Understanding Functional Mindsets In S&OP For Better Collaboration
I have been writing and talking about S&OP for the past 20 years, and one of they key reasons I have focused on it over other Supply Chain Management proces... Read More...
Demand Planning Predictions For 2020
As forecasters, we rely on data to look at the past and use models to provide insight into the future – this is not one of those times. The following, rather, i... Read More...
Overcoming The Challenges of Big Data
We can no longer ignore data. Now that we have begun to define it and find new ways of collecting it, we see it everywhere and in everything humans do. Our curr... Read More...
6 Steps That Brought Forecasting Back From The Dead At General Motors
This article describes the various steps that General Motors (GM) has taken to improve forecasts for better decision making. These include reducing waste, using... Read More...
Is Customer Service Part Of Your S&OP? It Should Be
To borrow a phrase from the late comedian Rodney Dangerfield, customer service just doesn’t get the S&OP respect it deserves. One of the more important ... Read More...
Strong & Effective Decision Making At The Executive S&OP Meeting
The S&OP process is one of the key decision-making forums for an organization. The conflicting objectives from various departments can prove to be a challe... Read More...
Predictive Analytics & Probabilistic Planning
What if we not only knew what the forecast will be for an item for the next period, but also understood a range of potential outcomes for that item? What if ... Read More...
IBF Talks To Dr. Eric Siegel
IBF spoke to Dr. Eric Siegel, author of the best-selling book Predictive Analytics: The Power to Predict Who Will Click, Buy, Lie, or Die, and host of the Dr. D... Read More...
IBF Talks With Rolls-Royce Chairman, Sir Ian Davis
Andrew Scuoler, CPF spoke with Sir Ian Davis, Chairman of aerospace giant Rolls-Royce, about forecasting, scenario planning, Big Data and why we shouldn't be so... Read More...
The Fall issue Of The Journal of Business Forecasting is available for download now. With insight into updating S&OP for eCommerce, and a candid interview w... Read More...