The Consultant’s Guide to Multi-Pass Planning (and Why it Matters)

Consultantsplay a pivotal role in guiding supply chain organizations through change. Asvolatility becomes the norm and complexity increases, clients are no longerjust looking for better data—they need faster, smarter, and more confidentdecisions. That’s where multi-pass planning and ketteQ’s PolymatiQ™ agentic AIengine comes in. But the key to unlocking interest and urgency lies intailoring the message to the industry-specific pain points your clients knowall too well.

Thisguide equips consultants with the talking points and context to connectketteQ’s adaptive planning approach to the challenges that matter most, byindustry.

What Is Multi-Pass Planning?

Traditionalplanning tools run one pass, analyze, solve, and propose. But real-world supplychains don’t operate on single outcomes. Multi-pass planning is aprobabilistic, adaptive approach that autonomously runs thousands ofsimulations across varying assumptions, constraints, and inputs to optimize forthe best decisions.

ketteQ’sPolymatiQ™ agentic AI engine brings this to life by evaluating a full spectrumof outcomes, helping businesses mitigate risk, respond quickly, and increaseplanning confidence. For consultants, it’s a game-changer that enables dynamic,adaptive and industry-specific planning that’s faster, more flexible, and farmore accurate than legacy systems.

Manufacturing: Orchestrating Complexity

KeyUse Cases:

• Global demand     planning
• Production and     inventory alignment
• Sales and     operations planning (S&OP)

CommonChallenges:

Disconnectedsystems. Static forecasts. Fragmented teams. Manufacturing clients need aplanning solution that aligns long-lead production with short-term marketshifts. Multi-pass planning allows them to simulate different demand scenarios,production constraints, and inventory strategies to drive both service andefficiency.

Consultant’sTalking Point:
"With ketteQ, we’ll help you move from monthly planning cycles tocontinuous coordination across sales, supply, and operations."

Distribution: Balancing Availability and Efficiency

KeyUse Cases:

• Inventory     positioning and replenishment
• Service-level     management
• Order promising

CommonChallenges:
Excess stock in one region, shortages in another. Distributors wrestle withsupply uncertainty, demand variability, and thin margins. Multi-pass planningenables them to simulate replenishment frequencies, lead time variability, andstock-out penalties—before committing to inventory decisions.

Consultant’sTalking Point:
"Let’s model a dozen replenishment strategies before your next truck hitsthe road."

Service Parts: Managing the Unpredictable

KeyUse Cases:

• Spare parts     forecasting
• Critical parts availability
• Network     inventory optimization

CommonChallenges:
Tens of thousands of SKUs, low usage rates, and high service expectations makethis domain notoriously difficult. Consultants can emphasize how the PolymatiQ™agentic AI engine helps optimize for both service and cost across a complex,distributed network—without overstocking.

Consultant’sTalking Point:
"With multi-pass planning, we can help you stock just enough ofeverything, and too much of nothing."

Life Sciences: Planning with Precision

KeyUse Cases:

• Clinical and     commercial planning
• Launch     readiness
• Cold chain     logistics

CommonChallenges:
Life sciences organizations must account for regulatory compliance, short shelflife, and sensitive logistics. Consultants can showcase how ketteQ enablesplanning that adjusts enrollment rates, shipping delays, and demand variabilityin real time without risking patient outcomes.

Consultant’sTalking Point:
"Every variable matters, from batch timing to demand swings. With ketteQ,you’ll plan for what’s next before it happens.", you’ll plan for what’snext before it happens."

High-Tech: Navigating Speed and Volatility

KeyUse Cases:

• Demand-supply     matching
• Supply risk     mitigation
• Forecast     collaboration

CommonChallenges:
Fast product cycles. Unpredictable demand. Component shortages. High-techmanufacturers benefit from multi-pass planning’s ability to evaluateconstraint-based scenarios, align teams, and support what-if analysis at scale.

Consultant’sTalking Point:
"When your forecast changes weekly, planning once a month doesn’t cut it.We’ll help you

stayahead—every day."

Final Thought

Thebest consultants translate technology into impact. With multi-pass planning,consultants can tailor ketteQ conversations to each client’s industryreality—showing not just how planning can improve, but how it can transform.Use the language of business challenges. Offer real-world use cases. And mostimportantly, show how adaptive planning leads to measurable operational andfinancial outcomes.

Becausewith ketteQ and the PolymatiQ™ agentic AI engine, you're not just offeringbetter planning—you’re offering better decisions.

Learnmore about the transformational power of multi-pass planning by reading Unlocking the Future: How ketteQ UsedAgentic AI for Probabilistic Modeling