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description: Provide sales and operations teams with demand forecasts based on opportunities, orders, sales agreements, historical orders, and other custom measures for individual accounts. Through data-driven insights, gain visibility into customer demand and align the supply chain accordingly. Define a forecast algorithm based on the metrics and inputs that reflect your business with Formula Builder.
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# Advanced Account Forecasting in Consumer Goods Cloud

Provide sales and operations teams with demand forecasts based on opportunities, orders, sales agreements, historical orders, and other custom measures for individual accounts. Through data-driven insights, gain visibility into customer demand and align the supply chain accordingly. Define a forecast algorithm based on the metrics and inputs that reflect your business with Formula Builder.

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            <p>Available in: Lightning Experience </p>
            <p style="margin-bottom:0;">Available in: <strong>Enterprise</strong> and
              <strong>Unlimited</strong> Editions where Consumer Goods Cloud is enabled
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## Key Benefits

- Granular visibility into product demand by account
- Accurate forecasting, incorporating historical data to anticipate future orders
- Informed inventory management for smarter stock decisions

#### See Also

- [Trailhead: Advanced Account Forecasting with Manufacturing Cloud](https://trailhead.salesforce.com/content/learn/modules/advanced-account-forecasting-with-manufacturing-cloud)
- [Salesforce Help: Advanced Account Forecasting](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=ind.aaf_admin_parent_concept.htm&language=en_US)