New IBF Blog Series – Forecast Value Added (FVA)
Beginning this December, the Institute of Business Forecasting is proud to publish a new blog series of case studies on Forecast Value Added (FVA). Michael Gi... Read More...
Understanding the Black Box
Education in the demand planning arena is a critical part of achieving improved results. We here at Continental Tire are always looking for ways to increase o... Read More...
2014 Business Forecasting & Planning Recognition Award Recipients
The Institute of Business Forecasting & Planning, IBF, would like to proudly acknowledge and congratulate our 2014 Business Forecasting & Planning Reco... Read More...
Safety Stock, Forecasting, and S&OP
Most practitioners of Sales & Operations Planning would agree that the focus of an S&OP Process should be on the mid-to-long range horizon, and typica... Read More...
Interdepartmental Cooperation Optimizes Supply Chain Limitations – Journal of Business Forecasting Fall 2014
Volume 33 Issue 3
Fall 2014
Click here to download a sample copy of the latest Journal of Business Forecasting (JBF) Click here to Become an IBF member... Read More...
IBF Report: Benchmarking Forecast Errors
Within demand planning and forecasting, there is nothing more important than forecast accuracy. The success of any plan greatly depends on it. Forecasts allow... Read More...
Unraveling Demand Planning: The Importance of Capability in Modern Supply Chain
Nearly four years ago, I landed my dream job. I was named the Demand Planning Capability Manager for Global drinks giant Diageo. A few months later I arrived ... Read More...
Segmenting for Supply Chain Planning and Customer Service Success
A 25-year high-tech supply chain veteran, Wade McDaniel is vice president of Solutions Architecture for Avnet Velocity, Avnet, Inc.'s global supply chain solu... Read More...
Q&A on Risk Mitigation, Forecast Value Added (FVA) and Demand Planning Segmentation Strategies
Recently Eric Wilson, CPF , Director of Global Demand Planning and S&OP at Tempur Sealy International delivered an IBF Webinar on Risk Mitigation, Forecas... Read More...
Patience is a Virtue, Especially When Implementing an Integrated Business Planning (IBP)/ Executive S&OP Process
Craig McLaughlin Back in early 2013, when I moved into my current role of leading the global Integrated Business Planning (IBP)/ S&OP program for ... Read More...