The C3 AI Demand Forecasting application enables organizations to accurately forecast future demand for products and services. This allows organizations to optimize inventory, reduce operational costs, and enhance customer satisfaction through data-driven planning and resource management.

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Product Features

The C3 Demand Forecasting application includes the following capabilities to support enterprise-grade forecasting workflows:
  • Manual ML forecast rejection: Allows planners to reject ML-generated forecasts with optional feedback, without the need to overwrite them manually.
  • Evidence package: Offers a unified table and heatmap for forecast interpretation; both components are customizable and exportable.
  • Filtering and display: Adds user interface options including multi-status filtering, identifier visibility, and detailed cross-page views.
  • Spreadsheet component: Displays both Demand Forecasting Subject (DFS) node names and IDs, supporting granular data slicing and usability for planners.
  • Error analysis tools: Supports analysis of forecast accuracy through metadata-based slicing and automated performance report generation.

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Configuration workflow

The C3 AI Demand Forecasting app must be configured for an organization’s specific requirements. The configuration of the Demand Forecasting application typically involves the following steps:
  1. Application setup
    Deploy the application within a C3 AI environment and ensure necessary runtime services are available.
  2. Data integration
    Connect the application to relevant data sources, including structured enterprise databases and external input streams.
  3. Application configuration
    Define alert rules, configure the UI, and define forecasting scoring to best suit your business needs.
  4. Forecast configuration and tuning Customize forecasting models, parameters, and workflows according to business-specific requirements.

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Next steps

Developing C3 AI applications Understand the general practices for developing C3 AI applications. Key C3 AI Demand Forecasting concepts Learn more about how the C3 AI Demand Forecasting application works. Begin configuring your own application Start working with the C3 AI platform to deploy a Demand Forecasting application.