OR/MS Today, August 2006

Forecasting Software Survey
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Product Techniques Available (continued)
Exponential Smoothing (continued)
Harrison's Harmonic Smoothing Damped Trend Prgm. Finds Optimal Parameters Other Features (smoothing parameters outside zero-one interval, etc.)
Analytica        
AUTOBOX   y y transfer functions, outside 0-1 ; finds break points in parameters; finds break points in variance; finds Interventions; finds break points in trends; what-if functionality
Crystal Ball     y  
Demand Works DP   y y  
Demand Works Smoothie   y y Dynamic multi-dimsional synchronization.
Forecast Pro Unlimited   y y Seasonal simplification, event models
Forecast Pro XE   y y Seasonal simplification, event models
ForecastX Wizard y y y  
GAUSS        
iData y y y  
Minitab Statistical Software, Release 14        
NCSS        
OMP Forecaster y y y Additive and Multiplicative seasonality. Optimal time series length. Lotsize corrections for irregular demand.
OpenForecast     y  
Operations Manager   y    
PEER Planner   y y Multiplicative and Additive Seasonal, outlier corrections
PEERForecaster   y y Additive/Multiplicative error, confidence limits
Phicast   y y  
PSI Planner for Windows        
RoadMap Global Planning System   y y Automatic outlier detection, Geneva Expert System
SAS Forecast Server   y y  
SCA Statistical System y y y  
SmartForecasts y y y  
SPSS Trends 14.0   y y Simple seasonal, Winters Additive, Winters Multiplicative,
Statgraphics Centurion     y Select by AIC, HQC, SBIC,
Statgraphics Mobile        
StatTools        
SYSTAT       CCF, Transforms, LOWESS smoothers, Seasonal adjustment, Missing value treatment
Techno Therm, Tech Audit, SCIMOD, Techno Corr , Techno Plan, Process Models etc     y  
TimeTrends Forecast Warehouse Demand Forecasting System     y Event Triggered, Percent Change, New Item, Manual forecast methods
Vanguard Studio   y y Parameters Outside Zero-one Int

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