Can the TimeTrends forecasting system identify seasonal trends?
This capability allows users to readily see the existence of seasonal patterns in an Items life cycle. Any one Items seasonality patterns may be copied onto other Items. When sufficient historical data is available, TimeTrends can calculate the seasonal component of an Item and display it in a spreadsheet or graphical view (which can in turn be exported for presentation purposes). The ability to use one items seasonality pattern as a source for another items forecast opens the door for a vast array of seasonal manipulations such as the application of a product familys aggregate seasonal trends to selected items within that product family. • Does the system support pegging of demand to moveable events? This capability allows users to easily plot the existence of such promotional events in an Items annual forecast cycle. TimeTrends can account for Item demand that is associated with an event (such as Easter, Christmas or the Super Bowl) that can move from one period to another on the cal
