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The main processes (Strategic Planning, Budgeting, Re-forecasting and Reporting) reveal the
practices of the companies.
Culture and geography as well as the size of the companies might influence these practices
significantly. Generally, we note a continuity in the trends of the various processes of the
respondents.
RE-FORECAST DONE MORE QUICKLY THAN LAST YEARS
For the 3rd consecutive year, we note a fall of the time dedicated to the re-forecasts. The
respondents dealing with re-forecast in less than one week increased significantly from 37% in
2014 to 50% in 2016. A special mention of this weekly duration goes to the Asian and Anglo-Saxon
countries with respectively 64% and 60% of the respondents whereas on average it is hardly more
than 50%. 43.5% of the respondents carry out a forecast on a quarterly basis. This frequency is
higher in the Anglo-Saxon countries (with 34% of monthly re-forecast, and 39% quarterly).
As a result, the workshops dedicated to shorten the lead times and to lighten the processes have
become a higher priority than previously (31.6% of the priorities in 2016 vs 26.1% in 2015)
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10,00%
20,00%
30,00%
40,00%
50,00%
60,00%
Less than 1 week Between 1 and 2
weeks
More than 2
weeks
Not applicable
How much time do you spend on each re-
forecast?
2016
2015
2014
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