For Immediate Release

David Brandstetter
SDG Software
905.477.8700 ext 230
dbranstetter@stirlingdouglas.com

Ronald Margulis
RAM Communications
908.232.3230
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Stirling Douglas Group Releases the world leading PREDICT Forecasting Engine™ as a stand alone product

Newest Version is database and hardware independent

Toronto, Ontario February 20, 2000- Stirling Douglas Group (SDG), world leaders in consumer demand forecasting systems, announced today the release of the PREDICT Forecasting Engine™ as an independent product. The new version is available as part of the SDG PROFIT Series™, enterprise resource planning (ERP), legacy or supply chain system of the retailer’s choice. The SDG PREDICT Forecasting Engine™ is the only application of its kind available on IBM DB2 UDB eee, NCR Teradata and ORACLE 7.2-8.x. The engine also utilizes MQ series and is infinitely scalable.

The Stirling Douglas Group forecasting engine has been quietly driving some of the worlds leading retailers for over 15 years. The new, robust PREDICT Forecasting Engine™ is Web-Enabled and features Seasonal Profiles, Auto profile tuning, Fast Track, Exceptions and Contribution Analysis. The PREDICT Engine provides the world’s most accurate consumer demand forecast at store, SKU and consumer levels.

"The modern retailer must accurately forecast consumer demand to remain competitive. The SDG Predict Forecast Engine provides unmatched certainty in SKU/store level forecasts. It allows retailers to dramatically improve service levels by reducing out of stocks, while optimizing inventory investment, and thus provides compelling ROI and productivity to retailers" said Tim Simmons, SDG’s Executive Vice President, Sales & Marketing.

About Stirling Douglas Group

Founded in 1985 and with headquarters in Markham, Canada and offices in the U.S., SDG (Stirling Douglas Group) comprehensive B2B solutions provide web-enabled supply chain management solutions. Based on the SDG PREDICT Forecasting Engine™ SDG provides the Worlds most accurate and flexible demand forecasting to daily store, SKU and consumer levels. The PREDICT™ engine is hardware & database platform independent available as part of the SDG PROFIT Series™ or the system of your choice. Additional information on SDG can be found at our web site — www.stirlingdouglas.com

 

 

 

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