For those of you who are looking for statistical software to do some analytics related to your supply chain tasks, INFORMS has done an interesting evaluation of the existing statistical packages available in the market which you can study it here.




The evaluation compares the features and pros and cons of almost all the major solutions such as R, SAS, SPSS, Minitab, @Risk, etc. So based on what are your regression, forecasting, and other requirements and your existing systems, you can choose one that best suits you. If you are now evaluating some options, this guide will definitely helps you; and I heard that they update it on an annual basis.