astatementof what theamountorvalueof a company'ssalesislikelyto be in thefuture,basedoninformationavailablenow about themarket, pastsales, etc.:provide/issue a sales forecastExecutivesissuedadisappointingsalesforecast.cut/reduce/slashasalesforecast(Definition ofsales forecastfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary? Cambridge University Press)
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sales forecastCapitol lowered itssalesforecastfrom two million units to a half a million.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Traditional manufacturing has been driven by sales forecasts that companies need to produce and stockpile inventory to support.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Contention over sales forecasts consumes extensive time in every rate case.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In the 1980s, manufacturers developed systems for calculating the resource requirements of a production run based on sales forecasts.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Original sales forecasts projected less than 100,000 units for the first year.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The outlook for 2013 remains cautious but positive with the sales forecasts looking optimistic for this historic cloth.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The customers end up playing a critical role across all its operations: idea generation, marketing, sales forecasting.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This information provides the supplier with an up-to-date view on the sales of product which is invaluable in sales forecasting and inventory management.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.With improved sales forecasting and inventory management, inventory costs became much less volatile, increasing corporation stability.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These include: sales forecasting, market research, and marketing strategy.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/sales-forecast##
