Based on IBF research, 12% - 16% of people reading this are starting a new S&OP process. Whether it’s because a company started an S&OP process, sta... Read More...
I work as a Materials Management Analyst for Portland General Electric (PGE) - the electric utility company that serves the Portland, Oregon metro area. It ... Read More...
Peter Drucker’s famous axiom “You can't improve what you don't measure” is particularly relevant to business forecasting. As Demand Planners, we want to mea... Read More...
Maybe you just had a poor quarter with your forecast not aligning to operations or business plans. Maybe there was a series of bad product launches, or you’... Read More...
S&OP processes always include a demand review step. There are plenty of articles, webinars, and blogs about how to set up and optimize a Deman... Read More...
I recently spoke to Mariya Sha, Python guru and star of the Python Simplified YouTube channel. I asked her how forecasters and Demand Planners can get start... Read More...
Have you ever heard the Chinese proverb about the farmer? I originally heard it on a podcast featuring Dan Bilzerian.
The story goes:
A farmer and his... Read More...
Those seeking to reduce error can look in three places to find trouble: The data that go into a forecasting model, the choice of a forecasting method, and t... Read More...
When it comes to the term “S&OP”, there is some uncertainty around how it all started. Some say it started with Oliver Wight in the early 1980’s, others... Read More...
2022 is beginning with substantial uncertainty and risk for businesses of all types. Much of this comes from the financial markets, and part of it relates t... Read More...
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