How To Use Forecasting Tools In Microsoft Excel 2016
Excel is Excel, right? Vlookups and Pivot Charts provide everything I need, so why would I upgrade to Excel 2016? If you are asking yourself this then boy, you ... Read More...
SKU Rationalization – Finding The SKU Sweet Spot At Hershey’s
At Hershey’s, our entire Latin American portfolio suffered from a malaise that plagues countless other corporations – a portfolio that drastically exceeds the o... Read More...
How to Improve the Global S&OP Process: Hollister’s Journey
Lewis Carroll once wrote, “If you don’t know where you are going, any road will get you there.” Watts H. Humphrey, the American software engineer countered with... Read More...
From Shelf Stacker to Demand Planning Leader: My Unusual Career in S&OP
A common feeling amongst those leaving university is the sense of “what next?” And when you graduate with a degree as vague as mine (BA in Arts & Humanities... Read More...
3 Tips For Forecasting New Products From Castrol’s Demand Planning Playbook
Innovation, or new product development, is an integral part of any organization that wants to grow and compete for market share. This doesn’t just involve brand... Read More...
The Power of Data Analysis Profiling In The Medical Device Industry
It is widely acknowledged that the right demand plan can balance inventory levels with costs and lead to positive cash flow and higher customer satisfaction. Th... Read More...
Q&A: Dr. Jain Answers Your Forecasting and Demand Planning Questions
Dr. Jain, editor of the Journal of Business Forecasting, answers readers' questions on forecasting and demand planning. Dr. Jain answers readers' questions ... Read More...
Finance Must Work Together with Demand Planning: My Case for A Centralized Forecasting Process
Stop me if you have heard this before. We need more accurate forecasts, and we need them faster. Things are becoming more complex and we need to better understa... Read More...
S&OP Unplugged 1: Do We Turn The Demand Planning Function Into A Dual Role?
The S&OP Unplugged video taken from IBF's Best Practices Conference is now available for free download – available in full for a short time only. This speci... Read More...
How We Balance Demand & Supply at Castrol
Ouch. OTIF regulations, decreasing product life cycles, shorter-lead times, price slashing, and increased volatility - the last couple of years have been a kick... Read More...