Mfg – Production Forecast per Plant

What is a Production Forecast for a Manufacturing Plant? Production Forecasts are considered planning models and are often used by production and plant managers to estimate a plant's production for the remaining months of the year. Key functionality in this type of planning template automatically displays actual amounts by item for the year-to-date periods. These figures are driven from price and quantity figures. Each tab in the template represents a different plant. The chart on top compares each plant side-by-side for actual and forecasted figures. You will find an example of this type of planning template below.

Purpose of Plant Production Forecasts Manufacturing companies use Plant Production Forecasts to get a continuous view of expected revenues from each product delivered by a plant. When used as part of good business practices in a Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) department, a company can improve its revenue and profit visibility, as well as, reduce the chances that managers make inferior decisions because they lack insight into the expected product revenue from forecasted production.

Who Uses This Type of Planning Template? The typical users of this type of planning template are: CFOs, plant and production managers, budget managers. Other Planning Templates Often Used in Conjunction with Plant Production Forecasts Progressive Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Departments sometimes use several different Plant Production Forecasts, along with labor forms, capex, other operating expense forms and other management and control tools.

Where Does the Data for Analysis Originate From? The Actual (historical transactions) data typically comes from enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems like: Microsoft Dynamics 365 (D365) Finance, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (D365 BC), Microsoft Dynamics AX, Microsoft Dynamics NAV, Microsoft Dynamics GP, Microsoft Dynamics SL, Sage Intacct, Sage 100, Sage 300, Sage 500, Sage X3, SAP Business One, SAP ByDesign, Acumatica, Netsuite and others. In analyses where budgets or forecasts are used, the planning data most often originates from in-house Excel spreadsheet models or from professional xFP&A solutions.

Built for manufacturing finance teams and aligned with Solver's xFP&A platform, this Solver planning template connects directly to your ERP data via the Solver Data Warehouse, enabling near real-time analysis with minimal setup. Designed for QuickStart deployment, it can be activated rapidly so your team can focus on analysis and decisions — not data preparation.

What is the Mfg – Production Forecast per Plant in Solver? The Mfg – Production Forecast per Plant is a pre-built xFP&A planning template in Solver designed for manufacturing organizations. It delivers key financial and operational metrics in a single, easy-to-use interface — purpose-built for manufacturing finance workflows.

Who uses this Solver planning template? Cfos, operations managers, and manufacturing finance teams in manufacturing organizations rely on this Solver planning template to replace manual spreadsheet-based processes with automated, near real-time analysis. It is especially useful during month-end close, budget cycles, and board reporting.

Where does the data come from? Data is sourced automatically from your ERP system through the Solver Data Warehouse, which integrates with platforms such as Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, Dynamics 365 Finance, Acumatica, Sage Intacct, and other leading ERP solutions. Once connected, the template updates in near real-time with no manual data entry required.

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