While the basic concepts of Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) are not new to forecasting and demand planning, there obviously seems to be r... Read More...
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I work for an FMCG company with 300+ SKUs. The company wants to move towards bottom
up forecasting at regional and customer level for each SKU, using... Read More...
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There are countless roles today in Data, Analytics and Demand Planning and many different ways you can climb the ladder to the top. However, we see four main an... Read More...
It's your first day at a new company and you're tasked with implementing S&OP. What's the first thing you do? The best starting point is to figure where to... Read More...
Demand Planners readily recognize the challenge of creating business forecasts, and perhaps have an appreciation for the thankless job weather forecasters have.... Read More...
Imagine you’re in the middle of the monthly S&OP meeting, and you’ve come to the point on the agenda that says: “review forecast accuracy KPIs”. You can alr... Read More...
It is essential to continuously revisit and modernize your demand forecasting processes so they adapt to current market realities. This article outlines the bas... Read More...
Have you considered there may be a better way to structure supply chain? I have sure have and it doesn’t look much like the linear Supply Chains of today. Why n... Read More...
