S&OP or Supercalifragilistic- expialidocious… Something Quite Atrocious?
This is a good question. As I traveled down to Florida for the IBF’s Supply Chain Planning & Forecasting: Best Practices Conference w/ Advanced Practices ... Read More...
Seeing Past the Nouns
What do battery operated lawnmowers, $1B of crop protection annual R&D and making chemical drum orders on your iPhone have in common? More than you would... Read More...
The Magic of S&OP
Teamwork, collaboration, transparency and increased profitability. Sounds like some Disney Magic, right? Well based on the experiences shared from the panel ... Read More...
“Perfect” Forecasting Metrics for Imperfect Forecasts
How many times have you heard your Forecast Accuracy is too low and it must improve? Then you think, “It is a forecast!! If I could predict it to 100%, I’... Read More...
The JBF & Me: 30ish Years of Growth
When the Institute of Business Forecasting & Planning (IBF) was formed, I was still in diapers. Around the same time that Dr. Jain had the novel idea of b... Read More...
How Post Cereal Prepares Accurate Forecasts from Promotional and Marketing Activities
One of the interesting things about forecasting finished goods is how many functions participate in the development of the forecast and are subsequently impac... Read More...
Ring, Ring, Has Bayer Reduced Forecast Error by Avoiding the Telephone Game Effect Through Better Communication?
I’m sure that all of us have played the Telephone Game at one time or another. One person starts a message that travels through several people and then we al... Read More...
Navistar Knows that Better Supply Chain Forecasting Performance Comes from Collaborative Efforts Both Inside and Outside the Enterprise
Why don’t you have these in stock? Why do you have so many of these in the warehouse? Why is your fill so low? Do these questions seem familiar coming f... Read More...
“The Terminator” is Stopping our Demand Planning & Forecasting Education – Are we Prepared?
Folks, we must constantly remind ourselves that “process” takes precedence over “technology” and technology should be designed to enable best practices. Duri... Read More...
People, Processes, and Technologies
As I sit here on an airplane traveling home from the APICS/IBF Best of the Best S&OP Conference (BOTB), I find myself reviewing my notes and writing this entry.... Read More...