Insights from econometrics heard at Predictive Analytics World

Polly Mitchell-Guthrie
Polly Mitchell-Guthrie|March 9, 2012

At Predictive Analytics World San Francisco this week I attended back to back sessions on econometrics, a word that doesn’t surface as often as I think it should. Bestselling books like Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything or Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our [...]

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How the Chinese zodiac relates to business forecasting

Franklin So
Franklin So|January 18, 2012

Happy New Year! Wishing everyone a prosperous and joyful 2012! The joyful festive atmosphere continues to pervade most Chinese families in Asia in the coming week, as we will be celebrating Lunar New Year (Spring Festival) on Jan 23rd . This date is determined by the lunisolar Chinese calendar. Alongside [...]

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Kelley Blue Book firing on all cylinders with analytics

Kristine Vick
Kristine Vick|December 6, 2011

Hear directly from an organization that is firing on all cylinders with analytics and achieving true data-driven insight in all its business areas. On Dec. 14, SAS customer Kelley Blue Book (KBB) and SAS Alliance partner Modern Analytics will share firsthand learnings during a live webinar, “Analytics – An Inside Perspective,” [...]

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That Feeling of Déjà vu

Ken King
Ken King|February 14, 2011

How important is accurate telecom forecasting? Sitting through another presentation this week on the explosive growth of mobile data, and the eye-popping statistics about how many Facebook and Twitter users there are, I can’t help but be excited by the possibilities. But I also have this feeling of déjà vu [...]

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Business Analytics 101 – Budgeting, Planning and Forecasting

Leo Sadovy
Leo Sadovy|February 11, 2011

With the exception of the occasional James Bond movie that proves the rule, we don’t as a matter of course combine our modes of transportation into one all-purpose vehicle. But when it comes to financial management, there is one tool , commonly called the Budget, that gets applied to all [...]

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DOW’s top 3 approaches to forecasting in a depression

Jonathan Hornby
Jonathan Hornby|September 10, 2010

Creating an accurate forecast begins by reviewing history. But what if you haven’t collected data that can act as a good representation of what to expect? That was the challenge facing Arthur Kordon, Leader of the Advanced Analytics Group, The DOW Chemical Company in 2009. The 2008 crisis hit like [...]

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Business Analytics 101: Forecasting

Jonathan Hornby
Jonathan Hornby|August 27, 2010

~ Contributed by Mike Gilliland ~ If we know the future demand for our products or services, we will only invest in the resources, capacity, materials, and staffing that will most profitably satisfy that demand. But we don’t know the future, so we have to forecast…and that’s where the trouble [...]

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Forecasting 101

Kristine Vick
Kristine Vick|June 24, 2010

Next up in the SAS Applying Business Analytics Webinar Series is Forecasting 101! This Webinar is appropriate for anyone involved in the creation, review or utilization of forecasts: demand planners and forecast analysts who generate forecasts; managers in sales, marketing, finance and operations; and executives who oversee the forecasting and [...]

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New approaches in Risk Management

Jonathan Hornby
Jonathan Hornby|June 18, 2010

Over 80 banks in America have been closed down this year and others have announced higher trading losses amidst increased regulatory scrutiny. Finland was the first country to announce a double dip recession. Northern Rock cut 650 jobs as part of their restructuring efforts. We’re obviously not out of the [...]

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All I ever wanted to know about forecasting

Kristine Vick
Kristine Vick|June 10, 2010

Wow, what a couple of days!! I was involved with the SAS Business Forecasting Conference the last two days and I am impressed with all that I saw and learned! F2010 brought 238 people together from 16 countries to share best practices around business forecasting. You have to take a [...]

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