Attention Demand Planners, wouldn’t you AND your CFO both like to know how much profit your current forecast is leaving on his table? Turns out you can; all tha... 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...
Do your suppliers recognize your company as a Customer of Choice? What does this distinction mean and why is it important? A Customer of Choice is one that supp... Read More...
Interpreting market demand data is one of the most vital concepts in Demand Planning. Effective management of demand greatly improves responsiveness and positi... Read More...
Is your warehouse full of widgets wigging you out? Not to worry, this simple ABC guide will help you implement and maintain an effective inventory management s... Read More...
Almost three decades ago Sales and Operational Planning (S&OP) burst onto the Supply Chain scene as the latest innovation. When S&OP as a concept emerge... Read More...
Effective Demand Planning provides enormous benefits to the S&OP process by converting inputs from the Finance, Sales and Marketing, and Supply functions in... Read More...
Ignorance occurs when the outcomes are not known (or predicted); uncertainty occurs when the outcomes are known (or predicted) but the probabilities are not; an... Read More...
Dear Dr. Jain,
I work for a large company, a group which provides services for Oil & Gas Companies. It has several activities including :
- Air transp... Read More...
You may think that Demand Management in Supply Chain is straightforward. Oh, how wrong you would be! Here in the UK, we have a problem with OTIF (On Time, In Fu... Read More...
