OR/MS Today, August 2006

Forecasting Software Survey
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Product Documentation Price
On-line Help and Tutorial Other Features (e.g. software offers forecating advice, etc.) Commercial Educational
Analytica y   $1295 Approx half price
AUTOBOX y Verbal summary of model/parameters $695 Freeware Version http://www.autobox.com/freef.exe
Crystal Ball y   $1,795 $79.95
Demand Works DP y      
Demand Works Smoothie y   $500 to $5,000 Free Smoothie BYOF Mini Version
Forecast Pro Unlimited y   $4,995 $2,500
Forecast Pro XE y   $1,295 $650
ForecastX Wizard y   895.00 110.00
GAUSS y   contact info@aptech.com educational discounts exist, contact info@aptech.com
iData   iData includes integrated inventory control/optimisation functionality and can be integrated easily with MJC2's supply chain planning modules. POA POA
Minitab Statistical Software, Release 14 y   $1,195. Quantity discounts and network licenses available. $99.99 through www.e-academy.com/minitab.
NCSS y   499.95 499.95
OMP Forecaster y Software allows to customize automation of the forecasting process 30,000 USD (list price) to be discussed
OpenForecast y Full source code, plus test suite and examples available for free download Free Free
Operations Manager y   $129  
PEER Planner y Phone and Email support hotline 24,000 and up Included in license and SaaS
PEERForecaster y   429 25
Phicast y   $550 AUD $20 AUD
PSI Planner for Windows y Users Manual, Web based and on-site training available Email or call for quote Email or call for quote (educational discounts available)
RoadMap Global Planning System y Software can search unstructured data, such as documents, to produce a forecast. $3,000 $500
SAS Forecast Server y   Platform dependent Course dependent
SCA Statistical System     $695 and up $495 and up
SmartForecasts y Patented Intermittent Demand Forecasting and Inventory Optimization Please call Please call, educational discounts are provided
SPSS Trends 14.0 y Statistics coach offers advice on statitsical analysis. $1599 for SPSS Base and $799 for SPSS Trends add-on module $599 for SPSS Base and $499 for SPSS Trends add-on module
Statgraphics Centurion y StatAdvisor interprets statistical output. Integrated Box-Cox transformation. $1,295 $495
Statgraphics Mobile y Synchronizes data with Statgraphics Centurion. $295 $129
StatTools y   325 for Standard version, 570 for Professional $99
SYSTAT y Printed documentation with examples USD 1299 USD 499
Techno Therm, Tech Audit, SCIMOD, Techno Corr , Techno Plan, Process Models etc y   50K$ 30K$
TimeTrends Forecast Warehouse Demand Forecasting System y   Turnkey solution $40,000+  
Vanguard Studio y Printed Documentation Offers Forecasting Advice $675-$2700 50% discount

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Introduction | Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Page 5 | Page 6 | Page 7 | Page 8 | Page 9 | Page 10 | Page 11 | Vendor List | Accompanying Article
 

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