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Based on IBF research, 12% - 16% of people reading this are starting a new S&OP process. Whether it’s because a company started an S&OP process, sta... Read More...
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Peter Drucker’s famous axiom “You can't improve what you don't measure” is particularly relevant to business forecasting. As Demand Planners, we want to mea... Read More...
Maybe you just had a poor quarter with your forecast not aligning to operations or business plans. Maybe there was a series of bad product launches, or you’... Read More...
S&OP processes always include a demand review step. There are plenty of articles, webinars, and blogs about how to set up and optimize a Deman... Read More...
I recently spoke to Mariya Sha, Python guru and star of the Python Simplified YouTube channel. I asked her how forecasters and Demand Planners can get start... Read More...
Have you ever heard the Chinese proverb about the farmer? I originally heard it on a podcast featuring Dan Bilzerian.
The story goes:
A farmer and his... Read More...
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When it comes to the term “S&OP”, there is some uncertainty around how it all started. Some say it started with Oliver Wight in the early 1980’s, others... Read More...
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