Category: Forecasting
Navigating Today’s Volatile Commodity Markets: Mining
Market Data and Forecasting: Commodity markets are notoriously opaque, and data are scattered, making it difficult to stay on top of all the factors driving prices. We can automate the collection of hundreds of data series, bringing those data straight to your models every time they are released. We currently...
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Are my out-of-date Grind Pricing Formulas costing me millions of dollars?
Value Negotiating the best price for Ground Beef blends can be a tricky proposition. There’s a lot of nuance and the numbers are always in flux. But with the DecisionNext AI decision support and visualization tools, our customers are armed to work more efficiently and negotiate better with suppliers. On...
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Chicken Market Pricing
Dr. David Boussios is the economist driving our teams to leverage data to find answers to complex market problems. In the first of this two-part Chicken Pricing series, David dives deep into this booming industry and helps us to better understand how it all works. The Global Chicken Industry Continues...
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Add Value to Formula Program with Smart Spot Buys
Value DecisionNext customers save on average $0.05-0.20/lb when we quantify the impact of spot market decisions compared to formula prices during the same time periodDecisionNext customers save on average $0.05-0.20/lb when we quantify the impact of spot market decisions compared to formula prices during the same time period. Problem Your...
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Market Forecasting—Part 2
The legendary MLB catcher Yogi Berra once said, “It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future.” Market Forecasting definitely helps but you need to know How to Do It & Consume It (Part 1). But building the forecast is only half the battle. You also need to know how...
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