BUSINESS RESEARCH ECONOMIC FORECASTING

Brand	Owner	Address	Description
RETIREMENT READINESS INDEX	National Association for Variable Annuities, Inc.	11710 Plaza America Drive Suite 100 Reston VA 20190	Business research and economic forecasting and analysis, namely, providing research, analysis, and information regarding Americans' preparedness for retirement;
	Where the owner name is not linked, that owner no longer owns the brand

Technical Examples

A business volume and workforce requirements forecaster includes a business structure, a forecast structure, certain hierarchical levels which map to corresponding levels in the business structure, a volume forecaster which forecasts business volume responsive to historical data and to the business and forecast structures, and a workforce requirements engine which forecasts workforce requirements responsive to the forecast business volume. Business volume is forecast for a predefined duration, responsive to both a first set of historical data, and to the business and forecast structures. Calculation of workforce requirements includes task level consolidation and resource leveling, and can include dynamic standard assignment, wherein different metrics are selected at different times, and where a task is associated with a plurality of standards. An event calendar is defined, and at least one event is selected from the calendar and considered in the step of forecasting.