Demand Aggregation and Forecast Disaggregation
The Demand Aggregation and Forecast Disaggregation feature enhances the forecasting capabilities of the system by allowing the following:
• Aggregate Demand — For a part, this is the demand from multiple locations that is aggregated at a single location, also known as the Aggregation Location.
• Forecast — At the Aggregation Location, the Forecasting process generates the time-series forecast for the aggregated demand. The Best Fit functionality can also be used to find the best suitable forecast method for the aggregated demand.
• Disaggregate Forecast — The forecast from the Aggregation Location is distributed to all of the contributing child locations, using a system calculated average demand of x slices or the user provided weight.