Business Forecasting

Unlike statistical forecasting, Business Forecasting allows the baseline numbers to be adjusted with the addition of business knowledge. The purpose of business forecasting is to develop a reliable and consistent view of the future that can be used for supply chain or sales and operations planning purposes. While not as heavily reliant on mathematical models, a best practices business forecasting process should begin with a statistical forecast.

B
Business Forecasting
Business Intelligence Tools
C
Capacity Management
Capacity Planning
Capacity Requirements Planning
Collaborative Forecasting
Collaborative Forecasting and Replenishment
Collaborative Planning Forecasting and Replenishment (CPFR)
Croston's Intermittent Model
D
Demand Chain Management
Demand Management
Demand Forecast
Demand Planning
Demand Sensing
Demand Signal Repository
Distribution Channels
Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP)
E
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
F
Forecast Accuracy
Forecast Interval
Forecasting Process
Forecasting Software
H
Holt-Winters Methodology
Holt's Double Exponential Smoothing
I
Inventory Management
Inventory Management Systems
Inventory On Order
Inventory Optimization
Inventory Position
Inventory Replenishment
Inventory Stock Levels
Inventory Turnover
P
POS forecast
Product Forecasting
Projections
R
Regression
Replenishment
Replenishment Cycle
Replenishment Frequency
S
Safety Stock
Safety Stock Calculation
Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP)
Sales Forecasting
Sales Forecasting Accuracy
Seasonality
Service Measure
Statistical Forecasting
Statistics
Supply Chain
Supply Chain Execution
Supply Chain Inventory Visibilty
Supply Chain Management
Supply Chain Planning
T
Target Service Level
Time Series
V
Vendor-Managed Inventory (VMI)