An integrated planning process to improve margins, turnover and order fulfillments
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The Sales Plan is central to the operations of a business under an integrated planning process. This process, which can result in improvements in profitability, product movement and customer satisfaction, uses the same plans for all of the business' functions, including production planning, sales forecasting and financial measurements. The same Sales Plan units are utilized to derive the plans for Production, Sales and Inventory for each period.
Publication Name: Journal of Business Forecasting
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0278-6087
Year: 1999
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Implementing a fully integrated sales forecasting solution
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Different kinds of forecasting data that can be useful to businesses is described in detail as only a few vendors can truly provide a fully integrated sales forecasting solution. It takes advantage of the client server technology flexibility and is done through the integration of Extract, Transform and Load (ETL) applications, facilitating the synchronization of large data sets.
Publication Name: Journal of Business Forecasting
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0278-6087
Year: 2004
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Engaging the sales organization for a better forecast
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Different steps to engage the Sales organization in the forecasting process are outlined. For the salespeople to fully understand the value of forecasts, there should be a strong relationship between the forecaster and the Sales organization.
Publication Name: Journal of Business Forecasting
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0278-6087
Year: 2004
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