Automation index

How much of a Demand planner’s job can AI already do?

A forecast comes earlier. Neither an empty shelf nor a drowned warehouse do not.

This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.

Task comparison

IS WORK OVER?

28%

AI can already do 28% of this job.

#111 / 623

Demand planner

Task weights are our estimates based on O*NET frequency data, not time shares published by O*NET.

The time saving for each task is estimated separately.

Task	Share	AI	Points
Forecast, promotions and bias. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	52%	+9.4
Safety stock, lead time and the order. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	40%	+6.4
Sales, the spike and the promo nobody flagged. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	22%	+3.5
S&OP, consensus and the fight over numbers. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	28%	+4.5
The supplier who fails and not covering with air. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	14%	+2.5
Neither empty nor drowned, and not inflating the forecast. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	12%	+1.9
Total	100%		28%

Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low

IS WORK OVER?

31%

#32 / 623

Copy editor

Task weights are our estimates based on O*NET frequency data, not time shares published by O*NET.

The time saving for each task is estimated separately.

Task	Share	AI	Points
Spelling, agreement and consistency. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	52%	+9.4
Style, repetition and sentence rhythm. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	48%	+7.7
Queries to the author, grey areas and the house style. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	28%	+4.5
Second proofs, PDF and last-minute typos. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	22%	+4
Deadlines with publisher, layout and translation. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	18%	+2.9
Judgement, not over-rewriting, and the typo that remains. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	14%	+2.2
Total	100%		31%

Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low