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		<title><![CDATA[Supply Chain Planning 4.2.4.6 (Windows)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://downloads.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1149311]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[SCP 4.0 has been helping companies reduce capital tied up in inventory, accurately forecast procurement needs, and enhance vendor managed inventory VMI relationships for more than 10 years. Using SCP, businesses are also saving money using full-container shipments through optimized manufacturing planning. Businesses in 15 countries have been reaping the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Enhancing Sales and Operations Planning With Forecasting Analytics and Business Intelligence]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1130825]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Since the unconstrained demand forecast is such an important part of an organization's S&OP process, it should be based to a large extent on statistical techniques as opposed to judgmental techniques. Many organizations develop demand forecasts utilizing a group's product knowledge as the primary driver. When used as part of...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Lean Approach to Business Forecasting: Eliminating Waste and Inefficiency From the Forecasting Process]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1130841]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Most companies spend way too much time and resources on forecasting, yet still complain about inferior results. Whether one is an employee, an executive or a shareholder of one of these companies, this situation is unacceptable. But by applying a lean approach - that is, by identifying and eliminating waste...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[PKC Group Achieves Easier Monthly Forecasting With IBM Cognos and Soleno]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1128837]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The PKC Group offers design and contract manufacturing services for wiring harnesses, cabling and electronics. With separate financial systems in different countries, Finnish electronics manufacturer PKC Group found it difficult to consolidate data and create accurate forecasts. Due to the high level of manual work required, the finance department could...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[New Product Forecasting Using Structured Analogies]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1140249]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The structured analogy approach can be useful in many, but certainly not all, new product forecasting situations. It attempts to improve on human judgment alone by automating the historical data handling and incorporating statistical analysis. The software makes it possible to quickly extract candidate products based on the user-specified attribute...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[BBM Canada Improves Forecasting Accuracy, Saves Costs With SAS]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1143171]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[BBM Canada, founded in 1944 as the not-for-profit Bureau of Broadcast Measurement, conducts audience research across the country to provide this information to its members, who include television and radio stations and networks, advertising agencies and advertisers. The challenge was to provide accurate audience data on millions of Canadian households...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[NNSTP 2.0 (Windows)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://downloads.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=993943]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Neural networks can discover patterns in data that humans might not notice and successfully predict the future trend. Addaptron Software has developed NNSTP-2, neural network computer tool, to help stock traders in predicting stock prices for short terms. NNSTP-2 predicts future share prices or their percentage changes (can be chosen...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Improves Budgeting, Forecasting, and Reporting Capabilities]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1102009]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[VTT wanted to replace existing enterprise planning and budgeting solutions with a consolidated platform that can support the organization's future business needs, which require supporting structural changes with quickly implemented calculation models and obtain a financial budgeting, forecasting, and reporting solution that provides reliable and problem-free functionality for the organization's...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Galbusera S.p.A. Improves Competitive Edge With Increased Analytical Insight]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1102027]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Galbusera wanted to reorganize the financial and accounting divisions to improve the quality of financial data and improve forecasting capabilities to enable the company to increase its competitive edge. The challenge was to provide the ability to monitor trends in sales, orders received, and results of advertising campaigns and measure...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[ING Taiwan Gains Greater Visibility of Financial Performance, Improves Forecasting Capability]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=993153]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ING Taiwan wanted to eliminate the need for financial and management data to be consolidated multiple times during the data collection process and avoid storing financial and management information in Microsoft Excel spreadsheets, so that data can be easily retrieved and shared across the business. The challenge was to provide...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Demand Planning Maturity Model: Strategies for Demand-Driven Forecasting and Planning]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1140181]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Off late unstable economy, many organizations are finding out that they have inadequate processes to handle demand planning, and traditional methods of predicting demand aren't efficient in a fluctuating market. What are the characteristics of a successful demand forecasting system? What steps do organizations need to take in order to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A Bayesian Model for Sales Forecasting at Sun Microsystems]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1104733]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[An accurate short-term forecast of product sales is vital for the smooth operation of modern supply chains, especially where the manufacture of complex products is outsourced internationally. As a vendor of enterprise computing products whose business model has long emphasized extensive outsourcing, Sun Microsystems Inc. has a keen interest in...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Achieving Agility Through a New Approach to Forecasting]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=956209]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[If there is anything to be learned from today's turbulent economy, it is that the business world will not be predictable for a long time—if ever. Indeed, the words "stable" and "predictable" seem as old-fashioned today as penny candy. It is similarly outmoded to believe that companies can continue using...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">MSFT</category>
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		<title><![CDATA[Smart Decision-Making in the New Era of Financial Challenges: How Monte Carlo Modeling Can Help Manage Risk, Improve Forecasting, and Drive Growth in Turbulent Times]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1104811]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[People, businesses and nations seem fated to view much of their financial history in terms of "If only." When it comes to finances, fair warning is literally worth its weight in gold. But such foresight is valuable only when there are the will, the means, and the capability to apply...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[British Sugar Chooses BOARD to Deliver Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=949833]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[British Sugar had identified the need to displace a complicated array of spreadsheets that made up its Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting processes. The complexities in the spreadsheets caused a multitude of issues. British Sugar began with an original shortlist of 5, narrowed down to 3 all of whom were invited...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Best Practice Approaches to Planning, Budgeting, and Forecasting]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1130889]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[As part of an ongoing research program, the Beyond Budgeting Roundtable BBRT teamed with the American Productivity & Quality Center APQC to conduct a study entitled "Planning, Budgeting, and Forecasting: A Best Practices Snapshot." The study examined five industry-leading companies that each used markedly different approaches to planning, budgeting, and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[LottoSync 1.8.1 (Windows)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://downloads.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=929651]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[LottoSync makes lottery forecasting accurate, fast and easy. Our CST forecasting engine is unlike anything else available on the market. LottoSync is designed to work with any type of lottery game. Pick5 / Lotto / pick7 and Keno are fully supported (Limited support for pick3 and pick4 games). Select your...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Alberta Department of Energy Improves Forecasting]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1143135]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Energy commodity price volatility and production variability in the Province of Alberta can cause wide swings in provincial royalty revenue streams. A $5 barrel of oil equivalent variation in price equates to a royalty revenue fluctuation of US$695 million. The challenge was to forecast fluctuations in energy prices to prevent...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Accuracy in Forecasting Amounts to Cost Savings in Delivery]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1143235]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[As of 1 March 2004, Copenhagen Energy Kobenhavns Energi was approved by Elkraft as a balance partner. From now on the Copenhagen-based energy company will predict the next day's consumption of electricity hour by hour. The challenge was to accurately forecast energy demand for minimal loss. Copenhagen with the help...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[AccuWeather.com 1.0 (Mobile)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://downloads.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=890523]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Get the Weather on the Web wherever you go with the AccuWeather.com GPS application for iPhone. This worldwide forecasting tool has all the free features you need to weatherproof your day.  Note: The "Download Now" link directs you to the iTunes App Store, where you must continue the download...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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