Forecasting and Planning

Are you Ready for the Unexpected? Demand and Supply Chain Professionals Play a Critical Role in Managing Risk

Curtis BrewerJuly 7, 2009

It’s a warm June morning in Omaha, the phone rings and you answer. The man on the other end of the line explains that there has been an explosion at your pro... Read More...

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Michael Jackson and Supply Chain Forecasting & Planning

Anish JainJune 30, 2009

We all know a strike, natural disaster, large scale power failure/ black out, major retail customer dropping you as a supplier, major competitor dropping out ... Read More...

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Are We All Moving From a “Push” to a “Pull” Forecasting World like Nestle?

Scott RoyJune 23, 2009

I always look forward to the IBF’s annual Consumer Products & Retail Forecasting Forum. It gives me a chance to validate the direction we are taking our o... Read More...

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News Flash! Long Lead Times, Safety Stock, Backorders Etc. All Cost Money

Tom WallaceJune 17, 2009

What goes around comes around. Many years ago, when I was young, people in the Northeast and Midwest were upset because they were losing jobs to the South. Le... Read More...

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Getting Top Management Support for S&OP Does Not Mean Running to the Top

John GallucciJune 10, 2009

If you listen to the buzz about S&OP at an IBF Conference, you will hear a repeated theme. This seemingly endless refrain is recited by Planners, Vice Pr... Read More...

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Welcome to IBF's Blog!

Anish JainJune 9, 2009

Folks, it is with great pleasure to welcome all of you to the IBF’s Blog! I don’t know why it has taken us so long to get here with the amount of content, know... Read More...

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Models Alone are Not Enough for Improving Forecasts

Dr. Chaman L. JainJune 1, 2009

Statistical models are important, but they are not the be all and end all of forecasting. Forecasts can be further improved if: 1) Data is properly analyzed ... Read More...

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The Scoop on S&OP: One Company's Recession Story

Tom WallaceMay 30, 2009

This is my first posting to the IBF’s new blog, and I’d like to express my thanks, first of all, to you, the readers and also to Anish Jain of the IBF who inv... Read More...

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Consumer Products & Retail Forecasting Forum

Michael GillilandMay 29, 2009

My thanks to Constance Korol for the invitation to guest-blog on IBF’s site. It is quite the pleasure to follow Tom Wallace, one of my favorite thought-leader... Read More...

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Are our Supply Chain Strategies Redistributing Economic Wealth and Standards of Living?

Mark LawlessMay 28, 2009

At a time where recessionary forces are at work, many questions are being asked about how businesses have evolved their management practices and how this has ... Read More...

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