Forecasting and Planning

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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The Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) Journey Continues at IBF

Anish JainDecember 18, 2009

Last week, I attended IBF’s Executive S&OP workshop with Tom Wallace and companies such as LG, Celegene, Integra Life Sciences, UGG Boots, and more. Som... Read More...

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Cleaning Up with Supplier Collaboration from the Makers of Hoover and Dirt Devil

Sushil SrivastavaDecember 4, 2009

Do you have nightmares that your critical suppliers will make short or no notice revisions to your critical component supply orders? How would your company ... Read More...

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The Social Supply Chain, An Interview with Jeff Ashcroft

Constance KorolNovember 24, 2009

I have been following Jeff Ashcroft’s informative tweets and interacting with him for some time now even though we never actually met in person prior to last ... Read More...

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Demand Planning & Forecasting in Mexico City: A Snapshot of IBF's Experience

Anish JainNovember 18, 2009

I recently returned from Mexico City from our Spanish based Supply Chain Forecasting & Planning Conference: Latin American Experiences, produced together ... Read More...

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5 Suggestions To Improve Pre-S&OP

Eric TinkerNovember 2, 2009

How many times have you been in a Pre-S&OP meeting that seems to drag on and tie up several high end people who are already overloaded? S&OP... Read More...

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Is Regression/ Causal Modeling for Forecasting Underutilized?

Kevin GrayOctober 15, 2009

As readers know, we basically have two ways of doing forecasting: 1. Extrapolating from historical trends - univariate forecasting (ie. Time Series Forecasti... Read More...

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Understanding Intermittent Demand Forecasting Solutions

Charles SmartOctober 8, 2009

Charles Smart When a customer calls for that product item that almost no one ever asks for, do you have it? If your answer is no, it could cost you a sale,... Read More...

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Lego Group: Why is Trust Something We Need to Talk More About in Relation to Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP)?

Michael KehletOctober 2, 2009

Have you ever been sitting in the perfect S&OP meeting…..slides were clear and crisp….all data were accurate….each business area presented their numbers w... Read More...

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Applying Continuous Improvement Techniques to the Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) Process

Todd Dunn, CPFSeptember 25, 2009

Many organizations today are implementing various continuous improvement techniques to manufacturing areas to reduce cost and waste as well as decreasing cycl... Read More...

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