The Ten Commandments Of Forecasting & Demand Planning
The importance of a forecast really depends on the environment in which you operate. If you are fortunate enough to be in an environment where customer orders c... Read More...
Models & Methods
How To Use Forecasting Tools In Microsoft Excel 2016
Excel is Excel, right? Vlookups and Pivot Charts provide everything I need, so why would I upgrade to Excel 2016? If you are asking yourself this then boy, you ... Read More...
SKU Rationalization – Finding The SKU Sweet Spot At Hershey’s
At Hershey’s, our entire Latin American portfolio suffered from a malaise that plagues countless other corporations – a portfolio that drastically exceeds the o... Read More...
3 Tips For Forecasting New Products From Castrol’s Demand Planning Playbook
Innovation, or new product development, is an integral part of any organization that wants to grow and compete for market share. This doesn’t just involve brand... Read More...
How We Balance Demand & Supply at Castrol
Ouch. OTIF regulations, decreasing product life cycles, shorter-lead times, price slashing, and increased volatility - the last couple of years have been a kick... Read More...
3 Cornerstones Of Successful S&OP Rollout
The average global company has 5 different S&OP processes, scattered across different regions and completely unintegrated. If yours is one of them, then con... Read More...
In The Battle Between Demand Driven & Demand Planning, Both Sides Are Failing
Coke versus Pepsi, New York versus Chicago style pizza, The Red Sox versus The Yankees – we all have the right opinions and know the other side is obviously wro... Read More...
eCommerce/Omnichannel Planning & Forecasting – Special IBF Journal Issue
The lastest special issue of IBF's Journal of Business Forecasting (JBF) - Winter 2016-2017, is dedicated to the newly emerged channel of distribution, e-Commer... Read More...
Improving Forecast Accuracy: Using Lean Principles to Improve the Forecasting Process
Nearly all supply chain practitioners are familiar with, or have been trained on, the use of Lean/Six Sigma tools for reducing waste and improving processes. ... Read More...