Forecasting and Planning

Can a Small Company Create a Demand Responsive Operation and Compete with the Big Boys?

Fred HarriedApril 20, 2010

“We will what?” I had heard it. We will be doubling shipments in the next 4 months, and this was just the beginning. I cannot say I wasn’t excited. It felt ... Read More...

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Yokohama Tire Canada: Forecast Accuracy and the Cost of Being Right

Jonathon KarelseApril 7, 2010

Demand planning and forecasting is a process which, because of its intrinsic focus on “error”, too often invites misguided efforts at producing perfection. L... Read More...

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S&OP or BUST! at Land O’Lakes Company

Joeseph StackhouseMarch 26, 2010

Eighteen months ago I decided I would put my job on the line if that is what would take to improve our planning processes and implement S&OP. Due to the... Read More...

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Can Forecasting Help Me Staff a Specific Hewlett-Packard Call Center at 10:30 am on a Friday?

Jerry ShanMarch 18, 2010

We can do a good job of predicting this, but the question is “Can we do better?”. The Statistician W. Edwards Deming showed Japan’s auto industry the impor... Read More...

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Rockin' the S&OP Process at Fender Musical Instruments Corporation

Michael AndersonFebruary 8, 2010

Monday, 8:05am: your boss calls you into his office and says, “I just got back from the Supply Chain Forecasting & Planning Conference. We need to star... Read More...

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To Prepare Demand Forecasts, Should We Listen to Our Customers?

Mohammad AliJanuary 28, 2010

If the answer to this question appears to be obvious, please read on! There’s been lots of discussion about how forecasting is done, but much less about w... Read More...

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IBF Webinar Q&A: What Management Must Know About Forecasting

Michael GillilandJanuary 17, 2010

Below details Questions & Answers from IBF's Webinar "What Management Must Know About Forecasting." If you missed it, no worries. You can view it compli... Read More...

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What Management Must Know About Forecasting

Michael GillilandJanuary 11, 2010

Are there some things you wish your organization’s management knew about forecasting? Those of us who have served time in the forecasting profession know t... Read More...

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Falling Asleep at Your S&OP Meeting?

Martin JosephJanuary 4, 2010

I remember the day very clearly when I read Donald J Wheeler’s book “Understanding Variation – The Key to Managing Chaos.” What grabbed my attention was the s... Read More...

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Building Demand Forecasting Models for ATM Machines & the Time Value of Money Risk

David ReillyDecember 29, 2009

The “time value of money” is at stake when you are trying to forecast demand at ATM machines and of course, customer satisfaction. Trying to get the right a... Read More...

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