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Brixx is a planning tool for both new and existing businesses

If you’re just starting your business, you’ll mostly be concerned with the future. On the other hand, if you’re already in business, you need to ensure your Brixx forecast knows about your existing assets and liabilities.

While the setup process of creating a new plan is the same for both a new and existing business, an existing business will use the "Opening Balance" section more extensively and have several components pre-configured with opening values.

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A simple account amendment was required…

A simple account amendment was required which I couldn't see how to do myself. It was put in place quickly by the support team.

Date of experience : August 19, 2024

Reply from Brixx Financial Modelling Software

Thank you for your feedback, Steve! We're glad to hear that our support team were able to help you with your amendment! If you ever have more questions or need further help, don't hesitate to reach out.

Brixx is a real lifesaver for us…

Brixx is a real lifesaver for us startup folks trying to figure out our finances. I was drowning in spreadsheets until I found this gem. It walks you through everything step-by-step, which is great because I'm no financial wizard. What really blew me away was how it handles the tricky stuff like manufacturing costs and depreciation. I thought I'd need an accounting degree for that, but nope! The interface is super friendly too – no headaches trying to navigate around. Oh, and the customer support? They're actual humans who genuinely want to help. If you're tired of financial guesswork, give it a shot. Solid 5 out of 5 stars from me!

Date of experience : July 26, 2024

Daria, Thank you so much for your glowing review! We are thrilled to hear that Brixx has been a real lifesaver for you and your startup. It’s wonderful to hear that our step-by-step approach has made managing finances easier for you, especially without financial expertise! Our support team prides itself on providing genuine and helpful assistance, so your recognition means a lot to us. Thank you for recommending Brixx.

Brixx is a great tool and helped me…

Brixx is a great tool and helped me secure funding for my business. I had a few niggles with it (user error) but the support was great and we got it there in the end - will continue to use in the future.

Date of experience : August 08, 2024

Thank you so much for your fantastic review, Sam! We're thrilled to hear that Brixx was instrumental in securing funding for your business. If you ever need further assistance, we're always here to help. Wishing you ongoing success with your business!

This software makes planning easy and…

This software makes planning easy and you will find out quickly if you need tweak something. Its easy enough to use for people with disabilities like me and I am sure the pros use this too as it makes their work allot easier. Alternations and adjustments are done in within a few clicks and Their customer service is top notch. Thanks Ally and Barrie for all your help and understanding

Date of experience : June 10, 2024

Thank you for leaving such a great review, Stephan. We're pleased that you were able to work so well with Brixx.

Pros: 1. Easy to use. 2. Affordable. 3. Build cash flow reports with components serving as building blocks. Each component can be turned on and off to simulate scenarios. Very powerful feature. 3. Can add expenses as formulas based on revenues and group of revenues. 4. Dashboard, export to excel and view flexibility on months, quarters, years and custom dates. 5. Company listens to feedback. Negative: 1. Cannot add expenses by use of formulas based on other expenses.

Date of experience : April 30, 2021

Hi, thank you for your review! I'm pleased you found Brixx easy to use and affordable. To address your feedback - we'd love to introduce this functionality in future. As you mentioned, Brixx does allow expenses to be based off of income calculations (either as a % of sales value or amount per unit sold) and we will work to develop similar functionality for basing expenses off of other expenses. - Robin, Product Manager

Some of the best money I’ve ever spent

Some of the best money I’ve ever spent. Intuitive interface, great functionality and automated features all make for an exceptional user experience. Absolutely fantastic product - worth every penny! Have not yet tried integrating with xero, but looking forward to giving it a go. Can’t rate highly enough!

Date of experience : July 05, 2021

Hi Max, thank you for the positive review! If you have any questions about the Xero integration please get in touch! :) - Robin, Product Manager

Disappointing technical support

Great product, but it won't pull in my opening balances properly - I've been chasing a resolution of this for weeks now...

Date of experience : January 17, 2024

Hi Carl Thank you for your honest review. The good news is the issue is now solved. The solution to your query was complex. It required developmental changes within the software, which as I am sure you can appreciate take some time, but has now been resolved. However, we do understand your frustration with the time taken to resolve this issue, and as such our Support Team will be in touch with you. Kind regards The Brixx Team

Great functionality, easy to use and gives great insight across all reports. Hoping to have payment transaction revenue functionality added but I figured out a work around.l for now.

Date of experience : November 26, 2021

Hi John - thanks for your review! Since our correspondence I have specified the functionality you requested - we will look to introduce it in the future! - Robin, Product Manager

This is a pretty good piece of software…

This is a pretty good piece of software for professionals like myself to model clients business operations and generate a realistic profit and cash flow forecast. As a cloud solution it is accessible from anywhere you have internet access and allows you to share the model with your clients for review. The software is very flexible and has a one-way integration with Xero, allowing the reporting of forecast against actuals through the in-built reports. A full suite of reports can be exported either as PDF or Excel, which is another useful feature, all supported by comprehensive online help (and email support, if required).

Date of experience : April 23, 2024

Thank you for taking the time to share your positive experience with Brixx! We're thrilled to hear that our software has been a valuable tool for professionals like yourself, Berwyn. We hope it works well for you for years to come!

Really useful tool

Really useful tool. Could be improved with a way to add % forecast increases for each year from imported data. Currently, it can only forecast based on the first year.

Date of experience : May 02, 2022

Hi! thanks for the feedback - this is on our list to implement. I'll get in touch with you to be sure we are on the same page. - Robin, Product Manager

Need more flexibility in data input…

Need more flexibility in data input process: revisions require drilling down; are painful to implement. That result in What If? scenarios being very difficult to develop. E.g. cannot copy Plan, then ("what if") increase FY99 revenues 6.5%," compare. "Bi-directional" report interface would facilitate same: allow edits made from report interface to sync/revise underlying data. Nice product overall, too expensive.

Date of experience : December 07, 2021

Hi, thanks for your feedback. Please let me know at [email protected] what your requirements are - we do have a 'flex' feature in the pipeline which could help with this :) Being able to change data through the report interface is a feature we have in mind for the future too - thank you for requesting it. - Robin, Product Manager

The interface and usability of the app…

The interface and usability of the app are great but the generated reports can be a lot more appealing. May be introduce some themes and graph/chart customisations to make the reports look pretty.

Date of experience : October 20, 2021

Hi, thanks for your review! Chart customisation is high on our list of priorities - so I hope we can meet your requirements soon! Let me know exactly what you would like to see at [email protected]. - Robin, Product Manager

For simple businesses it is super easy to use and, just in case, a great customer service to support you!

Date of experience : June 08, 2021

Thank you for your positive review! I'll pass that on to the team. - Robin, Product Manager

Love the tool

Love the tool. Great functionality, easy yet still very flexible, provides great forecases and output

Date of experience : July 12, 2021

Hi Marc, thank you! I'm really glad to hear you're enjoying using Brixx! - Robin, Product Manager

Saved me hundreds of hours of…

Saved me hundreds of hours of frustrating excel work in just one weekend alone!

Date of experience : June 20, 2021

Thank you for the positive review! I'm glad Brixx saved you so much time! - Robin, Product Manager.

Great website 👍🏼

Easy way of creating financials and forecasts for a new start up I’m launching. Highly recommended.

Date of experience : February 02, 2022

Hi, thanks very much for your positive review, I'm glad you found Brixx easy to use! - Robin, Product Manager

Critical for any Entrepreneur/Start-up

Brixx has been absolutely critical to understand our financial forecasting and provided the ability to easily create different financial models to ensure we developed the most fiscally dynamic yet stable model for our business.

Date of experience : April 17, 2021

Thank you for your review! Modelling is so important for all businesses - I'm glad you found Brixx to be the right tool for the job. - Robin, Product Manager

Easy to use and gives great visibility…

Easy to use and gives great visibility and transparency

Date of experience : October 13, 2021

I am waiting the comparison package for…

I am waiting the comparison package for previous year

Date of experience : January 02, 2023

Hi- thanks for your post. We are currently finalising a package of updates which includes comparing forecast values with previous year actuals. We hope to release this within this current quarter. We will email you directly to see if you are interested in being part of our Beta test group for this feature. Thanks again, Ally, Operations Manager

Bugs bugs bugs

Date of experience : August 31, 2021

Hi, I'm sorry you had a bad experience - please get in touch with me at [email protected] and let me know what happened. We were doing some scheduled maintenance work this morning which could have affected your session. - Robin, Product Manager.

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The new HRA and ALMO Solution Following on from self-financing and the resurgence of development within the Local Authority sector, Brixx have now launched a new Brixx HRA Solution to encourage Local Authorities and ALMOs to also use Brixx for their Business Planning needs.

Why not be at the forefront of this transition and see the benefits of using Brixx for yourselves?

The new HRA Brixx allows you to model any new development and regeneration schemes, and deals with the RTB sharing agreements which enable you to keep RTB receipts for one to one replacement.

We are currently working with Enfield Council to implement Brixx as their new Business Planning tool.

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• Brixx is based on object technology, which models business behaviour and captures data
• The integrity of the plan is guaranteed as the objects are linked through a Chart of Accounts with inherent double-entry
• The HRA solution has objects set up specifically for Local Authorities and ALMOs and produced all reports required
• Models can easily be flexed by shifting objects in time and business objects can be added, changed or removed to test assumptions and sensitivities
• There is limitless ability to change structure and enable or disable parts of the Plan to test various alternatives, e.g. development options
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• You have the ability to copy data from Excel into Brixx (for ease of data input) and to export reports from Brixx to Excel to feed into current reporting formats
• Its dynamic nature means that the model can be used for interactive planning sessions with staff or committee members – the impact of changes can be seen immediately.

So why not take a look at Brixx business planning software?  We believe that it can provide you with a dynamic business planning tool, which will be an integral part of your housing strategy moving forward.

Altair is a certified Brixx partner, and can offer a total service including software implementation, hands-on training and construction of a new Brixx Business Plan based on your existing model.

For a free demonstration of the Brixx software, please contact: Susan Kane , Partner on 07870 685891 or [email protected] Liz Anderson , Senior Consultant on 07833 469476 or [email protected]

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12 Best Cash Flow Forecasting Software for Small Business

• August 13, 2024

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Money is at the heart of all businesses and as long as there is cash flowing in, one can safely assume that the business is in its prime financial health.

But hey you know as well as us that cash management is not a cakewalk, and definitely not a task you can undertake without proper financial software.

One needs to answer numerous questions such as,

• Do I have enough working capital to maintain operational efficiency?
• What will be the impact of certain decisions (i.e. hiring a new employee) on the cash flow?
• What’s the real-time cash situation in my business?
• When should I pay the invoices to not interrupt the cash flow?

Answering these questions is quite difficult if you don’t have a thorough understanding of how cash flows in your business.

Well, this article offers a list of the 12 best cash flow forecasting software in the market and one of these software will definitely help you answer those questions.

So let’s dive right in.

What is Cash Flow forecasting software?

Cash flow forecasting software is a financial tool used to predict the inflow and outflow of cash in a business. It helps businesses manage their financial resources and cash position so that they can thrive in changing circumstances.

The modern forecasting tools in the market use historical data, AI technologies, and advanced algorithms to predict the accurate state of cash in the business. Such detailed understanding is essential for businesses to make informed financial decisions.

Let’s explore the highly-rated forecasting tools in the market and find the best fit for your business.

Best Cash Flow Forecasting Software Tools

• Upmetrics – AI Financial Forecasting
• Agicap   – Automated Cash Flow Forecasting
• Abacum – Forecasting tool for mid-market companies
• Futrli – Cash flow forecasts for small businesses
• Xero – Short-term cash flow forecasting
• Float – Visual forecasting tool for strategic planning
• Brixx – Financial forecasting for startups and small businesses
• Jirav – Cash flow forecasting for financial planners and analysts
• Dryrun – Cash flow forecasts for global businesses
• Fathom   – Business planning with forecasting
• Cube  – Financial planning software for FP&A teams
• Cash Flow Frog  – Automated cash flow forecasting

How do we analyze these Cashflow forecasting software?

When analyzing cash flow forecasting software, we focus on key features like forecasting accuracy, scenario planning, integration capabilities, and ease of use.

We also check user reviews and ratings on platforms like G2 and Capterra to understand real-world experiences. Additionally, we consider the cost-effectiveness of each tool, ensuring it offers good value and scalability as your business grows. Our goal is to help you find the most reliable and efficient software for your needs.

1. Upmetrics

Upmetrics is a business and financial planning software that helps emerging startups and small businesses conduct business and financial planning with its range of modern intuitive tools.

Its financial forecasting calculator helps you build complex financial plans and reports from scratch without tying you up in the complexities of accounting and calculations.

However, that’s not it.

What separates Upmetrics from the leading cash forecasting software is its AI adaptation to offer accurate and precise suggestions for revenue, expenses, cost of sales, and personnel.

AI takes away the guesswork from the equation and helps you predict the state of the cash flow in the future.

Overall, Upmetrics helps in making informed business decisions, testing different financial scenarios, and evaluating the financial standing of the business with its simple and easy-to-use adaptability.

Best Features

• Precise and Accurate AI-generated financial suggestions.
• Forecasting calculator to calculate revenue, expenses, cost-of-sales, and personnel.
• Creates a detailed financial plan from scratch.
• Supports forecasting for up to 7 years
• Generates 8 different financial reports.
• Intuitive visual dashboard summarizing your key metrics
• Easy to share and embed into your business plan.

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Agicap is an extensive cash flow management and forecasting software used to build automated forecasts for small businesses.

This tool allows you to test the viability of different financial scenarios by helping you study their impact on your future cash flows.

Moreover, it would build realistic cash flow forecasts for your business using the assumptions set by you. This will again help you predict the state of cash flow in the future.

Agicap allows the integration of financial data and makes real-time updates to the cash flow allowing you to get a realistic overview of your business.

When you choose Agicap, you can make data-driven decisions by getting a virtual representation of your daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly forecasts.

Overall, the friendly interface and the integration with more than 150 accounting tools make Agicap a highly desirable tool.

• Automated cash flow forecasting
• Real-time monitoring
• Scenario analysis
• Allows forecasts for multiple business units
• Customizable reports
• Displays short, mid, and long-term forecasts
• Integration with 150+ accounting software

Limitations

• Steep learning curve to realize the true potential of this software.
• It has only annual plans and no monthly or quarterly offers.
• Agicap offers limited data visualization options.
• It lacks the depth that allows detailed KPI tracking.
• It is not suited for large-scale enterprises.

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Abacum is a cash flow forecasting software that seamlessly integrates with your business systems helping you get real-time insights into your cash flow.

This robust forecasting tool ensures effortless cash flow management by bringing together a business plan, marketing funnel, revenue cohort, and headcount under one head.

This tool helps you make informed decisions in real time by allowing you to create scenarios, adjust the assumptions, and measure their impact on your cash flow.

Get rid of those stale spreadsheets and model the new projections into your business metrics with Abacum. Report, analyze, and drive your business outcomes by getting real-time operational insight into your business.

Best features

• Automated forecasts using historical data and advanced algorithms.
• Syncs operational and financial data in real time.
• Simplified and easy calculations.
• Collaborative team integration.
• Automated financial statements and visual reports.
• Integrates with major HRIS, BI, and ERP systems.
• Abacum is not the right software for small businesses with limited cash flow and cash management needs.
• Support and learning are needed to unravel the truly advanced features of Abacum.
• Pricing plans are highly variable making it objective for many businesses.

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Futrli stands out in the market as a comprehensive cash flow forecasting software that takes away the complexity of forecasting from the equation and empowers you to spend more time in decision-making.

Futrli 3-way rolling forecasts are built using 2 years of historical data and are updated daily with the new data. It makes predictive analyses about the future cash position in the business using advanced algorithms.

Using this tool, you can test different scenarios by analyzing their impact on your cash flow to make informed choices. While cash flow forecasting is its primary focus, Futrli makes reporting extremely easy, intuitive, and fast with its powerful interface.

• 3-way rolling forecasts (P&L, Balance sheet, and Cash flow)
• Daily cash flow forecasting
•  Customizable reporting and dashboard
• Allows different scenarios and what-if analysis
• Real-time financial insights
•  Detect new patterns and alert you to the changes
• 3 years of operational and cash flow forecasts
• Integrates with Xero, Sage, and Quickbooks online.
• A steep learning curve before you can unravel its best features.
• While the solution is comprehensive, it offers limited integration with different accounting software.
• Futrli is quite pricy compared to other forecasting software.

Xero analytics , a part of Xero, offers insight into the future state of your business through short-term cash flow projections.

With Xero, you can track your cash flow, forecast your bank balance, and evaluate the impact of receivables and payables on the cash flow.

This accounting tool offers a customizable snapshot of your business performance. It helps you to track the financial metrics by allowing you to set the filters and compare the trends.

You get to drill down into the details and evaluate the financial health of your business in real-time with advanced Xero plans.

•  AI-powered predictions
• Trend analysis and performance evaluation
• Basic scenario planning.
• Visual reports to summarize the business’s financial health.
• Customizable dashboard
• Automated financial reports
• Even the most advanced plans of Xero offer cash flow forecasting for up to 90 days only.
• It lacks the features to support complex cash flow management needs.
• Xero analytics limits the extent to which you can customize and adjust the scenarios in your cash forecast.
• The pricing is exceedingly high for the forecasting features it offers.

Only, the established plan supports cash flow forecasting.

Float allows you to forecast the cash position of your business by using historical data from your business systems.

This robust tool helps you model different scenarios, projects, and cash runways in your business without tangling you up in the complexities. Simply toggle between different scenarios, study their impact on the cash flow, and identify the gaps in your cash flow.

Make data-driven decisions for your business as you study the automated visual reports prepared by Xero.

This all-encompassing tool integrates easily with ERP systems like Xero, QuickBooks, and FreeAgent and is a valuable tool for businesses of all sizes.

• Scenario planning and what-if analysis
• Syncs data from the source in real-time.
• Forecasting for multiple projects.
• Updates your visual forecasts in real time.
• Easy integration of financial data.
• Custom cash thresholds to prevent cash death.
• The early plan restricts long-term forecasting.
• The features are quite standard and are easily available in an advanced accounting system.
• Compared to other forecasting software in the market, Float lacks depth in forecasting functionalities.

Brixx is a strategic decision-making tool focused on modeling the future of your business and helping you make the right financial decisions.

It offers a thorough financial forecasting solution for cash flow, budgeting, reporting, and business planning and is an extremely easy-to-use software.

Brixx helps you build the financial picture of your business by allowing you to input financial assumptions, adjust the timeline, test the what-if scenarios, and study its impact on your cash flow.

This intuitive and simple tool integrates with Xero and allows you to compare the actuals against the forecast with an interactive dashboard that simplifies everything.

This strategic tool empowers you to test new business ideas without wrapping yourself in the complexity of numbers.

• User-friendly interface for building forecasts.
• Integration with the renowned tool Xero.
• Extremely easy-to-use.
• Up to 10 years of cash flow forecast
• Interactive and enriching visual reports.
• Collaborative tool with restrictive controls.
• The capabilities of Brixx are questionable when it comes to granular-level financial modeling.
• Brixx offers limited integration opportunities making it difficult to conclude historical data.
• Limited customization options for reporting format.
• The integration with Xero does not sync in real time.

Only the professional and enterprise plans would support integration and cash flow forecasting.

Jirav is another of the best cash flow forecasting software in the market. With this comprehensive financial planning tool, you can forecast, budget, report, and analyze how the cash flows within your business.

Jirav makes it easier for businesses to build their financial blueprints and automate the process of creating budgets and operating plans. Not only that, you track KPIs and metrics that are otherwise difficult to determine and gauge the true financial health of your business.

Jirav’s extensive list of functionalities allows you to plan and prepare for multiple business outcomes and prepare precise rolling forecasts with its advanced algorithms.

It integrates easily with the leading ERP systems and is indeed a worthy tool for drilled-down business planning.

• Real-time financial forecasting.
• Automates the process of building budgets and operating plans.
• Automate historical and forecasted KPIs.
• Automated financial reporting and analysis.
•  Easy collaboration and restrictive controls.
• Workforce planning
• Requires a steep learning curve to uncover Jirav’s advanced functionalities.
• It is quite expensive compared to other cash forecasting software in the market.
• Jirav’s dashboard fails to display reporting insights on the tab.

Dryrun is a cloud-based cash flow forecasting software that helps you model the cash position of your business allowing you complete manual control.

The advanced algorithms of Dryrun generate automated forecasts for cash flow and sales while allowing you to plan for different complex and advanced scenarios.

Its auto-currency conversion allows you to make projections for different business locations in different currencies, thereby increasing the precision of your forecasts.

Dryrun integrates with all the major systems and syncs the data in real time giving you real cash visibility in your business.

• Auto forecasts the cash flow and sales.
• Real-time cash visibility.
• Advanced modeling of different business scenarios.
• Identifies cash flow trends and patterns.
• One-way sync making cash management easy.
• Forecasts in different currencies for businesses that operate globally.
• One might face challenges while modeling the extremely complex financial scenarios on Dryrun.
• Dryrun falls a little behind compared to specialized tools in terms of advanced analytic features.

Fathom generates rolling forecasts and is a brilliant cash forecasting tool that helps you get real-time insight into your cash flow data.

This cash forecasting software helps you analyze the impact of different scenarios on your cash flow through micro forecasts. It allows you to compare the actuals against your projections and thereby evaluate the financial standing of your business.

Fathom empowers businesses using entry-level accounting solutions to dive deep into analytics and insights for better cash flow management. Visual reporting makes it easier for you to understand the state of cash flow in your business.

• Forecasts based on past records and future assumptions
• Rolling forecasts built using the latest data
• Scenario analysis and assumption testing
• Real-time integration and data syncing
• Consolidated cash flow reporting
• Customizable templates and reporting formats
• Fathom offers fewer advanced functionalities compared to other forecasting tools.
• The functionalities of Fathom are quite difficult for owners who aren’t tech-savvy.
• Limited visualization options for cash flow reporting.

Cube software is a financial planning and cash flow forecasting tool designed to offer dynamic and real-time financial insights for businesses.

This software integrates with your existing financial systems to pull in real-time data, providing a seamless and accurate view of your cash flow and other financial metrics.

By automating various financial processes and offering robust reporting features, Cube aims to empower finance teams to make better, data-driven decisions.

• Real-time financial planning and analysis
• Integrates with existing spreadsheets and financial systems
• Advanced scenario modeling and analysis
• User-friendly interface with collaborative features
• Customizable dashboards for in-depth reporting
• Automated data consolidation across multiple sources
• While powerful, Cube may not offer the level of customization some businesses require for specific reporting needs.
• Cube’s pricing can be steep, especially for small businesses.
• Cube requires a significant time investment to fully understand its advanced features, which might not be suitable for teams looking for a quick implementation.

12. Cash Flow Frog

Cash Flow Frog is a user-friendly cash flow forecasting software designed to help small and medium-sized businesses manage their cash flow with ease.

It integrates seamlessly with accounting software like QuickBooks and Xero, allowing businesses to create real-time, accurate cash flow forecasts without manual data entry.

It also focuses on providing clear visual insights, enabling users to track their financial health, forecast cash shortages, and make informed decisions.

• Generate real-time projections based on your business’s financial data
• Test various financial scenarios to understand potential impacts on your cash flow
• Access and visualize cash flow data easily with an intuitive interface
• Manage and forecast cash flow across multiple currencies
• Seamlessly syncs with popular accounting platforms like QuickBooks and Xero
• Receive immediate notifications on any significant cash flow changes
• Compared to more advanced tools, Cash Flow Frog’s analytics might feel basic to users
• The cost might be high for startups or very small businesses with limited budgets
• While it offers basic forecasting, it may lack the depth and flexibility of more robust financial modeling tools for complex scenarios

You can start using the basic features of the tool for free. For access to more advanced features, contact their team directly for pricing details.

The Bottom Line

As a recap, we have listed 12 cash flow forecasting software serving the objectives of different kinds of businesses.

Within this list, we have mentioned tools that help with scenario analysis, AI forecasting, virtual reporting, budgeting, and much more. Identify what is it that you need help with before subscribing to any of these software.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Why is cash flow forecasting important for a business.

Cash flow forecasting helps businesses with efficient cash flow management and financial planning. Forecasting helps you predict and manage future cash inflows and outflows so that there is enough capital to maintain operational efficiency. Apart from this, forecasting is essential to build realistic budgets for the future.

What are some popular cash flow forecasting software?

Upmetrics is one of the most proficient systems for cash flow available in the market. It is an AI-powered financial planning tool that helps in predicting the accurate state of cash flow in your business. However, Jirav, Xero, Abacum, and Agicap are equally good software that use advanced algorithms and real-time data to predict your business’s cash flow.

What features should I look for in cash flow forecasting software?

The cash forecasting software you choose should ideally meet your business requirements. Usually, you should choose software that allows you to plan for scenarios, offers essential software integrations, conducts real-time forecasting, and offers control over reporting. Also, compare the pricing plans for this software before you finalize anything.

What types of businesses use cash flow forecasting software?

Emerging startups, small businesses, mid-market companies as well as large organizations- everyone must use forecasting software suited for their business needs.

What factors should be considered when choosing cash flow software?

While the market is loaded with cash flow forecasting software, each promising to be best, here are a few factors that can help you narrow down your choice:

• Pricing plan
• Integration abilities
• Ease of use
• Customization
• Scalability

Is cash flow forecasting only useful for finance teams?

No cash flow forecasting is helpful for executives in all roles. Whether you are planning to launch a new product, hire a new person, acquire a new material, or increase the pricing of an existing product— every business decision is directly related to the state of cash in your business.

Forecasting analysis and insights can help all the people involved in decision-making and planning.

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6 Production Planning and Control Tools Your Manufacturing Business Needs To Succeed

Production planning tools are fundamental to the efficiency, competitiveness and long-term growth of manufacturers. Whether it’s on the factory floor or head office, teams need to be supported by the right technology to process orders, plan schedules and deploy resources, all while keeping downtime and waste to a minimum.

This guide takes a look at six production planning and control tools designed to streamline and sustain high performance across your manufacturing business.

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Production planning and control tools are used in the manufacturing industry to manage and streamline production processes. They help manufacturers streamline workflows, minimise costs and control production activities from end to end.

Production planning and control software should underpin collaboration across functions and departments; different tools also have niche purposes within the production cycle.

Ideally, every tool in your manufacturing tech stack should offer seamless integration, so that systems connect with each other and automatically sync data without manual intervention.

This is vital for effective production planning and control as it enables your teams to work from a single source of truth, free from the risk of data entry mistakes or poor version control.

The end goal of production planning is to establish a realistic and accurate schedule that covers all areas of production (including maintenance, quality control) and produces minimal waste. High-performance manufacturers also commit time to forecasting, production modelling and contingency planning in order to pre-empt unexpected issues and delays – and avoid costly downtime as a result.

Effective production planning helps manufacturers reduce costs by optimising the use of equipment, materials and labour, while also avoiding scenarios in which resources are either overstretched or underutilised. Avoiding bottlenecks and delays across key processes maximises productivity and delivers shorter lead times for client orders.

Supply chains, levels of digitisation and industry regulations are constantly evolving, which is why more and more manufacturers are looking for alternatives to Excel and other legacy tools that are difficult to upgrade or integrate with other systems. It’s worth auditing your tech stack on a regular basis to spot recurring inefficiencies and ensure all bases are covered.

For any manufacturer aiming to optimise workflows, ensure efficient use of resources and deliver orders at pace, these six essential production planning and control systems can play a critical role:

Production Planning Software

Production planning software helps manufacturers create and adjust production schedules, optimise the use of resources and manage capacity.

The main benefit of production planning software is that it streamlines and automates each stage of the planning process, and all teams are working from one plan. That reduces the likelihood of human error, enhances coordination across departments and improves overall productivity. Whether you opt for a free or paid production planning system , it’s worth weighing up your options to find the best manufacturing planning software to match your business needs.

Material Requirements Planning Software (MRP)

MRP systems manage the manufacturing process from goods in to despatch, determining material requirements and production activities. These systems take into account sales orders, production schedules, inventory levels and bill of materials to ensure that the right materials are available at the right time.

As well as avoiding production delays and material shortages, a material requirements planning software helps manufacturers reduce waste and cash tied into inventory by optimising materials procurement. They also provide valuable insights into inventory usage patterns, which feeds back into demand forecasting and inventory management.

Demand Forecasting Software

Demand forecasting software turns historical sales data, market trends and statistical algorithms into accurate predictions for future demand. It is now considered a vital tool for production planning because it enables manufacturers to anticipate customer needs and adapt their production schedules accordingly.

When used with MRP software, demand forecasting tools enable better inventory management and reduce the risk of overproduction or stock-outs during key periods. It’s also a valuable tool when simulating different scenarios and identifying the best strategies to deal with changes in demand or supply chain disruptions.

Inventory Management Software

Inventory management software tracks inventory levels, orders, sales and deliveries. It gives businesses real-time visibility into stock levels and helps manage reordering processes.

This ensures materials are always available without the need to hold excessive inventory. It reduces carrying costs by maintaining optimal inventory levels and minimises the risk of stock-outs disrupting production. It also improves cash flow management by avoiding overinvestment in inventory.

Manufacturing CRM Software

Customer relationship management systems (CRM) enable manufacturers to manage interactions with customers, from order processing to after-sales support. These tools also collect and analyse customer data to improve service quality and foster long-term relationships.

The main goal of an effective manufacturing CRM software is to enhance customer experience and provide a higher quality of service. Data from these systems helps in understanding customer preferences and demand patterns, which can inform production planning and forecasting.

CRM tools can also improve coordination between sales and production teams, ensuring that customer orders are delivered accurately and on time. Estimates and quotations from sales based on accurate costings from production also keep a tight control on margins.

Quality Control Software

For manufacturers working to strict quality standards and regulatory requirements, quality control systems help to monitor the quality and consistency of all goods produced.

These systems are crucial to document quality standards, conduct audits, manage defects and irregularities, and enable quick interventions in the event that something goes wrong. This feeds into a culture of continuous improvement for manufacturers that are looking to minimise waste and reduce costs, while also ensuring a superb quality of product and higher customer satisfaction.

Implementing production planning and control tools in your manufacturing business requires a strategic approach to ensure successful adoption and maximum benefits. Here are the key initial steps you should be looking to follow:

• Audit your current processes – The first step should be a detailed evaluation of your existing workflows, resource utilisation and production bottlenecks. This helps identify specific areas where production planning tools can have the most significant impact.
• Set benchmarks – Before you roll out any new systems, it’s a good idea to start benchmarking key performance indicators (KPIs) across key areas of your operations. The idea is to set baseline levels of output, efficiency, costs, lead times and other metrics related to productivity, all of which can be monitored over time to gauge the effectiveness of new tools.
• Provide effective training – You need to offer comprehensive training for all employees who will use the new tools. This training should cover not just the technical aspects of the tools but also how they integrate with existing processes and workflows. Engaging employees early in the process and obtaining their feedback can facilitate smoother transitions and increase buy-in.
• Conduct a pilot test – Running a pilot phase before full-scale implementation can be useful to spot potential issues early and forecast the impact a new system will have on production. Make sure to select a manageable segment of your production process to test the tool’s effectiveness and minimise risk.
• Measure progress – Once you’ve launched the new system, it’s important to monitor performance data so you can compare against previous benchmarks, track progress and make necessary adjustments. Regularly reviewing the tool’s impact on your operations is also crucial to demonstrate ROI and share results with senior leaders.

It pays to do your research when looking to invest in production planning and control tools to match the specific needs of your manufacturing business.

Key tools like production planning software , MRP systems and inventory management platforms can help you to secure significant cost savings and improve your overall operational efficiency and productivity.

Get in touch with us today to talk to our manufacturing software specialists about your current challenges, and learn more about how our production planning and control tools can drive maximum efficiency across your operations.

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