OR/MS Today - Forecasting Software Survey

OR/MS Today, June 2008

Forecasting Software Survey
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Product	Techniques Available (continued)
	Exponential Smoothing (continued)
	Harrison's Harmonic Smoothing	Damped Trend	Prgm. Finds Optimal Parameters	Other Features (smoothing parameters outside zero-one interval, etc.)
@RISK 5.0			y
AUTOBOX		y	y
B34S ProSeries Econometric System	y	y	y	All is possible through B34S matrix programming language
Crystal Ball			y
Forecast Pro Unlimited		y	y	seasonally simplified models, event (promotional) models
Forecast Pro XE		y	y	seasonally simplified models, event (promotional) models
Forecast Pro XE		y	y	seasonally simplified models, event (promotional) models
ForecastX Wizard	y	y	y
ForecastX Wizard Premium Edition	y	y	y
iData	y	y	y
Minitab 15 Statistical Software			y
OpenForecast		y	y
PEERForecaster		y	y	Yes
PSI Planner for Windows		y
RoadMap Global Planning Solution		y	y
RoadMap in a Box		y	y
SAS Forecast Server		y	y	Multiplicative and Addidtive Seasonal Smoothing
SCA Statistical System	y	y	y
SmartForecasts		y	y	patented intermittent demand model using bootsrapping
Smoothie		y	y
STATGRAPHICS Centurion XV			y	Can find model that minimizes AIC, HQC, SBIC
STATGRAPHICS Mobile
STATGRAPHICS Online			y	Choice of AIC, HQC, SBIC
SYSTAT v12				Transformation: Trend, Taper, Index, Percent; LOWESS smoothing, Fourier transform
TimeTrends Forecasting System			y
Vanguard System		y	y	Automatic outlier rejection/level shift

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