Econometric Forecasting: Related Documents

Driver-based Budgets and Forecasting
Line managers and finance staff are frustrated by the inability of spreadsheet-based planning systems to deliver useful budgets and rolling forecasts. A major problem is the disconnect between the operational elements of business and financial plans. What's missing is driver-based planning, a best-practice methodology where financial plans incorporate assumptions about business activities modeled to drive financial data.

ECONOMETRIC FORECASTING: Driver-based Budgets and Forecasting Driver-based Budgets and Forecasting Source: Alight Document Type: White Paper Description: Line managers and finance staff are frustrated by the inability of spreadsheet-based planning systems to deliver useful budgets and rolling forecasts. A major problem is the disconnect between the operational elements of business and financial plans. What s missing is driver-based planning, a best-practice methodology where financial plans incorporate assumptions about business
8/16/2007 2:48:00 PM

Forecasting under Uncertainty Using Portfolio Navigator
The business models used to develop forecasts at the planning level can be relatively simple. Over time some of your products will exceed expectations, others will fail altogether. By assembling a portfolio of projects you can optimize the overall expected value of your product development process by balancing risk/reward. This white paper reviews some of the business models and analytic processes for better forecasting.

ECONOMETRIC FORECASTING: Forecasting under Uncertainty Using Portfolio Navigator Forecasting under Uncertainty Using Portfolio Navigator Source: SmartOrg Document Type: White Paper Description: The business models used to develop forecasts at the planning level can be relatively simple. Over time some of your products will exceed expectations, others will fail altogether. By assembling a portfolio of projects you can optimize the overall expected value of your product development process by balancing risk/reward. This white paper
4/13/2011 9:45:00 AM

Smart Software for Service-level Driven Forecasting » The TEC Blog
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06-05-2013

Escaping Excel Hell: Budgets and Forecasting
For many companies, spreadsheet applications such as Microsoft Excel are the principal interface for budgets and forecasting. Often, these companies find themselves in “Excel hell,” a state of inefficiency and disruption related to using spreadsheets for collaborative planning. The result: frustration, and decisions based on bad information. Learn about solutions that can help your company stay out of “Excel hell.”

ECONOMETRIC FORECASTING: Escaping Excel Hell: Budgets and Forecasting Escaping Excel Hell: Budgets and Forecasting Source: Alight Document Type: White Paper Description: For many companies, spreadsheet applications such as Microsoft Excel are the principal interface for budgets and forecasting. Often, these companies find themselves in “Excel hell,” a state of inefficiency and disruption related to using spreadsheets for collaborative planning. The result: frustration, and decisions based on bad information. Learn about
3/23/2010 1:16:00 PM

Case Study: Enterprise Cost Control Simplifies the Complex
Wellman Thermal, a make-to-contract (MTC) manufacturer of boilers and industrial furnaces, needed an information system to record actual costs and allocate resources for each project from beginning to end. It also wanted help forecasting the outcome of individual projects. The system Wellman implemented allows the company better control of factory capacity planning and high visibility into operations. Get the details.

ECONOMETRIC FORECASTING: Case Study: Enterprise Cost Control Simplifies the Complex Case Study: Enterprise Cost Control Simplifies the Complex Source: Jobscope Document Type: Case Study Description: Wellman Thermal, a make-to-contract (MTC) manufacturer of boilers and industrial furnaces, needed an information system to record actual costs and allocate resources for each project from beginning to end. It also wanted help forecasting the outcome of individual projects. The system Wellman implemented allows the company better
3/11/2008 4:45:00 PM

The Case for a Specialised Sales Forecasting Software Solution
This white paper addresses the question “Why do you need a specialised sales forecasting software solution?” It makes the case for implementing a purpose-built sales forecasting software tool, and provides a number of considerations and parameters that can be used to evaluate suitable solutions.

ECONOMETRIC FORECASTING: The Case for a Specialised Sales Forecasting Software Solution The Case for a Specialised Sales Forecasting Software Solution Source: Data Perceptions Document Type: White Paper Description: This white paper addresses the question “Why do you need a specialised sales forecasting software solution?” It makes the case for implementing a purpose-built sales forecasting software tool, and provides a number of considerations and parameters that can be used to evaluate suitable solutions. The Case for a
12/12/2011 12:41:00 PM

Expanding BI’s Role by Including Predictive Analytics
Companies already use business intelligence (BI) to help them make decisions. But now they’re discovering that they can make better decisions by coupling BI with a predictive analytics solution. Predictive analytics can help companies solve problems, achieve business goals, uncover patterns not easily identifiable through reports or dashboards, and share all that information with decision-makers. Find out how.

ECONOMETRIC FORECASTING: Expanding BI’s Role by Including Predictive Analytics Expanding BI’s Role by Including Predictive Analytics Source: SAP Document Type: White Paper Description: Companies already use business intelligence (BI) to help them make decisions. But now they’re discovering that they can make better decisions by coupling BI with a predictive analytics solution. Predictive analytics can help companies solve problems, achieve business goals, uncover patterns not easily identifiable through reports or
1/25/2010 1:17:00 PM

Infor SunSystems

ECONOMETRIC FORECASTING: Infor FMS SunSystems eXFM offers a combination of financial management, reporting, and performance management applications for the finance function. Infor FMS SunSystems eXFM is an integrated solution that combines flexible transaction processing applications with real-time analysis, extensive reporting, and powerful budget and forecasting capabilities. Infor FMS SunSystems eXFM includes Financials, Vision, Budgeting and Forecasting, and Application Portal modules. Infor FMS SunSystems eXFM is also an extensible solution that can be integrated with existing third party applications to provide an enterprise-wide solution.

How Best-in-class Plan, Budget, and Forecast in Today’s Dynamic World
Prospects for the global economy remain precarious. But effective financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting can enable successful decision making even in periods of unprecedented change. Dynamic financial planning enabled through five key elements—process, organization, knowledge management, technology, and performance management—give business leaders the tools to take action and emerge even stronger. Find out how.

ECONOMETRIC FORECASTING: How Best-in-class Plan, Budget, and Forecast in Today’s Dynamic World How Best-in-class Plan, Budget, and Forecast in Today’s Dynamic World Source: SAP Document Type: White Paper Description: Prospects for the global economy remain precarious. But effective financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting can enable successful decision making even in periods of unprecedented change. Dynamic financial planning enabled through five key elements—process, organization, knowledge management, technology,
7/8/2010 2:52:00 PM

RockySoft Corporation

ECONOMETRIC FORECASTING: RockySoft Corporation offers web-hosted solutions that optimize supply chain inventory management. The company provides distributors and manufacturers with an all-in-one supply chain visualization and advanced planning system, to streamline forecasting, planning, and procurement. RockySoft is based in Fort Collins, Colorado, USA.

Transforming the CP Supply Network through Collaborative Planning
Consumer products (CP) has long been held up as the

ECONOMETRIC FORECASTING: Transforming the CP Supply Network through Collaborative Planning Transforming the CP Supply Network through Collaborative Planning Source: itelligence, Inc Document Type: White Paper Description: Consumer products (CP) has long been held up as the poster industry for supply chain planning challenges. In this paper, Simon Ellis, practice director of Supply Chain Strategies at Manufacturing Insights, responds to questions concerning emerging supply chain challenges, collaboration between and among supply
3/31/2011 2:16:00 PM