Modeling of forecasting and production planning data
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
- defining a forecast class that represents forecasts of different types, whereinthe forecast class identifies a set of relationships of a forecast with a plurality of entities related to the forecast,the different forecast types comprise a demand forecast type and a supply forecast type, andthe forecast class includes a designated data element to store data indicating whether data elements of the forecast class store data of a demand forecast; and
representing the forecasts provided by the forecast class in a common format.
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Abstract
A forecast class is defined that represents forecasts of different types and identifies relationships of a forecast with various entities related to the forecast.
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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defining a forecast class that represents forecasts of different types, wherein the forecast class identifies a set of relationships of a forecast with a plurality of entities related to the forecast, the different forecast types comprise a demand forecast type and a supply forecast type, and the forecast class includes a designated data element to store data indicating whether data elements of the forecast class store data of a demand forecast; and representing the forecasts provided by the forecast class in a common format. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer-implemented method for data transformation, the method comprising:
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receiving forecast data from a source application; and transforming the forecast data into a common format provided by a forecast class, wherein the forecast class represents forecasts of different types, the forecast class identifies a set of relationships of a forecast with a plurality of entities related to the forecast, the forecast class includes a designated data element to store data indicating whether data elements of the forecast class store data of a demand forecast, and the different forecast types comprise a demand forecast type and a supply forecast type. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer-readable medium having executable instructions to cause a computer to perform a method comprising:
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defining a forecast class that represents forecasts of different types, wherein the forecast class identifies a set of relationships of a forecast with a plurality of entities related to the forecast, the different forecast types comprise a demand forecast type and a supply forecast type, and the forecast class includes a designated data element to store data indicating whether data elements of the forecast class store data of a demand forecast; and representing the forecasts provided by the forecast class in a common format. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A computer readable medium having executable instructions to cause a computer to perform a method comprising:
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receiving forecast data from a source application; and transforming the forecast data into a common format provided by a forecast class, wherein the forecast class represents forecasts of different types, the forecast class identifies a set of relationships of a forecast with a plurality of entities related to the forecast, the forecast class includes a designated data element to store data indicating whether data elements of the forecast class store data of a demand forecast, and the different forecast types comprise a demand forecast type and a supply forecast type. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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29. A system comprising:
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a memory; and at least one processor coupled to the memory, the processor executing a set of instructions which cause the processor to define a forecast class that represents forecasts of different types, wherein the forecast class identifies a set of relationships of a forecast with a plurality of entities related to the forecast, the different forecast types comprise a demand forecast type and a supply forecast type, and the forecast class includes a designated data element to store data indicating whether data elements of the forecast class store data of a demand forecast; and represent the forecasts provided by the forecast class in a common format. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31)
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32. A system comprising:
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a memory; and at least one processor coupled to the memory, the processor executing a set of instructions which cause the processor to receive forecast data from a source application, and transform the forecast data into a common format provided by a forecast class, wherein the forecast class represents forecasts of different types, the forecast class identifies a set of relationships of a forecast with a plurality of entities related to the forecast, the forecast class includes a designated data element to store data indicating whether data elements of the forecast class store data of a demand forecast, and the different forecast types comprise a demand forecast type and a supply forecast type. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34)
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35. An apparatus comprising:
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means for defining a forecast class that represents forecasts of different types, wherein the forecast class identifies a set of relationships of a forecast with a plurality of entities related to the forecast, the different forecast types comprise a demand forecast type and a supply forecast type, and the forecast class includes a designated data element to store data indicating whether data elements of the forecast class store data of a demand forecast; and means for representing the forecasts provided by the forecast class in a common format. - View Dependent Claims (36)
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37. An apparatus for data transformation, the apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving forecast data from a source application; and means for transforming the forecast data into a common format provided by a forecast class, wherein the forecast class represents forecasts of different types, the forecast class identifies a set of relationships of a forecast with a plurality of entities related to the forecast, the forecast class includes a designated data element to store data indicating whether data elements of the forecast class store data of a demand forecast, and the different forecast types comprise a demand forecast type and a supply forecast type. - View Dependent Claims (38)
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