A number no one can explain is a number no one trusts.

Nobody Learns Which Assumption Was Right

Once the quarter closes, the alternatives disappear. The same planning mistakes get made again next cycle.
Comparison

How Mentana Compares to Spreadsheets & ERPs

How Mentana’s autonomous supply chain AI platform compares against traditional spreadsheets and legacy systems of record.
Comparison of Mentana, spreadsheets, and legacy ERP systems for supply chain operations
Mentana Spreadsheets Legacy ERP
Problem diagnosis Instant AI diagnosis Manual forensic searching Flags variance amount only
Autonomous action & execution Executes with human approval Requires manual user entry System of record only
Cross-system orchestration Unifies ERP, POS, WMS + CRM Manual CSV copy-pasting Siloed inside native modules
Proactive risk detection Flags bottlenecks before disruption Discovered after failures occur Passive dashboards and alerts
Continuous self-learning optimization Self-improving predictive models Static formulas Fixed rules and parameters
Enterprise security & governance Full guardrails + R.A.V architecture Fragile, unprotected formulas Role-based transaction logging
Deployment time-to-value Live within 30 days Immediate, but fragile Months to years of setup
Features

Autonomous Scenario Planning and Execution

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Driver-Level what ifs

Change Any Assumption, at Any Level

Adjust weather, promotions, pricing, holidays, competitors or your own custom drivers, for one SKU in one store, a whole category across a region, or one customer.
Scenario Planning - Driver-Level What-Ifs
EXPLAINABLE IMPACT

See Exactly Why Every Number Moved

Every driver shows its impact period by period, with a plain-English explanation and your team’s justification, so the reasoning travels with the numbers.
Scenario Planning - Explainable Impact
BACK-TESTING

Find Out Which Assumption Was Right

Every locked scenario is measured against actual demand as it comes in, showing which assumptions held up so planning gets sharper each cycle.
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GOVERNED EXECUTION

From Agreed Plan to ERP, With Your Approval

Mentana prepares the purchase orders, transfers and replenishment changes your plan needs, and writes them to your ERP only after a planner approves.
Scenario Planning - Autonomous Execution
Integrations

Mentana Integrates With Your ERP, POS, WMS, and Data Systems

Mentana connects directly to your existing ERP, POS, and data infrastructure.
SAP S/4HANA
Oracle NetSuite
Microsoft Dynamics 365
Odoo
Epicor
MYOB Acumatica
Pronto
+ More

Enterprise-Grade Governance for Supply Chain AI

Mentana is anchored by a secure, highly governed, technical infrastructure built specifically for enterprise supply chain operations. Every insight shows its evidence, and nothing reaches your ERP without approval.
Persistent Cross-System Context & Knowledge
Mentana keeps a persistent context layer by collecting data from your CRM, ERP and POS systems, giving it a greater scope to reason and provide insights.
The Unified Orchestration Layer
Mentana performs workflow sequences across disconnected systems and centralizes your operations into a single, cohesive execution interface.
R.A.V. Architecture Providing Guardrails
The Reasoning—Action—Validation architecture provides the guardrails, ensuring there is traceable evidence used in every insight and action.

Explore Mentana's Other Supply Chain AI Capabilities

Demand Forecasting

Predict future market demand and sales trends using machine learning.

Scenario Planning

Simulate "what-if" supply chain scenarios to build strategic operational resilience.

Procurement & Production Planning

Seamlessly align material sourcing with manufacturing schedules and capacity.

Inventory Optimization

Track, control and optimize stock levels across all locations in real time.

Stocktake Investigation

Audit, trace, and quickly resolve stock variances and count discrepancies.

Supplier Negotiation

Manage vendor relationships, track compliance and evaluate performance.

Sales Order Automation

Streamline fulfillment, track order statuses and automate workflows.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is supply chain scenario planning?

Supply chain scenario planning tests how changes in assumptions, such as weather, promotions, pricing or supplier delays, would affect demand before you commit to a plan. Mentana lets planners run these what-if scenarios in plain English against live ERP data and compare results side by side.

How is scenario planning different from demand forecasting?

A demand forecast predicts the most likely outcome. Scenario planning tests alternatives to it. In Mentana, every scenario starts from your baseline forecast, so you can see how a hotter summer, a smaller promo budget or a late supplier would change demand, period by period.

What can I test with Mentana’s scenario planning?

You can test any assumption behind your demand forecast. That includes weather, promotions, pricing, holidays, competitor activity, supplier delays and external signals like foot traffic or local events. Scenarios can apply to a single SKU and store, a category or region, or a specific customer.

How does Mentana explain why a forecast changed?

Every driver in a Mentana scenario shows its impact period by period, with a plain-English explanation from the model. Planners can add their own justification for each assumption, so anyone reviewing the forecast can see what moved the number and why.

How do I know which scenario was right?

Mentana back-tests every locked scenario against actual demand as it comes in. Planners can see which assumptions held up and which didn’t, and use those lessons to improve the next planning cycle.

Does Mentana make changes in our ERP automatically?

No. Mentana prepares the actions an agreed plan needs, such as purchase orders, stock transfers and replenishment changes. Nothing is written to your ERP until a planner approves it, and every action is recorded for audit.

Which ERP systems does Mentana work with?

Mentana works on top of your existing ERP, including SAP S/4HANA, Oracle NetSuite and Microsoft Dynamics 365, as well as POS, WMS and data warehouses. Your ERP remains the system of record. Mentana adds the planning and execution layer without replacing it.

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