Forecasting

Accurate correlation of future demand and production output is one of the most difficult and critical tasks in any modern manufacturing enterprise. glovia.com - Forecasting provides you with the sophisticated "what-if" tools and built-in models you need to precisely and accurately characterize sales histories, analyze recent demand trends, and transfer final forecasts to the master production schedule

Forecasting At-A-Glance

Variable Forecast Periods

• By week
• By month
• By quarter

Multiple Demand Streams

• Selectable by region, sales type, sales subtype
• Definable forecasting horizon

Forecast Worksheets

• Multiple worksheets
• Multiple selection criteria for building list of products to forecast

Forecast Parameters

• Selection criteria
• CCN / Division
• Product Code
• Forecasting group
• House product line
• Analyst
• Finished/spares
• Family
• Item
• System level
• Worksheet level
• Cycle
• Worksheet item/family
• Cycle item/family

Optional Batch Processing

• Extraction
• Forecast
• Transfer to MPS

Demand History Extraction

• Demand source
• Open orders
• Order History
• Archive

Forecast Calculations

• By worksheet and cycle
• Data manipulation
• Aggregate items
• Prorate forecasts
• Consolidate locations
• Deconsolidate locations
• Adjustments
• Demand history
• Forecasts
• Options to summarize revisions
• More than two dozen forecasting models.
• Exponential smoothing
• Weighted moving average
• Multiple-period moving average
• Growth factor
• Actual plus difference
• Ratio seasonality
• Iterative forecast cycles

Transfer Forecast to Master Schedule

• By worksheet
• Select cycle to accept
• Option to spread forecasts
• Saves results of selected cycle by worksheet into archives
• Purges remaining cycles

Standard Inquiries

• Demand Stream, Where Used
• Worksheet, Where Used
• List of Items in Worksheet
• Selection Criteria Details in Worksheet
• Parameters and Formula Usage Forecast
• Evaluation

Standard Reports

• Demand Stream Exceptions
• Worksheet Template Exceptions
• Worksheet Template, Items Reclassified
• Forecast Details
• Forecast Item Review
• Batch Execution
• Transfer to MPS
• Demand Stream Matrix Exceptions
• Forecast Exceptions
• Worksheet-Cycle Demand History
• Items Where Used Exceptions
• Archive Status
• Forecast Generation Formula Usage