Search Results for: forecasting

  • The Brightwork Research & Analysis Honest Vendor Rating for Demand Works

    ByPrimary Researcher

    … Smoothie Mambo synchronization server. Information can also be shared with other users by way of exchanging compressed model backup files or spreadsheets. Smoothie is a tactical planning tool, meaning that it will typically not be used for very long horizons. Furthermore, it is not intended for complex causal or econometric forecasting. It’s strengths lie in its univariate time-series forecasting, ease of use, dynamic “Pivot Forecasting”, cost and service-based supply policy simulations, and n-tier supply chain modeling.”
    Quality of Information Provided
    Demand Works follows a high-quality sales approach – and in fact, they do not have a …

  • Software Category Analysis - Demand Planning

    ByPrimary Researcher

    … spectrum of applications was developed for demand planning, and these were primarily designed for the statistical forecasting process. However, statistical forecasting is only one of several forecasting processes, and over the years, the variety of demand planning applications has increased significantly. Therefore, attempting to force all of a company’s forecasting needs through a single application is no longer necessary or desirable. The diagram below represents the various forecasting processes:

    A Common Mistake with Statistical Forecasting
    A standard mistake companies seem to make is trying to use statistical forecasting packages to manage the other forecasting processes. Part of the reason …

  • Software Category Analysis - PLM

    ByPrimary Researcher

    … – SAP APO PP/DS

    PlanetTogether MUFI Rating & Risk – PlanetTogether Galaxy APS Superplant

    Supply Planning

    Demand Works MUFI Rating & Risk – Demand Works Smoothie SP

    ToolsGroup MUFI Rating & Risk – ToolsGroup SO99 (Supply Planning)

    SAP MUFI Rating & Risk – SAP SmartOps

    SAP MUFI Rating & Risk – SAP SNP

    Demand Planning

    ToolsGroup MUFI Rating & Risk – ToolsGroup SO99 (Forecasting)

    JDA MUFI Rating & Risk – JDA Demand Management

    Demand Works MUFI Rating & Risk – Demand Works Smoothie

    Business Forecast Systems MUFI Rating & Risk – Forecast Pro TRAK

    Tableau MUFI Rating & Risk – Tableau (Forecasting)

    SAP MUFI Rating & Risk – SAP APO DP

    PLM

    Hamilton Grant MUFI Rating & Risk – Hamilton Grant Recipe Management …

  • Software Category Analysis - Production Planning and Scheduling

    ByPrimary Researcher

    … Supply Planning

    Demand Works MUFI Rating & Risk – Demand Works Smoothie SP

    ToolsGroup MUFI Rating & Risk – ToolsGroup SO99 (Supply Planning)

    SAP MUFI Rating & Risk – SAP SmartOps

    SAP MUFI Rating & Risk – SAP SNP

    Demand Planning

    ToolsGroup MUFI Rating & Risk – ToolsGroup SO99 (Forecasting)

    JDA MUFI Rating & Risk – JDA Demand Management

    Demand Works MUFI Rating & Risk – Demand Works Smoothie

    Business Forecast Systems MUFI Rating & Risk – Forecast Pro TRAK

    Tableau MUFI Rating & Risk – Tableau (Forecasting)

    SAP MUFI Rating & Risk – SAP APO DP

    PLM

    Hamilton Grant MUFI Rating & Risk – Hamilton Grant Recipe Management

    Arena Solutions MUFI Rating & Risk – Arena Solutions Arena PLM

    SAP MUFI Rating …

  • Software Category Analysis - Supply Planning

    ByPrimary Researcher

    … APO PP/DS

    PlanetTogether MUFI Rating & Risk – PlanetTogether Galaxy APS Superplant

    Supply Planning

    Demand Works MUFI Rating & Risk – Demand Works Smoothie SP

    ToolsGroup MUFI Rating & Risk – ToolsGroup SO99 (Supply Planning)

    SAP MUFI Rating & Risk – SAP SmartOps

    SAP MUFI Rating & Risk – SAP SNP

    Demand Planning

    ToolsGroup MUFI Rating & Risk – ToolsGroup SO99 (Forecasting)

    JDA MUFI Rating & Risk – JDA Demand Management

    Demand Works MUFI Rating & Risk – Demand Works Smoothie

    Business Forecast Systems MUFI Rating & Risk – Forecast Pro TRAK

    Tableau MUFI Rating & Risk – Tableau (Forecasting)

    SAP MUFI Rating & Risk – SAP APO DP

    PLM

    Hamilton Grant MUFI Rating & Risk – Hamilton Grant Recipe Management

    Arena Solutions …

  • Software Category Analysis - CRM

    ByPrimary Researcher

    … is run from the Salesforce.com platform and Oracle CRM on Demand (and can be integrated to other CRM applications as well) which is centered on managing the bias of sales forecasts. Few buyers buy this plug-in or address their persistent sales forecast bias.
    Bias is a constant in forecasting regardless of the forecasting environment (supply chain and non-supply chain). Yet, few buyers are willing to see the forecast bias inherent in judgment methods as anything beyond a cognitive bias (that is an unconscious bias or error in cognition). Forecast bias is a tendency for a forecast to …

  • The Brightwork Research & Analysis Software Category Analysis BI Light

    ByPrimary Researcher

    … APO PP/DS

    PlanetTogether MUFI Rating & Risk – PlanetTogether Galaxy APS Superplant

    Supply Planning

    Demand Works MUFI Rating & Risk – Demand Works Smoothie SP

    ToolsGroup MUFI Rating & Risk – ToolsGroup SO99 (Supply Planning)

    SAP MUFI Rating & Risk – SAP SmartOps

    SAP MUFI Rating & Risk – SAP SNP

    Demand Planning

    ToolsGroup MUFI Rating & Risk – ToolsGroup SO99 (Forecasting)

    JDA MUFI Rating & Risk – JDA Demand Management

    Demand Works MUFI Rating & Risk – Demand Works Smoothie

    Business Forecast Systems MUFI Rating & Risk – Forecast Pro TRAK

    Tableau MUFI Rating & Risk – Tableau (Forecasting)

    SAP MUFI Rating & Risk – SAP APO DP

    PLM

    Hamilton Grant MUFI Rating & Risk – Hamilton Grant Recipe Management

    Arena Solutions …

  • The Brightwork Research & Analysis Software Category of BI Heavy

    ByPrimary Researcher

    … APO PP/DS

    PlanetTogether MUFI Rating & Risk – PlanetTogether Galaxy APS Superplant

    Supply Planning

    Demand Works MUFI Rating & Risk – Demand Works Smoothie SP

    ToolsGroup MUFI Rating & Risk – ToolsGroup SO99 (Supply Planning)

    SAP MUFI Rating & Risk – SAP SmartOps

    SAP MUFI Rating & Risk – SAP SNP

    Demand Planning

    ToolsGroup MUFI Rating & Risk – ToolsGroup SO99 (Forecasting)

    JDA MUFI Rating & Risk – JDA Demand Management

    Demand Works MUFI Rating & Risk – Demand Works Smoothie

    Business Forecast Systems MUFI Rating & Risk – Forecast Pro TRAK

    Tableau MUFI Rating & Risk – Tableau (Forecasting)

    SAP MUFI Rating & Risk – SAP APO DP

    PLM

    Hamilton Grant MUFI Rating & Risk – Hamilton Grant Recipe Management

    Arena Solutions …

  • Software Category Analysis - Small to Medium ERP

    ByPrimary Researcher

    … primarily SAP and Oracle, consulting companies, IT analysts). They were supposed to be the experts on this topic, but they all had a major flaw – they all had a financial bias, making their forecasts invalid. See our Software Selection Packages to learn all about the effects of financial bias on forecasting. This makes dealing with SAP and Oracle, in fact, dangerous for buyers because they are proposing the continuation of a strategy that calls for a large and expensive ERP system, which is the centre of the IT solution architecture continually consuming a large per cent of the IT budget …

  • Software Category Analysis - Big ERP

    ByPrimary Researcher

    … primarily SAP and Oracle, consulting companies, IT analysts). They were supposed to be the experts on this topic, but they all had a major flaw – they all had a financial bias, making their forecasts invalid. See our Software Selection Packages to learn all about the effects of commercial bias on forecasting. This makes dealing with SAP and Oracle, in fact, dangerous for buyers because they are proposing the continuation of a strategy that calls for a large and expensive ERP system, which is the center of the IT solution architecture, continually consuming a large percent of the IT budget.
    This …