More knowledge, less guessing
According to Baumgartner, SAS® Forecast Server is the ideal tool for this scenario. The solution’s scalability allows a handful of specialists to cover large geographical regions. And selecting the appropriate statistical models is largely automated, which is seen as one of the strongest features of SAS Forecast Server. “At the same time, we’re now able to drill down through customer hierarchies and do things such as integrate the impact of promotions and special offers into the statistical models.”