The Demand Analysis application allows you to manage and anlayze demand history, segment portfolios, and system forecasts.

See Demand Analysis processes for an index of all the available processes.

SectionDescription
HomeEnables you to analyze the impact of production plan on committed and forecast demand of products. It also provides links to the processes so you can manage parts of the demand analysis application.
Manage HistoryEnables the review and adjustment of parameters specified for the management of demand history correction. Additionally, you can review the impact of history correction in unit terms resulting from system and manual correction at the product, customer, and period level.
Analyze HistoryEnables you to analyze the management of demand history. This includes statistics, classical decomposition analysis, seasonal profiles, and demand classification.
Segment Portfolio - ABC CustomerProvides the facility to segment the product portfolio based on an ABC classification.
Segment Portfolio - ABC-XYZ ProductProvides product demand segmentation and analysis in terms of revenue (ABC), and demand variability (XYZ).
Segment Portfolio - ABC-XYZ Product CustomerProvides product demand segmentation and analysis in terms of revenue (ABC), and demand variability (XYZ) by the customer.
Output - Interface to System ForecastProvides the interface for the system's forecast, for all items outside the MAPE parameters for their final forecast.
Application ConfigurationHelps you manage the Demand Analysis application settings at a global level to act as the default.
Parameter Quick ViewsProvides summary views and editing facilities for the parameters specified in the related dashboards.
Routine MaintenanceShows the system's data and maintenance policies. It also reminds you about the policies that are in place for the data sets.