Research on Effective Analysis and Forecasting of Demand in ERP Systems - Case Studies

Supply chain planning, and especially demand forecasting in companies, is a difficult task for organizations and both crucial for their profits and for market penetration. The main difficulty is that there is a lack of analysts in manufacturing companies and the lack of an adequate forecasting method. Although science provides many methods for forecasting, business cannot apply them. The main software supporting management in companies are ERP systems. ERP support decision-making at the strategic, tactical and operational level. It must also have an intuitive forecasting tool. The paper presents the results of the InfoConsulting research and development project related to the adaptation of the forecasting tool based on IFS Application so that it meets the requirements of Polish companies from mass customization and pharmacy industry and the development of a quick implementation method.