SAS® Manufacturing News Second Quarter 2009 www.sas.com  |  subscribe  |  unsubscribe FEATURED TOPIC: Succeeding with demand forecasting and analytics » Is your organization predicting demand accurately? Learn more about new trends in demand forecasting, common elements best-in-class organizations use to stay ahead, and how you can also move up the demand maturity curve in this white paper co-authored with a Purdue University expert. News Go green for less red » By combining automated activity-based costing and analytics, companies can go beyond dashboards measuring carbon emissions or waste generated to include in-depth measures to evaluate the costs of recycling, retooling, conserving and maintaining equipment. Radical tools for recovering without job cuts » The economy is in crisis, but our actions don’t need to be all doom and gloom. Find out how to get more out of what you already have without cutting jobs. Best Practices SAS Forecasting helps Alcon save $6 million » Eye care company Alcon uses SAS to reduce back orders, save staff time and optimize inventory levels. The system tracks customer usage and demand patterns to establish a unique forecast for its customized and consumable products. Lubrizol increases profitability with demand forecasts from SAS » The engine oil additives specialist enhances efficiency and increases profitability companywide by accurately predicting product demand and customer behavior using SAS. Italy’s leading natural gas producer forecasts demand with SAS » Working with SAS and Accenture, Snam Rete Gas is forecasting demand by user type and geography with user-friendly forecast models that integrate with existing applications and are easily accessible online. Solution Highlight SAS Analytics Pro » Access, manipulate, analyze and present information – from virtually any source – all with one tool: SAS Analytics Pro. Multimedia Demand Forecasting: New Trends that Underscore the Bottom Line » Companies that use sophisticated demand planning typically experience a 15 percent reduction in inventory and a 35 percent reduction in the cash-to-cash cycle times. Learn more in this archived Webcast. SAS Resources The Data Asset: How Smart Companies Govern Their Data for Business Success » In his new book, DataFlux CEO Tony Fisher builds the business case for data quality, data governance and developing methodologies and processes that help organizations treat their data as a strategic asset.  Demand-Driven Forecasting: A Structured Approach to Forecasting » Due out this August, this practitioner-focused book provides readers with real, proven processes, methodologies and performance metrics that can be applied immediately to significantly improve forecast accuracy. Events Exploring Interactive and Visual Data Mining with JMP® » July 16 Cary, NC No registration fee! M2009 » Oct. 26-27 Las Vegas Early-bird registration ends July 17 Support Quick Links Industry Solutions » Recent Awards » SAS News » Archives »   Don't miss important updates from SAS! Please add sas.com as a domain in your safe sender list. Contact Us Have a question, comment or suggestion? Want to see something covered in the next SAS Manufacturing News? Simply e-mail the editor.   Tech Support | Privacy Statement

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