Carrying Out the Forecast Overview

This section provides a description of the article forecast in the SAP System. The following topics are covered:

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Things to Think About Before Carrying out the Forecast

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Forecast Options

You will also learn the various procedures that are carried out in the system during subsequent forecasts. This includes the following:

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Calculating the Forecast Values

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Calculating the Safety Stock and the Reorder Level

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Ex-Post Forecast

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Monitoring the Selected Forecast Model

During the first forecast run, the system also carries out the following procedures:

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Model Initialization

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How Does the System Optimize the Smoothing Factors

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Model Selection