OR/MS Today, June 2008

Forecasting Software Survey
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Product Documentation Price
On-line Help and Tutorial Other Features (e.g. software offers forecating advice, etc.) Commercial Educational Down- loadable trial version
@RISK 5.0 y @Risk - offers data fitting to probablilty distributions Standard $1,195 with one year of maintenance included Standard Academic $600 with one year of maintenance included y
AUTOBOX     $695   y
B34S ProSeries Econometric System     $1,895 $895  
Crystal Ball y Phone and email support, user manuals, public and on-site training. $1,895 $89.95 y
Forecast Pro Unlimited y Expert Selection automatically picks best model and explains reasoning $4,995 $2,500 y
Forecast Pro XE y Expert Selection automatically picks best model and explains reasoning $1,295 $650  
Forecast Pro XE y Expert Selection automatically picks best model and explains reasoning $1,295 $650 y
ForecastX Wizard y 6 reports, >50 accuracy/analysis/regression statistical measures, DRP calculations, grouping, event modeling $995 $110  
ForecastX Wizard Premium Edition y 6 reports, >50 accuracy/analysis/regression statistical measures, on-fly DRP calculations, multi-level hierarchy with on-fly rebalance, on-fly event modeling $1995    
iData y   POA POA  
Minitab 15 Statistical Software y Meet Minitab, StatGuide, glossary $1195 per perpetual license; Contact commsales@minitab.com for other licensing options Contact acadsales@minitab.com y
OpenForecast y open source; source code freely available via LGPL Free Free y
PEERForecaster y   USD $ 229 - (www.peerforecaster.com) AU $20 - (www.buseco.monash.edu.au/units/ forecasting/software/phicast/) y
PSI Planner for Windows y User Manual, Tutorial, Training Guides, Live Web Based and On-site training Call us for quote (Single and Multiple Users) Call us for quote (Limited Educational Version)  
RoadMap Global Planning Solution y Competitive Intelligence, Web Collaboration, Consensus Forecasting $3750 per user for Small to MidSize Enterprises $750  
RoadMap in a Box y   $20,000 - 10 Web users, $1,000 per additional Web user None  
SAS Forecast Server y Regional and International user groups; online demos, interactive tours, and discuss forum; webcasts; global technical support Platform dependent http://www.sas.com/govedu/ edu/index.html  
SCA Statistical System y   $1,945 and up $395 and up y
SmartForecasts y   call call  
Smoothie y Complete demand management solution. Standalone or multi-user. Features Pivot Forecasting (OLAP-Based) $2500 and up n/a y
STATGRAPHICS Centurion XV y StatAdvisor interprets statistical results $495 - $1,295 $29.99 - $495 y
STATGRAPHICS Mobile y   $299 $79-$129 y
STATGRAPHICS Online y StatAdvisor interprets statistical output Monthly charge No charge for limited # of observations  
SYSTAT v12 y   $1299 $599 y
TimeTrends Forecasting System y One-button review and forecasting in any supported data frequency (weekly, monthly, 13-period, quarterly, annual), Top-down / Bottom-up forecasting through unlimited Aggr Complete turnkey implementations starting at under $30,000    
Vanguard System y   $1,300 and up 50% Discount y

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Introduction | Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Page 5 | Page 6 | Page 7 | Page 8 | Page 9 | Page 10 | Page 11 | Vendor List | Accompanying Article
 

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