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Description

Sales forecasting and demand planning are crucial components of a company's marketing strategy, enabling managers to evaluate new market possibilities, determine where to allocate resources, and monitor their organization’s performance effectively and efficiently. Our Microsoft Excel sales forecasting tool, Sales Controller, examines your historical sales data to identify trends that can be projected forward into the future. Accurately predicting anything, including sales forecasting and demand planning, presents challenges, particularly as the planning horizon extends further into the future, leading to decreased accuracy. Nevertheless, even an informed estimate is preferable to having no prediction at all. While trends derived from past sales figures cannot guarantee future results, Sales Controller provides a foundation for you to integrate your own insights and judgment into the forecasting process. Ultimately, combining data analysis with personal expertise can lead to more informed decision-making and better preparation for future market changes.

Description

Often carried out at a category level, a financial plan acts as a foundational reference and a basis for developing other strategic plans. This comprehensive plan incorporates the essential features needed to create a long-term budget as well as forecasts for sales, gross margin, inventory turnover, and other crucial key performance indicators (KPIs). Users have the capability to evaluate and approve figures at various management levels, thereby establishing financial objectives for the upcoming year or multiple seasons. This plan relies on a long-term demand forecast and leverages the insights generated by Retalon’s predictive analytics engine, which analyzes historical sales data, including factors such as lost sales, promotional activities, price adjustments, seasonality, and market trends, to assist users in planning future sales, inventory quantities, and receipts. Additionally, this module empowers users to determine optimal initial pre-allocation quantities while considering the specific needs of each location, plan-o-gram limitations, desired product assortments, inventory availability, and relevant business rules. Ultimately, this structured approach to financial planning streamlines the decision-making process and enhances overall organizational efficiency.

API Access

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API Access

Has API No 

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Pricing Details

$62 one-time payment
Free Trial No 
Free Version No 

Pricing Details

No price information available.
Free Trial No 
Free Version No 

Deployment

Web-Based No 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows Yes 
Mac No 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Deployment

Web-Based Yes 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows No 
Mac No 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Customer Support

Business Hours Yes 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support Yes 

Customer Support

Business Hours Yes 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support Yes 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars No 
Live Training (Online) No 
In Person Yes 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars No 
Live Training (Online) Yes 
In Person No 

Vendor Details

Company Name

Markitsoft

Founded

2002

Country

United Kingdom

Website

www.markitsoft.com/sales-controller/default.htm

Vendor Details

Company Name

Retalon

Founded

2002

Country

Canada

Website

retalon.com/solutions

Product Features

Statistical Analysis

Analytics Yes 
Association Discovery Yes 
Compliance Tracking Yes 
File Management No 
File Storage Yes 
Forecasting Yes 
Multivariate Analysis No 
Regression Analysis Yes 
Statistical Process Control Yes 
Statistical Simulation Yes 
Survival Analysis No 
Time Series Yes 
Visualization Yes 

Product Features

Automatic Replenishment Systems

Counting by Exception No 
Customer Management No 
Financial Management No 
Inventory Management No 
Nice Shelf Stocks No 
On-order Information No 
Sales Anticipation No 
Store Order Leveling No 
Zero Turnover Checks No 

Predictive Analytics

AI / Machine Learning No 
Benchmarking No 
Data Blending No 
Data Mining No 
Demand Forecasting No 
For Education No 
For Healthcare No 
Modeling & Simulation No 
Sentiment Analysis No 

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