Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management: Planning - Enhance demand forecasts with multiple data inputs

Demand planning in Supply Chain Management helps you forecast demand using diverse data sources and signals. The latest updates enhance forecast accuracy, enabling you to optimize your supply chain and improve financial outcomes.

New capabilities include

Support for multiple signals : Define multiple input signals such as inflation or weather-related measures and apply the XGBoost forecast algorithm. XGBoost assesses correlation, analyzes the impact of each signal against historical sales data, and incorporates these insights into the forecast result.

New forecast algorithms : Use algorithms like Naive and Croston for specific scenarios.

Preserve manual adjustment in rolling forecasts : The new manual adjustment principle extends time-freeze functionality to allow the system to preserve all manual adjustments when executing rolling forecasts.

Business Value

The latest demand planning enhancements in Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management allow you to create forecasts that consider the impacts of multiple inputs, including historical sales data, inflation, pricing, weather, and more. These tools help you optimize your supply chain and achieve better financial outcomes.

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