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Why spreadsheet planning breaks in FMCG, FMCD, and pharma

Planning teams need repeatable demand, supply, inventory, capacity, and scenario workflows that spreadsheets struggle to govern.

6 August 2025

Spreadsheets can work for a small planning process, but they become hard to control when teams need demand planning, supply planning, inventory planning, capacity constraints, S&OP workflows, and multiple scenarios.

FMCG and FMCD teams often need faster scenario comparison across demand changes, promotions, replenishment, capacity, and inventory risk. Pharmaceutical teams add expiry, shelf-life, QA release, FEFO, and cold-chain considerations where relevant.

nPlanner is positioned for these supply-chain planning workflows across FMCG, FMCD, and pharmaceutical businesses, with CSV import/export, audit trails, control tower visibility, and scenario planning support.

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