Say No to Siloed Planning With Multi-Echelon Inventory Optimization
Efficient inventory management is crucial for any business. While inventory is needed to meet customer service levels and mitigate uncertainties, organizati... Read More...
What Makes a Great Demand Planner?
Demand forecasting and demand planning are foundational elements of business plans and business strategies across the many functions within the company. The... Read More...
Basics of Data Management for Demand Forecasting
The importance of demand forecasting is clear. Robust forecasting improves critical KPIs like customer service levels, inventory turns, and cash. Howeve... Read More...
Developing a Data Driven Culture from the Ground Up
Many companies strive to build, enhance, and protect their culture for a variety of reasons. Through corporate culture, companies provide an experience to ... Read More...
Orchestrating Consensus with Tension
I recently read Bob Stahl’s newest book, Sales and Operations Planning – An Executive Update, and I came away with a different perspective on a long-time pr... Read More...
The Supply Chain Planning KPIS you Need to Know
As the saying goes, what gets measured gets improved. The same is the case with supply chain management. End to end supply chain operations related to plann... Read More...
How Demand Planners Can Help Other Functions While Maintaining Boundaries
Effective demand planning requires ongoing collaboration with many other teams. Sales, Finance, Supply and Operations — among others — depend on reliable de... Read More...
Price Elasticity & Demand Forecasting
There are many factors that a demand forecaster must consider when developing a demand forecast. One of these factors is the pricing power of the company an... Read More...
It’s a Great Time For Forecasters & Planners – Make the Most of It
It is a great time for business forecasting and planning and those who do it! We have technology and data analytics tools that could not have been imagined ... Read More...
Ask Dr. Jain: How to Forecast for the Toy Industry?
Q. What is the best method to forecast in the toy industry ? Or any industry where 70% + of the portfolio is renewed every year across thousand of SKUs ? Aggreg... Read More...