The purpose of this new column is to share new innovations in business forecasting with emphasis on people, process, analytics, and technology. It will focus on the benefits that innovation has delivered to improve the overall business forecasting discipline. The objective is to provide real insights into how innovation has improved not only forecast accuracy, but also the way forecasting is done. True innovation creates a paradigm shift in every aspect of the way we do forecasting, impacting process efficiency, reduced latency, improved performance, introducing new advanced analytics, and enabling technology.

From Issue: 5 Tips for Getting Sales & Operation Planning Teams to Work Together
(Spring 2014)

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Innovations in Business Forecasting