Evaluate SOBERAN when…
- Decisions involve several teams: planning, purchasing, warehouse, and sales.
- Approvals and an audit trail must sit on each purchase or transfer.
- You plan across many warehouses where transfers should be checked before buying.
PLANNING COMPARISON / GMDH STREAMLINE
Streamline and SOBERAN: a planning tool or a governed replenishment workflow?
S↔GMDH Streamline
GMDH Streamline provides demand forecasting and inventory planning connected to ERP and accounting systems, with purchase recommendations. Both target practical replenishment; compare what happens after the recommendation.
THE BUYING DECISION / 01
Evaluate Streamline when you want a focused forecasting and inventory-planning tool that imports ERP data and exports purchase plans, with planners working mainly inside the planning tool. Evaluate SOBERAN when purchase and transfer decisions need approvals, ownership, supplier follow-up, and ERP writeback in one workflow across many warehouses.
Evaluate Streamline when…
- You need a focused forecasting and replenishment tool with a quick start.
- Exporting a purchase plan to the ERP is enough for your process.
- A small planning team owns the whole workflow.
COMPARE THE DAILY DECISION / 02
Five questions to put in both demos.
| Criterion | SOBERAN | GMDH Streamline |
|---|---|---|
| Data connection | ERP data for SKUs, warehouses, history, open purchases, and transfers. | Imports from ERP or accounting systems through supported connectors or files. |
| Recommendation | Buy or transfer per SKU and warehouse with the reason shown. | Purchase recommendations based on forecast and inventory parameters. |
| Approval | Named reviewer, policy thresholds, and adjustment history on each action. | Show how plans are reviewed and who signs off. |
| ERP execution | Approved document written to the ERP with an audit trail. | Show the export or integration that creates orders in your ERP. |
| Beyond inventory | Supplier follow-up, order exceptions, and customer context on the same model. | Define where the planning tool stops for your edition. |
Streamline capabilities are summarized from GMDH’s public website. Confirm edition, connectors, and workflow scope in your own evaluation. Official source ↗ · Public facts last reviewed .
THE DEMO SCRIPT / 03
Use one SKU across three warehouses.
One location is short, another has possible surplus, and a supplier has a minimum order quantity. Ask both products to recommend the response and show the approved ERP transaction.
Compare one replenishment cycle- Show demand and available stock by location
- Apply lead time and supplier minimum
- Check transfer before purchase
- Review and adjust the recommendation
- Trace the resulting ERP document
FAQ / 05
Streamline alternative questions
Is SOBERAN only for large companies?
No. SOBERAN is built for mid-market, stock-heavy operations and publishes plans from $499 to $999 USD per month. The difference from a focused planning tool is the approval and execution workflow around each decision.
Can SOBERAN create orders in our ERP?
Yes, once approved. The ERP objects, permissions, and writeback method are confirmed during scoping, and each document keeps its reviewer and reason.
What proof does SOBERAN have in demand planning?
The Sumatec customer story documents demand planning across more than 50,000 SKUs and 80 warehouses, with reviewed purchase and transfer recommendations executed in the customer’s ERP and an audit trail.
DECISION / 05
Compare a replenishment decision from your network.
Bring one SKU, three locations, a current shortage, and a supplier rule. We will show how the recommendation becomes an approved action.