OMP

OMP's privacy statement identifies OM Partners NV, a company incorporated in Belgium with registered offices at Koralenhoeve 23, Wommelgem, as controller. Its platform, Unison Planning, covers network design, demand management, S&OP, operational planning, scheduling and inventory optimisation.

The site describes the company as independent and selective in its partnerships, and says it has been named a Gartner Magic Quadrant leader eleven times; that is the vendor's own statement.

Demand management module

The demand page describes forecasting that uses big data, demand sensing and best-fit technique selection, with one integrated planning model that lets sales, marketing and supply users work on the same plan through role-based views.

It also describes forecasting by value, tracking value contribution and analysing forecast accuracy against deviations.

Where it is aimed

The page lists supply chains with long sourcing, manufacturing or distribution lead times, environments where capacity cannot flex to demand, mixed make-to-stock and make-to-order businesses with customer-specific products, and industries with short product life cycles.

Customer logos on the home page include Beiersdorf, Evonik, Land O'Lakes, Outokumpu and Roche.

Services around the software

OMP lists advisory, implementation, certification, user engagement, training and support as separate service lines, so a deployment typically involves the vendor's consultants as well as licences.

Limitations to Consider

OMP is built for large planning organisations, and a full Unison deployment is a project rather than a subscription you start on Monday. No prices are published and the hosting region is not stated on the pages read. If you only need a statistical forecast and replenishment proposals, Slimstock or Optiply are lighter.

Who Should Use OMP

Process and discrete manufacturers with long lead times and constrained capacity that need demand, supply and S&OP planned in one model by a European vendor.