Demand Forecasting
Plan with confidence. Estimate future demand for your products and services so budgets, production and hiring stay on track.
- Future demand estimates
- Budget planning
- Capacity decisions
What is demand forecasting?
Every organisation faces internal and external risks, such as strong competition, technology failure, labour unrest, inflation, recession and changes in government law. As a result, most business decisions are made under risk and uncertainty.
An organisation can reduce the impact of these risks by estimating future demand for its products and services. Demand forecasting is a systematic process of predicting that demand under a range of uncontrollable and competitive forces.
Why demand forecasting matters
Seven ways forecasting supports better decisions.
Meeting targets
If demand for a product is low against a target, you can take corrective action early.
Preparing the budget
Estimate costs and expected revenue with confidence.
Stable production and staffing
Produce to forecast demand, avoid waste and hire as needed.
Expanding the business
Decide whether to expand, or to reduce investment.
Management decisions
Plan plant capacity, raw materials, labour and capital.
Evaluating performance
Correct course, for example by improving quality or advertising.
Helping government
Supports planning of imports, exports and international trade.
A simple worked example
An organisation sets a target of selling 50,000 units. Forecasting shows whether demand supports the target, and whether corrective action is needed.
A product priced at ₹10 has forecast demand of 1,00,000 units. Expected revenue is 10 × 1,00,000 = ₹10,00,000.
How we build a forecast
A structured process that combines past data with current trends.
Define scope
Agree the products, markets and time period.
Gather data
Collect past sales and market information.
Study trends
Examine current trends and demand drivers.
Build the forecast
Estimate future demand and test the assumptions.
Report and review
Share the forecast and update it as markets change.
Knowing tomorrow's demand turns uncertainty into a plan.
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