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SAP F&R is best suitable for companies looking for achieving the following goals:
Acquire high level of demand forecasting processes automation; Optimize stocks; Facilitate better supply chains transparency.
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Complex mathematical models used in SAP F&R include:
Trend; Seasonal variability; Factors that have an effect on demand: holidays, promotional offers, price changes, local events, needs based on self-actualization.
Forecasting method is chosen automatically against the demand dynamics during the period of a product inclusion into a product line.
During the process of retailer requirements optimization, the system takes into account logical rounding: Probable units of measurement variations in order (boxes or pallets instead of units); Supplier's limitations for order (minimal volume, weight, price, number) is also taken into account.
System manages requirements depending on period length.