Cumulative Event
Your event type is cumulative and your period length is two weeks. You forecast normal sales in sales organization MAINE at 5,000 tonnes for each two-week period of the next quarter. In the fifth period, you also expect to do a deal with a major customer and make an extra sale of 2,000 tonnes. Therefore, your sales predictions for the quarter are as follows:
W1+2 |
W3+4 |
W5+6 |
W7+8 |
W9+10 |
W11+12 |
Unit | |
Sales |
5000 |
5000 |
5000 |
5000 |
5000 |
5000 |
Tonnes |
Event |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2000 |
- |
|
Total sales |
5000 |
5000 |
5000 |
5000 |
7000 |
5000 |
Tonnes |
Proportional Event
Your event type is proportional and your period length is two weeks. You forecast normal sales in sales organization TEXAS at 1,000 tonnes for each two-week period of the next quarter. In the first three periods, you also intend to run a promotion and increase your sales by 20 %, 30 %, and 10 % respectively. In the two periods following the promotion, you expect demand to be 10 % less than normal. Therefore, your sales predictions for the quarter are as follows:
W1+2 |
W3+4 |
W5+6 |
W7+8 |
W9+10 |
W11+12 |
Unit | |
Sales |
1000 |
1000 |
1000 |
1000 |
1000 |
1000 |
Tonnes |
Event |
+20% |
+30% |
+10% |
-10% |
-10% |
- |
|
Total sales |
1200 |
1300 |
1100 |
900 |
900 |
1000 |
Tonnes |