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Strength In Numbers.

Maria SimosDecember 8, 2010

Last night while I was at the joint APICS/IBF/CSCMP Holiday Networking Collaborative in Boston, MA these three words came to mind, “Strength in numbers.” But before I can explain these three simple words, I should first explain all the abbreviatio... Read More...

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S&OP or Supercalifragilistic- expialidocious… Something Quite Atrocious?

Maria SimosNovember 2, 2010

This is a good question. As I traveled down to Florida for the IBF’s Supply Chain Planning & Forecasting: Best Practices Conference w/ Advanced Practices in S&OP Forum I wasn't sure which was harder to explain as a concept. After a few day... Read More...

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The Magic of S&OP

Maria SimosOctober 25, 2010

Teamwork, collaboration, transparency and increased profitability. Sounds like some Disney Magic, right? Well based on the experiences shared from the panel at the Institute of Business Forecasting & Planning’s kickoff event on Sunday dubbed t... Read More...

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The JBF & Me: 30ish Years of Growth

Maria SimosSeptember 17, 2010

When the Institute of Business Forecasting & Planning (IBF) was formed, I was still in diapers. Around the same time that Dr. Jain had the novel idea of bringing business practitioners together to learn and grow together I was only crawling ove... Read More...

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