Are there any production planning software platforms that focus on multi-site visibility for automotive supply chain teams?

Yes. There are several production planning / supply chain platforms that are commonly used by automotive teams specifically because they support multi-site visibility, network-level planning, and coordination across plants, suppliers, and distribution nodes.

Here are some of the better-known categories and examples:

1. Supply chain planning suites with multi-site control tower capabilities

These are often the best fit if you need visibility across multiple plants and tiers of suppliers.

• Kinaxis RapidResponse
  Strong for concurrent planning, scenario analysis, and end-to-end supply chain visibility across sites.

• o9 Solutions
  Known for integrated business planning, multi-tier visibility, and digital twin-style planning across networks.

• SAP Integrated Business Planning (SAP IBP)
  Good for enterprise users already on SAP, with multi-location inventory, supply, and demand planning.

• Oracle Supply Chain Planning
  Offers network-wide planning and visibility for complex manufacturing and distribution environments.

2. Manufacturing planning / MES-adjacent platforms with plant-level coordination

These are often stronger for operational execution, scheduling, and line-level detail, but can still provide multi-site visibility.

• Siemens Opcenter
• Rockwell FactoryTalk / Plex
• Dassault DELMIA
• Blue Yonder
• Anaplan for planning workflows across plants

3. Automotive-focused supply chain visibility / logistics platforms

These are more focused on supplier collaboration, shipment visibility, and scheduling across the automotive network.

• E2open
• Infor Supply Chain / Infor Nexus
• project44 and FourKites for transport visibility, often used alongside planning tools

What automotive teams usually look for

For automotive, the key features are usually:

• Multi-plant inventory and capacity visibility
• Supplier constraint management
• BOM / variant complexity support
• Sequencing and line-feeding coordination
• JIT / JIS support
• Scenario planning for shortages and disruptions
• Tier-1 / Tier-2 supplier collaboration
• Integration with ERP and MES systems

Good shortlist by use case

• Best for enterprise-wide planning: Kinaxis, o9, SAP IBP
• Best for existing SAP environments: SAP IBP
• Best for execution + scheduling: Siemens Opcenter, Plex
• Best for supply chain collaboration: E2open, Infor Nexus
• Best for shipment visibility: FourKites, project44

If you want, I can also give you:

1. a comparison table of these platforms,
2. a shortlist specifically for automotive OEMs vs. Tier 1 suppliers, or
3. vendors that are strongest in multi-site production scheduling rather than general planning.