Forecasting
Cosmic Solutions provides a wide range of forecasting applications that are all tailored to individual requirements. Each application can be configured to suit the level of forecasting required from brand and channel to product and account. Companies use our applications to perform short-term planning, where stock levels are considered, as well as long-term planning.
All our forecasting applications offer a complete set of tools enabling an analyst to produce plans, revise forecasts, track actuals and publish internet based reports. In addition, a remote-working module can be configured allowing account managers to review central forecasts and make amendments before they are synchronised.
As all our forecasting applications are built using the ProAct software, each application can contain a selection of the applications we offer. For example, a client may choose to integrate a business planning module with functionality for account sales forecasting.
Business Planning | Demand Planning | Despatch Planning | Account Planning
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Supports bottom up and top down methodologies
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Provides the ultimate flexibility in forecasting established brands and new product introductions
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Manipulations can be made at all levels of classification
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What-If scenarios can be run at any level of classification providing fast, efficient and reliable methodologies for both creation and changing forecasts
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Customisable What-If Scenarios
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Scenario templates can be defined to replicate unlimited business modelling techniques. These are integrated into the database allowing the user a seamless approach to data analysis and manipulation
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Store multiple versions of the forecast
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Once a forecast has been finalised, it can be saved for future reference. Different versions can be saved for budgets, plans, forecasts, actuals etc.
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Track actuals against previous forecast and plans
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As actuals become available, the user can immediately identify potential opportunities and issues
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Manage the gap between business and sales targets
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Actively manage the differences between sales, financial and production forecasts, producing common reports across all business functions
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