Top Down And Bottom Up Forecasting, Are They Fit For Purpose?
What comes to mind when you think about the Demand Planning role? Sophisticated econometric models, highly analytical work, and number crunching? This was my fi... Read More...
How To Use Microsoft Azure
If, like me, you work in a small to medium sized enterprise where forecasting is still done with pen and paper, you’d be forgiven for thinking that Machine Lear... Read More...
6 Simple Steps For Starting A Demand Planning Process
Simple initiatives add up to big gains. Many professionals feel that establishing a robust demand planning process in an organization is a long and arduous jour... Read More...
Change Management Checklist For S&OP Implementation
I must admit I was wrong. I recently helped pen an article in the Journal of Business Forecasting (JBF) Fall 2017 edition entitled “Why Is the S&OP Process... Read More...
12 Golden Rules For Implementing ERP For Improved Demand Planning And S&OP
In most companies, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) provides the informational backbone needed to manage day-to-day tasks and processes. The system connects p... Read More...
Pat’s Quick Hits For Inventory Reduction Part 2
Last week we looked at cutting inventory through improving inventory quality (getting rid of obsolete or low value stock) and reclassifying mislabelled inventor... Read More...
The Demand Planner Of The Future Will Not Report To Supply Chain
Seth Godin, bestselling author of the books Tribes and Linchpin, once said in an interview that if you can only do what someone else tells you to do and nothing... Read More...
JBF 2018 Special Issue: Letter From The Editor
The Journal of Business Forecasting Winter 2017/2018 Issue is available now for download. Below is a letter from the Editor, Professor Chaman L. Jain, revealing... Read More...
Pat’s Quick Hits For Inventory Reduction: Part 1
In the first of this mini-series, Pat Bower of Combe Inc. reveals the quickest and easiest ways to reduce inventory. Detailing the preferred methods used by lea... Read More...
The Ten Commandments Of Forecasting & Demand Planning
The importance of a forecast really depends on the environment in which you operate. If you are fortunate enough to be in an environment where customer orders c... Read More...