| Mikan Provides decision support software, forecasting tools and Excel add-ins. |
| Release_Technologies UK based firm, offers sales forecasting and profitability modeling software. |
| SAS_Forecasting_Software Provides a full range of forecasting methods, including exponential smoothing, Winter's method, Box-Jenkins modeling, dynamic regression and interventions. A point-and-click Time Series Forecasti |
| Smart_Software,_Inc_ Provides enterprise forecasting and planning solutions. SmartForecasts automatically forecasts sales, product demand, and service-level inventory requirements. For manufacturing, marketing and financ |
| SPSS_Inc_ Develops, markets and supports integrated line of statistical software products which enable users to effectively bring marketplace and enterprise data to bear on decision-making. |
| StrataView Decision support system designed for the corporate sales, marketing, and finance environment, with integrated sales forecasting and reporting. |
| Vanguard_DecisionPro Software for business decision analysis and forecasting. Supports decision tree analysis, Monte Carlo simulation, linear programming, forecasting, Markov trees, expert systems, and general business mo |
| WinForecast_Professional Cash flow and financial forecasting software. Winforecast is a financial modeller providing integrated forecasts of profit and loss, balance sheet, cash flow, funds flow and ratios. |
| AMI_Metals Full service cut-to-size metal service center for aerospace aluminum and stainless steel sheet, plate, and bar. |
| Bobco_Metals Service centre supplying stainless steel, copper and brass, and aluminum in sheet or bar. |
| Bralco_Metals Supplier of aluminum, brass, copper and bronze, stainless steel and cold-finished steel rod and bar. A division of Reliance Steel and Aluminum Co. . |
| Bryco_Metals Service centre which specialize in non ferrous metals, stainless steel and aluminium. The company also process galvanized and mild steel. |
| Calstrip_Steel_Inc Service and processing center for galvanized steel production including carbon coils, cold rolled alloy, stainless steel sheet and flat bars. |
| Central_Plains_Steel_Company Full line service center which processes carbon and alloy steels. From the Kansas City and Wichita service centers, the company service throughout the midwest. |
| Charleston_Steel Offers a range of metal products and provides fabrication and other related services . |
| Clayton_Metals,_Inc_ Clayton Metals is an international supplier of top quality aluminum, stainless steel, copper and brass slit coil and circle products. These products are available in a wide variety of alloys, tempers |
| Clinton_Aluminum_&_Stainless_Steel_Sales Specializes in saw cut and plasma cut aluminum and stainless steel plate in rectangles, squares, circles, rings, and special shapes per sketch. |
| Eagle_Alloys_Corp_ Full line metal service center with a diversified inventory and varied production capabilities. |
| Factory_Steel_and_Metal_Supply_Company Service center stocking steel, aluminum, stainless steel, brass and copper. Aircraft and commercial grades. |
| Garmco_Pte_Ltd Ferrous and non-ferrous flat rolled service center. Singapore. |
| Guardian_Metal_Sales,_Inc_ Offer narrow width precision slitting. Serving the entire Midwest, with offices in Chicago, El Paso and St.Louis. |
| Harry_Brainum_Jr__Inc Supplier of sheet steel, angles, coil and channels in galvanized, hot and cold rolled, pickled and oiled . |
| Hydraulic_Supplies_Ltd_ Specialist steel holder stockholder. Servicing engineering companies who manufacture new builds and repairs of hydraulic, pneumatic cylinders and rams in the UK. |
| Infra-Metals Structural steel service centers that processes and distributes tubing, I beams, rebar, MC channels, with locations along the east coast extending from Connecticut into Florida and the Caribbean. |
| Interstate_Steel_Company A steel service center specializing in value-added metal goods and services, including pre-painted steel. |
| Jade_Sterling_Service_Center Offering surplus bar and rod, selling to the Forging Industry, CNC Machining Industry and Screw Machine Industry supplying hot rolled and cold finished bars. |
| Klein_Steel Offers an inventory of steel, stainless, aluminum and fiberglass products. |
| Lapham-Hickey_Steel Products, services and technical reference materials from a this steel service center. |
| Lindquist_Steels_Inc_ Distribution service center for steel to service the tool and die industry. Includes technical data sheets. |
| Macsteel_Service_Centers_USA Processes and distributes a full complement of carbon steel, general line and specialty products as well as a comprehensive range of stainless steel and aluminum flat rolled . |
| Main_Steel_Polishing_Company_Ltd_ Provides broad range of cutting, slitting, buffing and polishing services to metal mills and distributors. |
| Marco_Steel_&_Aluminum,_Inc Metal service centers, primarily serving the gas compression and wellhead industries. New Mexico and Texas. |
| McCombs_Steel_Company,_Inc_ Service center provides steel, steel fabrication and related services . |
| McNichols_Company Perforated metal, expanded metal, wire cloth, and gratings. Nationwide steel service centers. |
| MetalsDepot_com Metals service center with online purchasing. Steel, stainless steel, aluminum, tool steel, cold finish steel and brass. |
| Metalwest_LLC Operates steel service centers in the western, mountain, and central regions of the United States which specialize in the processing and distribution of flat-rolled metal products. |
| Metrolina_Steel,_Inc_ Steel service center featuring plate, sheet and structurals in A36 and other alloys. Also cut to length, shearing, bending, laser cutting and burning. |
| New_Standard_Corporation_Metal_Stamping,_Assemblies,_Value_Engineering World Class manufacturer of Metal Stampings, Fabrications and Value-added Assemblies offering Value Engineering and Analysis. Project management from product/process design, through prototyping, tool |
| North_American_Steel_Alliance Cooperative of selected independent service centres which aims to bring the benefits of a group representing billions of dollars in metal sales without sacrificing the value of the independently run s |
| Pacific_Steel__and__Recycling Steel service center, and scrap metals recycler offer a full range of carbon steel products and processing services . |
OR/MS Today
2003 Forecasting Software SurveyThe information in the survey that follows was provided by the vendors in response to a questionnaire developed by Jack Yurkiewicz. The survey should not be considered as comprehensive, but rather as a representation of available forecasting packages. Questionnaires were sent to vendors drawn from previous survey participants, the OR/MS Today database and other sources. It includes the products of those vendors who responded by the deadline. If you know of a forecasting package that is not in this survey, please contact Patton McGinley at (770) 431-0867, ext. 214 or e-mail them to patton@lionhrtpub.com. They will be included in an online version.
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