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Crystal Ball
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Improve the Quality of Your Strategic Business Decisions |
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Crystal Ball is the leading spreadsheet-based application suite for
predictive modeling, forecasting, simulation, and optimization. It gives you
unparalleled insight into the critical factors affecting risk. With Crystal
Ball, you can make the right tactical decisions to reach your objectives and
gain a competitive edge under even the most uncertain market conditions Key Benefits |
- Get results quickly - Start suing Crystal Ball in minutes
- Enhance your investments - Draw on the spreadsheet technology you
already own
- Think in ranges - Get the full picture in the face of an uncertain
future
- Communicate - Share your findings through graphs, charts, and
reports that let you vividly present and communicate the results of your
analyses
- Collaborate - Work as a team, sharing models and data to get your
work done faster
- Optimize - Take uncertainty and constraints into account while your
search for the best solution
Applications |
- Capacity planning
- Cost estimation
- Strategic financial analysis
- Inventory optimization
- Operations research
- Project selection
- Resources allocation
- Sales forecasting and modeling
- Six Sigma / Design for Six Sigma
- Supply chain management
Industries |
- Academia
- Aerospace
- Airline
- Biotech
- Construction
- Energy
- Engineering
- Environmental
- Finance
- Government
- Healthcare
- Insurance
- Managing/Consulting
- Manufacturing
- Medical
- Oil and Gas
- Pharmaceutical
- Telecommunications
- Utilities
- Venture Capital
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Product Matrix |
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Professional |
Premium |
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Carlo simulation, analysis tools and reports |
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Automate “what if” analysis. Quickly assign ranges of values to your inputs, automatically calculate
ranges of forecasted outputs and their probabilities.
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Capability metrics |
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Simplify your workflow. View
simulation results, descriptive statistics and capability metrics all at
once with split-view graphs and charts. Capability metrics include Cp/Cpk,
Pp/Ppk, Z metrics and many others. |
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Category publish and subscribe |
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Save time by managing your
distributions. Create your distributions once, then use them many times.
Share them with other users via the publish and subscribe mechanism. |
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Crystal Ball tools |
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Set up and analyze your
models. Includes: Batch Fit, Correlation Matrix, Tornado Chart, Bootstrap,
Decision Table, Scenario Analysis and Two-Dimensional Simulation.
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Extreme Speed simulation |
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Get it done, fast. Run your
simulations up to 100 times faster than normal with Extreme Speed, powered
by PSI Technology.
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OptQuest |
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Make the right decision.
Automatically search for your optimal solution, accounting for uncertainty,
constraints, and requirements.
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Predictor |
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Create accurate and realistic
predictive models. Analyze historical data with time-series analysis and
regression.
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Developer Kit |
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Customize it. Macros and
functions let you tailor the software to your specifications, ensure
standardization, and save time through automation.
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Options Analysis Toolkit |
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Account for potential big
gains in your analysis. Add real options to your discounted cash flow
analysis to accurately account for the impact of positive uncertainty in
estimating your project’s value. |
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Textbooks and multimedia training CD |
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Get the most from your Crystal
Ball applications with a multimedia training CD and comprehensive textbooks
covering applied risk analysis and real options analysis. |
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System Requirements |
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Windows XP Home Edition with Service Pack 3, Windows XP
Professional with ServicePack 3, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, or Windows
Vista
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Microsoft Excel 2002 (XP), 2003 with Service Pack 3, or Excel
2007 with Service Pack 2
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or later
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Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 (or 3.0 or 3.5 with Windows XP
versions or Vista)
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Personal computer with Pentium-equivalent microprocessor (800
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At least 512 MB of RAM
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Free hard disk space for Microsoft .NET Framework if not
already installed plus approximately 100 MB for Oracle Crystal Ball.
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Video graphics adapter and monitor with at least 1024x768
resolution and 16-bit color; a width of 1152 pixels is recommended
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