forecasting
RSS forecastingTreasury turns to tech guru to slash IT costs
News Meanwhile IT contractor Parity Resources also revealed it expects to do brisk business in the public sector this year, forecasting revenue of £70m. The government has drafted in a former blue chip CEO to help slash the... [23 Jun 2008]
Roadrunner runs away with supercomputing prize
News Supercomputing, which pits the highest-end machines against challenges such as forecasting the global climate in coming decades or finding oil reservoirs underground, is a fast-changing field. Roadrunner has topped the... [19 Jun 2008]
Oracle takes on SAP with retail apps
News Other applications within the suite include merchandising and demand forecasting. Oracle has released the latest version of its Retail application suite, a move the company says is the most significant product launch of... [18 Jun 2008]
Forecasting tech blows away stormy weather
News The UK will be better protected against devastating downpours similar to those that led to £3bn-worth of flooding last summer thanks to advances in weather forecasting technology. The Met Office has expanded its... [13 Jun 2008]
Through Better Analysis of Company Operations and Financial Metrics, This Leading Motorcycle Manufacturer Increases the Benefits of Its Forecasting and Planning Solutions
White Paper The motorcycle manufacturer wanted to increase cost effectiveness, as well as improve market responsiveness and brand image. Its challenges were its slow speed to market, high inventory levels and high transportation costs. [11 Jun 2008]
Photos: Supercomputers signal when storms are a-brewing
Photo The ECMWF upgrades its supercomputers every two to three years to allow it to continually hone its medium range forecasting models. ECMWF uses its three decades of climate data to refine the world's weather... [06 Jun 2008]
Storage Management Strategies and Software for Maximizing Business Impact and ROI
White Paper A well-planned technology deployment can deliver measurable benefits to storage management operations through the automation of reporting, forecasting, inventory management, and provisioning procedures. [05 Jun 2008]
Best Practices for Pipeline Management
White Paper This Siebel CRM OnDemand paper from Oracle focuses on common factors that impact a company's ability to effectively manage the pipeline, including: diligently forecasting the state of the business, diagnosing and... [03 Jun 2008]
Storage Management Strategies and Software for Maximizing Business Impact and ROI
A well-planned technology deployment can deliver measurable benefits to storage management operations through the automation of reporting, forecasting, inventory management, and provisioning procedures. [03 Jun 2008]
Small Improvements Causing Substantial Savings - Forecasting Intermittent Demand Data Using SAS Forecast Server
White Paper The most commonly used forecasting techniques are continuous time series methods such as Exponential Smoothing Methods (ESM). Businesses require accurate forecasts of time series data that is not continuous. [31 May 2008]
How SAS 9 Allows the Delivery of the Power of Predictive Analytics and Forecasting to the Masses
White Paper Businesses can benefit greatly from using SAS Enterprise Business Intelligence as the perfect delivery mechanism for sharing predictive analytics from SAS Enterprise Miner and forecasting from SAS Forecast Server... [31 May 2008]
Turbo-Charging Spreadsheets: Accessing SAS Forecast Server From Microsoft Excel
White Paper According to major surveys of organizational forecasting practices, there is continued widespread use of spreadsheets for forecasting, despite major advances during the last 20 years in the availability,... [31 May 2008]
Turbo-Charging Spreadsheets: Accessing SAS Forecast Server From Microsoft Excel
According to major surveys of organizational forecasting practices, there is continued widespread use of spreadsheets for forecasting, despite major advances during the last 20 years in the availability,... [31 May 2008]
Issues With Supply Chain and RFID in the Retail Industry
White Paper These factors create a need for supply-chain integration and a way to provide supporting collaborative forecasting and replenishing processes, with the goal of increasing sales and reducing inventory investments and... [31 May 2008]
PRO BTP Builds Virtual Contacts Centre With IBM and Avaya
White Paper PRO BTP supports 202,200 companies paying contributions, 1,494,000 employees and 1,859,000 pensioners and claimants in the fields of retirement, forecasting and health, insurance and savings, but also in terms of social... [31 May 2008]
