Forecasting & Planning Solutions
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Vanguard System Overview
Why Do They Use It?
Vanguard makes it easy to apply advanced
decision-support methods to complex business decisions.
It fully quantifies the financial and operational impacts
at all levels of the organization, from high-level
enterprise views down to more focused looks at specific
opportunities or areas of concern. Vanguard shows you
which decisions are most important, which areas of the
business demand your attention, and how to plan for the
future.
Vanguard’s versatility enables it to support
decision-making in a variety of application areas across
the enterprise. Plus, Vanguard integrates with existing
planning systems, even spreadsheets, to further unify
enterprise planning and analysis activities.
| Area |
Example |
Applications |
| Executive Management |
$1B Life Sciences company
creates strategic production and marketing plans
based on global capacity models of its entire
industry. |
» Enterprise forecasting
» Strategic planning
» Competitive analysis
» Risk analysis |
| Finance |
$15B Financial Services company performs
retirement planning for clients using asset
portfolio simulations. |
» Financial forecasting
» Capital planning
» Investment analysis
» Company/project valuation |
| Marketing & Sales |
$30B Manufacturing company forecasts future
demand with greater accuracy. |
» Demand forecasting
» Forecast roll-up
» New product valuation
» Promotion valuation |
| Product Development |
$18.9B Aerospace company optimally designs
next generation products based on reliability,
performance, and now manufacturing cost. |
» Cost estimation
» Reliability analysis
» Quality control
» Demand analysis |
| Operations |
$1.7B Life Sciences company optimizes
inventory policies for raw materials. |
» Resource optimization
» Inventory management
» Production scheduling
» Process improvement/Six Sigma |
| Consulting |
Marketing Consultancy to major pharmaceutical
companies improves product adoption and
marketability forecasts. |
» Modeling and simulation
» Decision analysis
» Risk analysis
» Process improvement/Six Sigma |
| Project Management |
Major Construction company incorporates cost
and duration risks when planning large projects. |
» Cost estimation
» Risk analysis
» Portfolio analysis
» Project scheduling |
| Human Resources |
$423B Diversified Industrial corporation
designs better call centers based on operational
simulations. |
» Work schedule optimization
» Workforce planning |
| Legal |
$7.4B Industrial Technology company
standardizes analysis of complex legal cases
internally and across all outside counsels. |
» Litigation strategy
» Mediation support
» Liability exposure |
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The Vanguard System™ can be tailored to meet
the needs of individuals or entire organizations. |
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