Establish a workbench

Workbenches are used to create and run demand models. They allow you to apply time series forecasting datasets for cataloging and visualizing the effects of demand on your model. They also provide insight into causative factors that can affect demand.

• Use existing demand data and external factors to generate forecast values for a specified forecast horizon
• Display both historical and forecasted data on a single graph
• Use “Automatic” method to generate initial results based on detected demand signal
• Provide additional algorithms and options for creating multiple demand models that explore more sophisticated forecasting techniques.

You can define multiple workbenches to address different modeling needs.

For more information about various demand modeling approaches, see Choosing a modeling strategy.