Forecasting and Planning

Q&A on Risk Mitigation, Forecast Value Added (FVA) and Demand Planning Segmentation Strategies

Eric Wilson, ACPFOctober 3, 2014

Recently Eric Wilson, CPF , Director of Global Demand Planning and S&OP at Tempur Sealy International delivered an IBF Webinar on Risk Mitigation, Forecas... Read More...

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Patience is a Virtue, Especially When Implementing an Integrated Business Planning (IBP)/ Executive S&OP Process

Craig McLaughlinJuly 28, 2014

Craig McLaughlin Back in early 2013, when I moved into my current role of leading the global Integrated Business Planning (IBP)/ S&OP program for ... Read More...

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Transformation of Demand Planning, Procurement & Supply Chain with Data Analytics

Kay BelloJuly 18, 2014

Data can be defined as information in its raw form. Therefore it must be properly captured and organized in order for it to be useful and relevant to any busine... Read More...

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A New Approach to Effective Demand Planning – Journal of Business Forecasting Summer 2014

adminJuly 7, 2014

Volume 33 Issue 2 Summer 2014 Click here to DOWNLOAD a preview of the latest Journal of Business Forecasting (JBF) Click HERE to become an IBF member and get ... Read More...

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Using S&OP to Drive a Step Change in Achieving World Class Customer Service

Sven SmetsApril 25, 2014

In September 2013, I accepted a new challenge as Forecasting and Demand Specialist at Wolf Oil Corporation, an independent lubricants company. Wolf Oi... Read More...

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Getting New Innovation to the Market Fast with S&OP Best Practices from Nokia

Ville HovattaApril 22, 2014

Ville Hovatta Now, your company has an amazing new product to be launched for the next Christmas season. It’s said to be a make or break for meeting this year... Read More...

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Thoughts from IBF’s Supply Chain Forecasting & Planning Conference in Dubai

Sandeep KarkeraApril 14, 2014

Sandeep Karkera As I consider the evolution of the role demand planning and forecasting has gone through over the years and what the future may hold for the i... Read More...

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Change Management in S&OP – What’s In It For Me (WIIFM)?

Rachel StaffordApril 3, 2014

Rachel Stafford I imagine we've all been in situations where we are trying to implement a change of some sort for the good of the business, and those around u... Read More...

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"Spring Training" at the Institute of Business Forecasting & Planning – IBF

Scott RoyFebruary 18, 2014

Scott Roy In February in the States is when baseball spring training begins. On the first day of training, all of the players congregate to practice in antici... Read More...

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Mitigating Supply Chain Vulnerability & Risk from Implementing a Continuity Plan at the Planning and Forecasting Level

George WheelerFebruary 7, 2014

George Wheeler How would your organization recover from a supply chain interruption and what impact would it have on your customers? In today’s global econom... Read More...

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