Solving The SKU Proliferation Problem
The recent trend towards SKU proliferation causes inventory dollars to balloon and margins to fall. These problems have been exposed by Covid-19 demand shifts. ... Read More...
Product Life Cycle Management
In New Product Forecasting, Human Beats Machine
The world of forecasting today is filled with machine-related buzzwords like AI, predictive analytics and machine learning. Will all of forecasting be done by m... Read More...
How Do Product Reviews Fit Into The S&OP Process?
Last year I attended IBF’s conference in Orlando on demand planning, forecasting and S&OP with many peers and industry leaders. During the leadership forum,... Read More...
New Product Forecasting & Planning Benchmark Report: Lifecycles Shorten, Forecasting Becomes Harder
The latest IBF benchmarking report is out, titled “Benchmarking New Product Forecasting and Planning.” It is available for download here. Surveying 791 forec... Read More...