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Upcoming Events
John Galt Solutions User Conference 2006
When: Feb 12 - 14, 2006
Where:
Island Grand Beach Resort St. Pete Beach, FL
 Join industry leaders, fellow Atlas Planning Suite™ and ForecastX Users for the 4th Annual John Galt User Conference.
Through case studies, workshops, and networking, you will discover how to how to maximize the benefits of your investment in John Galt software
The User Conference focus is on John Galt's Atlas Planning Suite™ and the ForecastXpert Toolkit™, including the ForecastX Wizard™ sales forecasting software with DRP
*Learn how John Galt’s Walk, Drive, Fly methodology builds a strong S&OP process within your organization as well as ensures continuous improvement and success by developing an upgrade path through the entire product family
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Identify and Define – Use ForecastX Wizard and the Forecast Xpert Toolkit to define process |
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Manage and Measure.-Automate demand planning and inventory planning process using Atlas Planning Suite Demand Management Engine and Inventory Management modules. |
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Sales and Operations Planning Module. – Use to create new opportunities and Extend your business |
Pre-Conference Training - Sunday February 12
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Demand Management Engine (Atlas Planning Suite) |
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Inventory Planning (Atlas Planning Suite) |
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ForecastX Wizard |
Join the Forecast Xperts for a ForecastX Wizard Workshop
The Wizard workshop is being presented as part of the education track at this year's user conference. The workshop will last an hour and will provide an opportunity for users of the wizard to bring sample data and be able to run forecasts and gain some insight from our consultants on issues such as data cleansing, forecast analysis, and techniques for improving your forecasting process.
Participants should be familiar with the data cleansing options available in the Wizard as well as applying MAPE and R2 to determine forecastability.
Requirements:
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Sample set of data limited to 25 lines or less |
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Laptop with the ForecastX Wizard loaded |
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Basic outline of your current process for forecasting, determining forecast accuracy and the process for adjusting forecasts within your organization. |
Register Now
You can register by replying to this email, emailing us at usergroup@johngalt.com
contact us at 312-701-9026
» Click here to register online
Forecast Xpert Training
When: May 18-19, 2006
Where: Chicago, IL
When you attend training at John Galt, you will receive a unique blend of academic training and hands-on experience.
The first day of training focuses on developing a solid understanding of business and sales forecasting techniques using classroom lecture and hands on exercises. The second day provides customers the opportunity to apply their knowledge and forecast their own data.
After attending this intensive two day session you will have the skills and knowledge necessary to make an immediate impact to your businesses bottom line. This class is critical for anyone responsible for building a base line forecast and beginning to obtain feedback.
Register Now
You can register by replying to this email, emailing us at sales@johngalt.com
contact us at 312-701-9026
» Click here to register online
Recent News
Harvard Business Review
Case Study: December 2005 issue
Just in Time for the Holiday’s
Anne Omrod, Eric McNulty, Horst Brandstatter, Walter Hausman
HBR Case Study and commentary on Supply Chain flexibility and forecasting
Reprint #R0512A
It is the busiest time of year for North Pole Workshops. Production is in high gear, and the elves are on overtime in the sprint toward Christmas. However an unexpected spike in demand for one toy may leave children around the world disappointed, whether they have been naughty or nice. At the same time, another toy's popularity threatens to plummet...
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Commenting on this fictional case study in # R0512A and # R0512Z are Eric Johnson, Director, Glassmeyer McNamee Center for Digital Strategies, Dartmouth, Tuck School of Business; Horst Brandstatter, Owner Playmobil; Warren H. Hausman, Professor, Operations Management, Stanford University and Anne Omrod, CEO John Galt Solutions, Inc
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Business Forecasting
Fifth edition textbook has just been released.
 The Business Forecasting textbook fifth edition by Dr. Barry Keating, Notre Dame University and Dr. Holt Wilson, Central Michigan University is a broad-based survey of business forecasting methods and includes both subjective and objective approaches. Keating’s and Wilson’s primary focus, however, is on the proven and acceptable methods commonly used in business and government such as regression, smoothing, decomposition and Box-Jenkins.
The fifth edition also integrates John Galt Solutions, Inc. ForecastX Wizard, an excel-based tool which effectively uses wizards and other tools to make the forecasting process easy and understandable. The ForecastX user may customize output from the ForecastX package in a myriad of ways.
The fifth edition includes:
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John Galt’s latest version of ForecastX Wizard™ (student edition) |
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New Product Forecasting |
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BASS Model |
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Higher Order Durbin-Watson forecasting techniques |
ISBN: 007320398X
Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Irwin; 5 edition (December 20, 2005)
Price $132.50
Upcoming Webinars:
The next John Galt Webinar will be held in March 2006
An announcement will be forthcoming.
If there is a topic of specific interest you would like us to address in the upcoming Webinar please contact us at www.johngalt.com or email sales@johngalt.com or call 312.701.9033
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