Business flow of demand planning

hi to all
please any one tell me : the business flow of demand planning .
thnk u

Hi Ronald,
This is a good place to start:
<http://help.sap.com/saphelp_scm50/helpdata/en/78/bca554465f11d3983a0000e8a49608/frameset.htm>
If you have some practical experience with demand planning in general, a lot of the info at that link will seem like common sense and you'll likely be able to fill in the blanks. However, if you are starting from scratch then it may be too general to orient you sufficiently.
At any rate, I hope it helps.
Dan

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