Forecast Solutions was set up in 2005 with the mission of
helping
companies with all aspects of demand analysis and sales forecasting.
The work includes forecast accuracy measurement and improvement,
training courses and
workshops, stock planning, weather sensitivity analysis and
econometric modeling.
Industry coverage is wide, including FMCG, pharmaceutical, construction
and industrial sectors. Present and past clients
include Twinings, Vickers Oils, Johnson & Johnson, William
Sinclair
Horticulture, Schering Health Care, Moores Furniture and News
International.
The business is headed by Douglas Green Bsc MIOM, a
specialist demand forecasting and sales planning
consultant. Prior to setting up Forecast Solutions in 2005 he was a
senior
consultant with a leading supplier of sales
forecasting and planning software. In that role he
delivered consulting, training
and implementation across a wide range of companies including
Revlon
Europe, Golden Wonder, Kraft Foods, Novartis, Unilever (Russia and
Pakistan), Whitworths, Pirelli (Italy), Scottish Courage and Almarai
(Saudi Arabia).
His earlier background was in operations research and
market analysis at Pilkington Brothers, followed by market modeling and
sales forecasting in a
number of major companies including Cadbury Ltd and HJ Heinz.
