Challenge

Most small teams do demand planning in spreadsheets.

As the business grows, spreadsheets become harder to manage. Data lives in multiple files, assumptions are not documented, and testing different scenarios means copying sheets again and again. Forecasts exist, but they are difficult to explain, reuse, or improve over time.

Teams want a simple way to experiment with demand forecasts without committing to heavy planning software.

Effimal's approach

Effimal provides a lightweight environment to run demand forecasting on your own data.

You upload your spreadsheets as datasets, map them to the demand forecasting engine, and run forecasts using configurable parameters. This allows teams to experiment faster, compare scenarios easily, and work with clearer outputs that are easier to review, share, and reuse without rebuilding models from scratch.

How it works

  1. Upload your data
    Upload spreadsheets containing historical demand, sales, or related inputs.

  2. Create a scenario
    Choose a dataset and define the parameters you want to test.

  3. Run demand forecasting
    Execute the forecast using the demand forecasting engine.

  4. Review outputs
    View reports, charts, and summary outputs generated from the run.

  5. Explore with AI
    Ask questions about the results, trends, or anomalies and get explanations.

  6. Export results
    Download outputs for use in spreadsheets, presentations, or other tools.

Use cases

  • Exploring demand trends for a product or category

  • Align production plans with realistic demand and changing lead times

  • Testing assumptions before committing inventory

  • Comparing multiple forecast scenarios

  • Sharing forecast outputs with teammates or advisors

Who it's for

  • Demand planners who want fewer manual overrides

  • Supply chain teams responsible for service levels and inventory health

  • Operations leaders looking to reduce working capital tied up in stock

  • Finance teams that need forecasts they can trust

  • Demand planners at small and medium businesses

  • Startup founders and operators

  • D2C brand owners managing inventory and growth

  • Teams experimenting with structured demand planning for the first time

Get up and running in minutes

Turn your spreadsheets into demand forecasts.