# Mentana Build machine-learning demand forecasts from sales history and external drivers, test scenarios, and support procurement planning in Mentana’s Demand Forecasting Studio. - Findings24: - Website: - Pricing: Paid - Categories: Analytics & BI, Business Software ## What is Mentana? Mentana’s Demand Forecasting Studio builds product-demand forecasts from a company’s sales history and external drivers such as weather, holidays, tariffs, exchange rates and inflation. Its machine-learning models adapt to business context, while a reusable pipeline retrieves data, continues learning and produces forecasts on a predefined schedule. Planning teams can use what-if scenarios to compare demand under promotions and other controllable conditions. The Studio also includes just-in-time actions for procurement planning and scheduling. ## What can Mentana do? ### Business-specific machine-learning models Build forecasting models trained on your data and adapted to your business context. ### Scheduled forecast pipeline Reuse an automatic pipeline that retrieves data, continues learning and generates forecasts on a predefined schedule. ### External demand drivers Add factors such as weather, holidays and economic indicators—including tariffs, exchange rates and inflation—from within the platform. ### Scenarios and procurement planning Simulate promotions or other controllable conditions to see how demand changes, and use just-in-time actions for procurement planning and scheduling. ## Use Cases ### Forecast product demand Combine historical sales with external demand drivers to generate machine-learning forecasts for future product demand. ### Evaluate a promotion Run a what-if scenario to see how demand changes under a promotion or another controllable condition. ### Support procurement planning Use the Studio’s just-in-time actions to support procurement planning and scheduling. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does Demand Forecasting Studio do? It builds product-demand forecasts from sales history and external drivers using machine-learning models. A reusable pipeline retrieves data, continues learning and generates forecasts on a predefined schedule. ### Which external demand drivers can I use? The platform includes weather, holidays and economic indicators such as tariffs, exchange rates and inflation. The Studio uses these alongside sales history to model demand. ### Can I test the effect of a promotion? Yes. Scenario planning lets teams simulate promotions and other controllable factors to see how demand changes under different conditions. ### Does the Studio support procurement planning? Yes. The Demand Forecasting Studio includes just-in-time actions for procurement planning and scheduling. ### How do I get started with the Studio? Book a demo to discuss your demand-forecasting needs. Solution workshops define your requirements, followed by an initial deployment integrated with your existing systems. ## Quick Facts - **Software**: Demand Forecasting Studio - **Forecast method**: Proprietary machine-learning models trained on your data and adapted to your business context. - **Inputs**: Sales history, weather, holidays and economic indicators - **Forecast workflow**: Automatic data retrieval and scheduled forecast generation - **Planning tools**: What-if scenarios and just-in-time procurement planning and scheduling