{"id":22532,"date":"2026-07-16T13:30:41","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T11:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.neuraldesigner.com\/use-cases\/sales-forecasting\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T13:47:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T11:47:40","slug":"sales-forecasting","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.neuraldesigner.com\/use-cases\/sales-forecasting\/","title":{"rendered":"Sales forecasting using machine learning"},"content":{"rendered":"<section>Examination of prior history, seasonality, market-moving events, etc., results in a realistic revenue prediction,<br \/>\nwhich is the cornerstone of a company&#8217;s planning.<\/p>\n<p>Machine learning allows you to anticipate customer responses to external and internal factors that affect sales.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.neuraldesigner.com\/\">Neural Designer<\/a> is a data science and machine learning platform that lets you quickly build sales forecasting models.<\/p>\n<h3>Contents<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"#Objectives\">Objectives<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#Benefits\">Benefits<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#Approach\">Approach<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#Conclusions\">Conclusions<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/section>\n<p><!-- Definition --><\/p>\n<section id=\"Objectives\">\n<h2>Objectives<\/h2>\n<p>Sales forecasting aims to estimate the future demand for products or services in a company.<\/p>\n<p>Companies can base their forecasts on internal and external data.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 485px; max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.neuraldesigner.com\/images\/activity-diagram-sales-forecasting.svg\" height=\"254\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Some standard variables used in sales forecasting are the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Internal data:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li>Past sales data.<\/li>\n<li>Marketing actions.<\/li>\n<li>Website visits.<\/li>\n<li>Etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>External data:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li>Seasonal trends.<\/li>\n<li>Market moving events.<\/li>\n<li>Economic trends.<\/li>\n<li>Etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Depending on the forecast window, we can talk about short-term forecasting (hours, days) or long-term forecasting (weeks, months). Of course, the factors affecting short-term sales are different from those involving long-term sales.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!-- Benefits --><\/p>\n<section id=\"Benefits\">\n<h2>Benefits<\/h2>\n<p>Sales forecasting can be helpful to companies in many different ways.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.neuraldesigner.com\/images\/icon-performance.svg\" width=\"70\" height=\"70\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>PLAN BUDGETING<\/h3>\n<p>The core purpose of revenue forecasting is to plan your future expenses better.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.neuraldesigner.com\/images\/icon-group.svg\" width=\"70\" height=\"70\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>ALLOCATE RESOURCES<\/h3>\n<p>Knowing the number of future clients or sales allows for better employee management.<\/p>\n<p><!--\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.neuraldesigner.com\/images\/advanced_analytics_sales_forecasting.svg\" alt=\"Advanced analytics\" width=\"500\" \/>\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.neuraldesigner.com\/images\/shopping.svg\" \/>\n\n\n<h3>DISCOVER PEAKS OF DEMAND<\/h3>\n\n\nStudy trends and statistics about historical sales data of a store.\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.neuraldesigner.com\/images\/search.svg\" \/>\n\n\n<h3> ANALYZE THE CAUSES OF THE TRENDS IN THE SALES<\/h3>\n\n\nDiscover the more related factors to an increase o decrease in sales.\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.neuraldesigner.com\/images\/thumb_up.svg\" \/>\n\n\n<h3>PREDICT THE FUTURE DEMAND<\/h3>\n\n\nDevelop a predictive system that can help you to manage the resources.\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.neuraldesigner.com\/images\/store.svg\" \/>\n\n\n<h3>BE PREPARED FOR NEXT PEAKS OF SALES<\/h3>\n\n\nPlan future growth, improve your products and allocate resources more effectively.\n\n--><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!-- Approach --><\/p>\n<section id=\"Approach\">\n<h2>Approach<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.neuraldesigner.com\/learning\/neural-networks-tutorial\">Neural networks<\/a>\u00a0are the most essential techniques for machine learning and artificial intelligence. The following flow chart shows how to build and use a neural network for sales forecasting.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.neuraldesigner.com\/images\/number_1.svg\" width=\"27\" height=\"27\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The first step is to create a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.neuraldesigner.com\/learning\/tutorials\/data-set\">data set<\/a> by collecting all the internal and external information related to the company&#8217;s sales.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.neuraldesigner.com\/images\/number_2.svg\" width=\"26\" height=\"26\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Then, we need to build a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.neuraldesigner.com\/learning\/tutorials\/neural-network\">neural network<\/a> to forecast future sales.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.neuraldesigner.com\/images\/number_3.svg\" width=\"26\" height=\"26\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.neuraldesigner.com\/learning\/tutorials\/training-strategy\">training strategy<\/a> is applied to the neural network to discover the underlying relationships in the sales data.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.neuraldesigner.com\/images\/number_4.svg\" width=\"27\" height=\"27\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To improve the model&#8217;s predictive capabilities, we can also apply <a href=\"https:\/\/www.neuraldesigner.com\/learning\/tutorials\/model-selection\">model selection<\/a> by trying combinations of variables and choosing those with more impact on sales.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.neuraldesigner.com\/images\/number_5.svg\" width=\"26\" height=\"26\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Then, the resulting model undergoes an exhaustive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.neuraldesigner.com\/learning\/tutorials\/testing-analysis\">testing analysis<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.neuraldesigner.com\/images\/number_6.svg\" width=\"27\" height=\"27\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Finally, the neural network is used to predict the company&#8217;s future sales after model deployment.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Building a predictive model is generally not the end of the project. Market trends, macroeconomic scenarios, etc., are continually evolving. Therefore, the retailer needs to periodically refine the sales model to adapt to the new scenarios. This process is called continuous learning. --><\/p>\n<p>The data science and machine learning platform <a href=\"https:\/\/www.neuraldesigner.com\/downloads\/\">Neural Designer<\/a> guides you through this process so you can focus on your business and not the details behind machine learning.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!-- Conclusions --><\/p>\n<section id=\"Conclusions\">\n<h2>Conclusions<\/h2>\n<p>Predictive modeling helps you estimate the number of products the store will sell to prepare the inventory and manage the cash flow.<\/p>\n<p>It detects the factors that most influence sales and provides information vital to making essential decisions in your company&#8217;s growth.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>Related posts<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Examination of prior history, seasonality, market-moving events, etc., results in a realistic revenue prediction, which is the cornerstone of a company&#8217;s planning. 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