EnterpriseIQ Forecaster

Forecasting and Planning are critical tools in projecting plant throughput, resource requirements, revenues and profitability. EnterpriseIQ Forecaster allows you to make informed business decisions without a background in statistics and forecasting modeling. Forecaster makes it easy to provide a snapshot of current and projected orders, as well as their impact on annual sales - past, present and future.

• Real-time integration with sales and manufacturing modules allows for collaborative forecasting based on actual data from throughout the enterprise.

• Determine what materials and resources are needed, where and when to meet customer inventory and production requirements.

• Time phased planning is updated regularly with each MRP run.

• View forecasts by customer, part or by plant (separate physical or logical plants defined in EnterpriseIQ as such).

• Powerful "what if" capabilities. View the impact of projected scenarios in seconds.

• Automatically consume the forecast. Conversion of forecasted orders to actual orders eliminates the need to re-enter order information. Actual orders are updated as forecasted quantities change while maintaining their identity as a forecasted order.

• Forecasted items can easily be scheduled and converted to work orders.

• Populate the budget. Tight integration with the EnterpriseIQ financial modules supports building a budgeted forecast by cost elements

• Updating the forecast based on orders received electronically via EDI or the web

• RealTime link to shipping activity. A click of the button accesses sales and shipping information providing the ability to compare projected sales and quantities by month, customer, order and/or part.

EnterpriseIQ Forecaster ensures optimal performance to maintain customer satisfaction while maximizing profits.