Why Aren’t Demand Planners Adopting Machine Learning?
We all know that machine learning (ML) and AI gets the analytics and data science community excited. Every self-respecting forecasting department is develop... Read More...
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The Advancements In Disease Forecasting That Can Revolutionize Business Forecasting
On the IBF On Demand podcast, I recently spoke to a real innovator doing great things in the forecasting space. He comes from a disease forecastin... Read More...
Transitioning From Times Series To Predictive Analytics
I recently had a fascinating and enlightening conversation with one of the leading figures in predictive analytics and business forecasting, Dr. Barry Keati... Read More...
Simplifying Python For Business Forecasting With Mariya Sha
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...
Will AI Revolutionize Demand Planning? Maybe…
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...
Using Social Media Data To Improve Forecasts
Web 2.0 is a term that's been used often since the early 2000s. While the itself term is ambiguous, it has in many ways come to mean the socialization of the we... Read More...
Breaking The Magician’s Code: Revealing The A.I Algorithms Behind Predictive Analytics
I am going to attempt to pull back the curtain and unveil the magic behind the most common algorithms used in predictive analytics for business forecasting,... Read More...
Beware The Pitfalls Of AI In Demand Planning
As we integrate artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) into our demand planning processes, I am sure that we will see improvement in our abi... Read More...
Updating Machine Learning Models To Adapt To Demand Shifts
Even before the pandemic, foward-thinking retailers leveraged AI and machine learning technology (ML) for demand forecasting. In the post-Covid world, howev... Read More...
The Intersection Of Forecasting, Machine Learning & Business Intelligence
The following is an extract from Eric Wilson's new book, Predictive Analytics For Business Forecasting & Planning, written by Eric Wilson CPF. It is your gu... Read More...