Demand Planning

Forecast Accuracy

The Forecast Accuracy worksheet — Error and Bias for every SKU and forecast type, with month-by-month drill-down.

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The Forecast Accuracy worksheet is a dedicated worksheet in the Demand module giving a consolidated view of forecast performance across all SKUs. It displays Error and Bias for each available forecast type — a single place to monitor and evaluate forecast quality over time.

What it lets you do

  • View Error and Bias across all SKUs in one tabular view
  • Compare performance across forecast types (Market, ML, and others)
  • Monitor forecast quality trends across the demand horizon
  • Drill into individual SKUs for month-by-month detail
  • Identify SKUs needing attention because of high error or persistent bias

Where to find it

Navigate to Demand → Forecast Accuracy.

The main view

The main grid displays one row per SKU and includes:

  • SKU identification (item reference and name)
  • Error values for each available forecast type
  • Bias values for each available forecast type

Forecast vs Actual sub-worksheet

Select a row (SKU) in the main grid to open the Forecast vs Actual sub-worksheet. This detail view lets you:

  • View Error or Bias for the selected SKU
  • See the difference between forecast and actuals for each month in the bottom rows
  • Understand how forecast performance varies across individual periods

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