Anaplan

What is Anaplan?

Anaplan is a scenario planning and analysis platform that combines deterministic calculations, probabilistic AI, connected data, and workflows for enterprise decision-making. It serves functions including finance, supply chain, sales, HR, and retail planning. Access requires requesting a personalized demo from the vendor.

What are the features of Anaplan?

• Calculation engines

  Combines deterministic calculation engines with probabilistic large language models to deliver auditable answers for planning models built for scale.
• Data integration

  Connects and integrates planning data from multiple external sources into unified scenarios.
• Role-based AI agents

  Provides domain-specific agents such as Finance Analyst, Sales Analyst, Supply Chain Analyst, and Workforce Analyst to answer questions and generate insights.
• Business data ontology

  Maps AI outputs to business context across finance, supply chain, retail planning, sales, and operations.
• Purpose-built applications

  Offers out-of-the-box planning applications for tasks like financial consolidation, demand planning, territory planning, and assortment planning.

What are the use cases of Anaplan?

• Trade promotion management

  The Coca-Cola Company reported 95% less cost compared with its legacy solution using Anaplan's platform.
• Territory planning

  LinkedIn reported over 75% faster territory planning to assign sellers sooner.
• Strategic financial planning

  Generali reported 50% faster strategic financial planning to support agility across the business.