Oracle Demantra Demand Management Fundamentals training will help you in learning how to introduce new products and combinations and create forecasts based on the performance of similar products and locations using chaining tools. Shape forecasts based on observed trends and causal factors, and align forecasts with results. Learn how to use advanced features to make the most use of the Collaborator Workbench and work offline.
Preview
By the end of this training you will learn to :
- Collaborative Workbench navigation
- Forecasting
- Analyzing forecast performance
- Introducing new products
- Chaining
- Shape Modelling and Alignment
Course Contents
Day 1
Introduction to Demantra Demand Management
Understand demand-driven adaptive planning
Understand where Demand Management fits in the Oracle E-Business Suite, and how it interacts with the other products in the Oracle Demantra suite
Understand the capabilities and benefits of Demand Management
Understand the demand planning process
Navigating the Collaborator Workbench and Worksheets
Use the Collaborator Workbench
Navigate within worksheets and views
Interpreting data shown in worksheets
Analyze results at different levels of aggregation
Changing data in a worksheet
Creating and Formatting Worksheets
Create a new worksheet
Use the Worksheet Designer to customize the views, series, time, aggregation levels, and filters in a worksheet
Day 2
Forecasting
Understand the role of forecasting in demand planning
Understand batch vs. similation forecasting
Adjust a forecast and simulate "what if" results
Add notes to a worksheet
Review a worksheet audit trail
Approve the forecast
Share the forecast with other users
Understanding Forecast Accuracy and Exceptions
Analyze the forecast accuracy in worksheets
Set exception filtering
Run exception filtering
Introducing New Products with Member Management
Understand the benefits of using Demantra to introduce new products
Understand Demantra's different data tables
Understand combinations
Understand ways new items can be introduced
Define new items and locations in the worksheet and Member Management
Day 3
Chaining and Shaping
Understand the benefit of chaining
Populate a new item with data based on one or more products
Forecast the demand for the new product
Understand the benefits of shape modeling and alignment
Record and apply a demand shape to a product forecast
Align the forecast with the latest sales figures to develop more accurate forecasts
Advanced Worksheet Topics
Use the Open With mechanism
Embed worksheets
Create and display user-defined content panes
Set up your offline environment
Export offline worksheets
Work offline
Upload changes to server
Export worksheet combination data to Excel
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