Demand Forecasting

Planning solution becomes strategic tool for Granarolo

Bare Escentuals, one of the fastest growing premium cosmetic companies in the United States, is using the Oracle E-Business Suite to establish a platform for long-term growth while also addressing immediate business needs around improved inventory visibility and operational efficiency.

Inventory forecasting is tricky.

Shell Oil Company's SOPUS Products, makers of Black Magic, Rain X, Pennzoil, Quaker State, Jiffy Lube, Fix-a-Flat and Gumout branded products, licenses Planalytics Business Weather Intelligence platform to keep products in-stock at retail stores when weather creates a surge in consumer buying.

LeapFrog Enterprises Inc. successfully implements Oracle Supply Chain Management applications to lower inventory, increase visibility across global operations, better plan for spikes in demand and improve procurement practices.

In a move to strengthen its overall capabilities, Optiant, a provider of inventory planning and optimization solutions, agrees to acquire SLIM Technologies, a provider of supply chain network design technology solutions.

Alex Lee's Lowes Foods Stores implements Retalix DemandAnalytX (DAX).

The temptation for small to midsized businesses is to implement a quick-fix point solution as each new business process problem comes to the fore, and each functional department cries out for a remedy.