Arkieva
by Arkieva · Inventory Optimisation
Supply chain planning suite for demand, inventory, supply and S&OP planning in manufacturing.
Updated August 2026 · By the ERP Research Editorial Team · Independent and vendor-neutral.
- Works with
SAPGeneric ERP/MES/CRM/TPM systems- Deployment
- Cloud
- Company size
- Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
- Pricing
- Quote-based
- Founded
- 1993
- Headquarters
- Wilmington, Delaware, United States
Overview
Arkieva is a supply chain planning software suite, founded in 1993 and headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, that targets process and complex manufacturers -- chemicals, food and beverage, and consumer packaged goods companies -- managing batch operations, constrained capacity and frequent disruptions. The suite spans demand planning, inventory planning, supply planning, financial planning and Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP), delivered from a common platform hosted on Microsoft Azure.
The product line is split into two tiers: Arkieva+, a self-service SaaS offering aimed at businesses under roughly $250 million in revenue, and Arkieva Enterprise, a more configurable version for larger, more complex supply chain networks. Within inventory planning specifically, the platform combines AI-driven demand-and-supply-variability modelling with risk-based safety stock calculation, automatic inventory policy recalibration, shelf-life/age tracking for perishable goods, and multi-enterprise vendor-managed/supplier-managed inventory (VMI/SMI) collaboration.
Arkieva connects to ERP, MES, CRM and other enterprise systems through a proprietary Data Connector that stages source data in an intermediate SQL Server database before loading it into Arkieva, and it maintains a dedicated SAP connector used in at least one documented customer deployment (Ontex). The company has been named a Challenger in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Supply Chain Planning Solutions for 11 consecutive years and reports over 15,000 users worldwide.
Screenshots & demo
Demo video from the vendor's YouTube channel. Screenshots sourced from Arkieva.
Features & capabilities
Inventory Planning
Dynamic stock optimisation across SKUs and locations.
- AI-powered demand-and-supply-variability modelling
- Risk-based safety stock calculation
- Automatic inventory policy recalibration
- Shelf-life / age tracking for perishable goods
- Multi-enterprise VMI/SMI collaboration
- Inventory Analyzer for root-cause analysis
- Real-time inventory collaboration and progress tracking
Demand Planning
AI-assisted forecasting and demand sensing.
- Machine-learning statistical forecasting
- Autonomous control tower with 24/7 monitoring and anomaly alerting
- Demand sensing and demand shaping
- Product lifecycle and promotion planning
- What-if scenario modelling
- Collaborative demand review workflows
Supply Planning
Constraint-based production and distribution planning.
- Constraint-based MRP, CRP and DRP planning
- Multi-echelon supply optimisation
- Rough-cut capacity planning
- Order promising engine
- Production scheduling (finite scheduler)
- Replenishment planner
- What-if scenario comparison
S&OP / Financial Planning
Integrated business planning connecting operations to financial outcomes.
- S&OP Central collaborative planning cycle
- Integrated Business Planning (IBP) workflows
- Financial plan integration with demand and supply plans
- Scenario-based what-if financial impact analysis
- Executive S&OP reporting
Platform & Integration
Data connectivity and deployment infrastructure.
- Proprietary Data Connector staging data from ERP, MES, CRM and TPM systems
- Dedicated SAP connector
- Microsoft SQL Server data backbone
- Hosted on Microsoft Azure
- Excel, PowerPoint and PDF export integration
- Configurable data mapping templates
Common use cases
- Optimising safety stock and replenishment policies across many SKUs and locations to cut overstock and stockouts
- Tracking shelf-life and age of perishable inventory to prioritise dispatch and reduce spoilage
- Running collaborative S&OP cycles that connect demand, supply and financial plans in one process
- Generating constraint-based supply plans that respect batch-process capacity limits in chemical and CPG manufacturing
- Coordinating vendor-managed or supplier-managed inventory (VMI/SMI) programs across multiple enterprises
- Building AI-assisted demand forecasts and sensing near-term demand shifts for promotions and product launches
- Integrating SAP ERP data into a central planning environment via a dedicated SAP connector
Strengths & considerations
Strengths
- Purpose-built for process and complex manufacturers running batch operations under tight capacity constraints, rather than generic discrete-manufacturing planning
- Two-tier product line -- Arkieva+ for sub-$250M-revenue businesses and Arkieva Enterprise for larger, more complex networks -- on a shared platform
- Recognised as a Challenger in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Supply Chain Planning Solutions for 11 consecutive years
- Shelf-life/age tracking and multi-enterprise VMI/SMI collaboration built specifically for perishable-goods supply chains
ERP integrations
Dedicated SAP connector; used in production by customers such as Ontex for supply planning and S&OP data exchange
Pricing
Vendor does not publish price points. Pricing begins with a business-goals assessment and is tailored per customer; Arkieva+ targets businesses under ~$250M revenue, Arkieva Enterprise targets larger, more complex organisations. Get an independent shortlist with pricing guidance below.
Technical & security
- Hosting
- Microsoft Azure (SaaS)
- Compliance
- GDPR
About the vendor
- Founded
- 1993
- Headquarters
- Wilmington, Delaware, United States
- Employees
- ~125
- Ownership
- Privately held
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Arkieva — frequently asked questions
Does Arkieva integrate with SAP?
Yes. Arkieva offers a dedicated SAP connector for interfacing with SAP ERP environments, which customers such as Ontex have used to feed supply planning and S&OP data into Arkieva.
What ERPs does Arkieva connect to?
Arkieva states it integrates with all ERP systems via a proprietary Data Connector that stages data from ERP, MES, CRM and TPM systems into an intermediate SQL Server database before loading it into Arkieva. It also maintains a dedicated SAP connector, but does not name other ERP-specific connectors on its public site.
Who is Arkieva built for?
Arkieva targets process and complex manufacturers -- particularly chemical, food and beverage, and CPG companies -- managing batch production, constrained capacity and frequent disruptions. It offers Arkieva+ for businesses under roughly $250 million in revenue and Arkieva Enterprise for larger organisations.
How is Arkieva priced?
Arkieva does not publish pricing. It uses a quote-based model that starts with a business-goals assessment before a tailored solution is scoped, and it does not offer a free trial.
Where is Arkieva based?
Arkieva was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, with additional offices in Antwerp, Belgium and Mangalore, India.
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