With meaningful assessments, secure recommendations for the future can be made. To do this, data is generated and collected in forecasting. The resulting results can be guiding factors for companies. For example, deviations from existing plans, such as in production or transport, can be detected early. This saves costs and avoids bad investments. Various methods are relevant for creating forecasts about the future. However, two main groups are particularly important: the quantitative and the qualitative method.