Planning expertise, matched to your business.
K3 helps organizations solve complex supply chain, pricing and analytics challenges through tailored consulting. For teams that need a more standardized planning solution, K3 Demand offers a different way to put that experience to work.
Expertise first. Technology where it makes sense.
Consulting for complex organizations
The right expertise for the problem you need to solve. K3 scopes the work first, then brings in specialists suited to your platforms, processes and project.
Supply chain & planningS&OP, replenishment, order promising on Blue Yonder, Kinaxis, SAP, o9→ Retail pricingPricing assessments, selection and implementation→ Data & analyticsMicrosoft Fabric, data platforms, finance and PE analytics→K3 Demand
One plan from forecast to purchase order, tracked against your financial plan. For apparel, footwear and consumer brands that have outgrown spreadsheets. A more standardized offering; custom consulting is scoped separately for complex needs.
Problems it solves- Sales, operations and finance plan from different numbers
- Buys are sized without the full inventory picture
- Nobody sees the margin impact until it’s too late
See a planning decision take shape.
Follow one fictional apparel plan through three steps. Turn on the +15% demand scenario and watch each step respond.
From last season to an agreed forecast
Compare last season’s units with this season’s forecast.
| Category | Last season | Forecast |
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From the forecast to the buy
Buy = forecast + ending stock target − on hand and on order.
| Category | Forecast | Available | Buy units | PO at cost |
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Forecast against the financial plan
Season sales at retail. Actuals to date are running 3.1% ahead of plan.
| Category | Season plan | Forecast | Gap to plan |
|---|
In practice, a change this size would be reviewed with merchandising and sales before anyone agrees to it.
Illustration with fictional numbers.
Start with your problem.
63 K3 insights. Pick what you’re trying to fix.
Sales, supply and finance are each working from a different forecast.
Some items sit in the warehouse while others sell out.
Buys are set in spreadsheets that don’t move when the forecast does.
Price changes take too long, and nobody is sure what they did to margin.
The numbers you need live in five systems and a dozen spreadsheets.
You’ve outgrown spreadsheets but aren’t sure what should replace them.
Clients we’ve worked with.
Consulting engagements for enterprise manufacturers, distributors, retailers and private equity firms. What K3 did on each, not just the logo. About 30 engagements in all; many clients can’t be named.
Pepsi
S&OP technical implementation
Consulting · CPG
Mars
DTC fulfillment & AI/ML re-design
Consulting · CPG
Procter & Gamble
WMS testing for implementation
Consulting · CPG
Bridgestone
Order Promiser solution architecture
Consulting · Manufacturing
Intel
Order Promiser architecture & training
Consulting · Semiconductor
Dot Foods
Near real-time replenishment planning
Consulting · Distribution
Ahold Delhaize
Project management for Fresh Direct
Consulting · Retail
Hallmark
Category Management implementation
Consulting · RetailWe understand the work first. Then we match the specialists.
Every consulting engagement is different, so the team is too. K3 scopes the problem, then brings in the specialists suited to it.
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Understand the problem
We start with your business, your systems and your constraints, before anyone talks about a team.
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Match the specialists
K3 identifies specialists whose experience fits that scope: the platforms, processes and industry involved.
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Shape the engagement
The workplan is built around the work, rather than fitting every client into one predetermined team.
Answers you shouldn’t have to call to get.
K3 Demand
Is K3 a consulting firm or a product company?
A consultancy first. K3 learns each client’s problem, then brings in specialists suited to the platforms and scope involved. K3 Demand is a newer, more standardized planning product shaped by that experience, for growing brands that don’t need a fully custom engagement. It isn’t a substitute for consulting.
Does it work with our ERP?
Yes, whichever ERP you run. Integration is part of every K3 project: we connect to your ERP and other systems through flat-file extracts or their APIs, whichever fits, then clean and shape the data in Microsoft Fabric or an Azure data lake. Approved purchase orders go back to the ERP the same way. Every brand’s data is different, so K3 builds that mapping for you as part of setup.
How long does it take to get started?
Send us your data and we can have a working prototype, running on your own numbers in Azure, within a couple of weeks. You see your plan before you commit to the full rollout. A full setup takes from two weeks for a simpler business to about six for a more complex one.
What does it cost?
There are two parts: a one-time setup fee, scoped after discovery, and a subscription. The subscription includes hosting on Microsoft Azure, and it scales with the size of your planning model: how many items, locations, distributors and data sources you plan across. A brand with a few hundred items pays less than one with thousands. Tell us about your business and we’ll give you a quote. Early-access customers pay less than our standard rates.
Is support included?
Yes. Support comes from K3’s planners, the people who set up your model.
Enterprise consulting
Which platforms do you work on?
Blue Yonder, Kinaxis, SAP, o9, Oracle, Manhattan and Relex for supply chain; Microsoft Fabric, Databricks, Snowflake and Power BI for analytics; and the leading retail pricing platforms.
How does it connect to our other systems?
Integration is part of the work. K3 has designed the data flows between ERPs and planning platforms on enterprise projects, through flat files or APIs, and often builds the data foundation in Microsoft Fabric or Azure so planning, pricing and reporting share the same numbers.
How do engagements start?
Most engagements start with a short assessment of where you are today and what to fix first, so you have a plan before a larger project is scoped.
What does it cost?
Each engagement is scoped to the work, from a focused assessment to a full implementation or an embedded team. You get a clear proposal after a first conversation.
Start with a question. Leave with a clearer direction.
Tell us about a consulting challenge, K3 Demand, or a problem you’re still defining. We’ll help you find the next useful conversation, and reply within one business day.