English Español Português Products Overview Sales Forecasting Perpetual Inventory CIMSPAD Production Scheduling Raw Material Planning Distribution Scheduling Transportation Scheduling Services Technical Support Knowledge Base Training Year 2000 Monthly Tips Downloads Free Demo Sales Literature Updates & Patches User Manuals Business Partners Becoming a Partner Company Information Company Overview Clients Location Employment News Announcements			Create Accurate Sales Forecasts in Minutes An accurate sales forecast helps you produce, store and ship your products more effectively. That's why the C.I.M.S. Sales Forecasting System is the backbone to good customer service and operations planning. C.I.M.S. allows you to accurately predict future product sales based on past historical information and your future marketing plan. C.I.M.S. uses artificial intelligence and powerful methodology to quickly create very accurate forecasts. The software gives you the ability to predict sales by customer, account group, channel, end-item SKU and package. Both weekly and daily forecasts are created with lightning speed, instantly updating on the screen. Some factors and methods used to determine the C.I.M.S. forecast include growth indexing, exponential smoothing, polynomial curve fitting, new product introductions, historic sales, pricing, promotions, seasons and holidays, as well as other factors defined by the user. C.I.M.S. helps increase your forecasting accuracy. The Microsoft Windows format makes C.I.M.S. forecasting system easy to learn and use. By implementing C.I.M.S. Sales Forecasting System now, you quickly achieve measurable improvements and realize these key benefits:
					Statistically correlate price and sales volume			Increase forecast accuracy
					Improve your ability to react to changing sales patterns			Reduce out-of-stocks
					Improve product rotation and freshness			Improve customer service
					Reduce handling and operating costs			Improve utilization of production and distribution assets
					Save time for forecasting managers			Increase profitability
				After C.I.M.S. generates automatic forecasts, you can easily view and modify them manually at all levels. The included file conversion utility also lets your company import and export data to and from numerous third-party systems. C.I.M.S. even provides an integrated charting and reporting system for management analysis, measurement of forecast accuracy, and feedback. Data can be viewed at all levels, and users can easily modify reports and charts to customize them for specific purposes. C.I.M.S. is the sales forecasting software that lets you see the future clearly. Accurately predict future sales in your market with the sophistication and ease only C.I.M.S. delivers. "Competitive advantages we saw in the CIMS package were speed and implementable options, especially with the use of its simplified automatic forecast option which allowed more efficient use of human resources. Great Lakes works well with us, providing support when we need them and with solutions that work." Brad Henson Information Systems Coordinator Country Fresh, Inc. Grand Rapids, MI
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