Improve Forecast Accuracy with Demand Planning | FastTrack TechTalk | Dynamics 365

In this #TechTalk, the Microsoft #Dynamics365 #FastTrack team walks through the latest capabilities in Demand Planning, including forecasting innovations, continuous planning workflows, AI‑powered insights, and new export and data‑cleanup features. ________________________________________________________________________ Topics covered in this session include: 🔹 Forecasting Engine & Best‑Fit Models How ARIMA, ETS, and Prophet models are used behind the scenes Best‑fit forecasting and MAP‑based model selection Handling short or sparse data with Croston and Naïve forecasting Using external signals with XGBoost (e.g., weather, promotions) 🔹 Continuous Forecasting Setting up rolling daily, weekly, or monthly forecasts How time series versions evolve over multiple cycles Preserving manual adjustments across forecast runs Using “current” versions to keep downstream processes aligned 🔹 Copilot & Generative Insights Automatic detection of seasonality, clusters, and demand drivers Confidence‑scored insights for planners Copilot chart prompts for trend, shift, and outlier analysis Grid‑level Copilot cursor for cell‑level adjustment history 🔹 Export to Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management How export profiles work Mapping dimensions to F&O entities Optimization tips for DMF performance Multi‑legal‑entity and multi‑business‑unit scenarios CSV export and upcoming Power Automate integration 🔹 Time Series & Version Cleanup (New Feature) Selectively delete outdated versions Reduce storage consumption Prepare for future migration from managed storage to Dataverse