What Management Must Know About Forecasting
Are there some things you wish your organization’s management knew about forecasting? Those of us who have served time in the forecasting profession know t... Read More...
Falling Asleep at Your S&OP Meeting?
I remember the day very clearly when I read Donald J Wheeler’s book “Understanding Variation – The Key to Managing Chaos.” What grabbed my attention was the s... Read More...
Building Demand Forecasting Models for ATM Machines & the Time Value of Money Risk
The “time value of money” is at stake when you are trying to forecast demand at ATM machines and of course, customer satisfaction. Trying to get the right a... Read More...
The Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) Journey Continues at IBF
Last week, I attended IBF’s Executive S&OP workshop with Tom Wallace and companies such as LG, Celegene, Integra Life Sciences, UGG Boots, and more. Som... Read More...
Cleaning Up with Supplier Collaboration from the Makers of Hoover and Dirt Devil
Do you have nightmares that your critical suppliers will make short or no notice revisions to your critical component supply orders? How would your company ... Read More...
The Social Supply Chain, An Interview with Jeff Ashcroft
I have been following Jeff Ashcroft’s informative tweets and interacting with him for some time now even though we never actually met in person prior to last ... Read More...
Demand Planning & Forecasting in Mexico City: A Snapshot of IBF's Experience
I recently returned from Mexico City from our Spanish based Supply Chain Forecasting & Planning Conference: Latin American Experiences, produced together ... Read More...
5 Suggestions To Improve Pre-S&OP
How many times have you been in a Pre-S&OP meeting that seems to drag on and tie up several high end people who are already overloaded? S&OP... Read More...
Is Regression/ Causal Modeling for Forecasting Underutilized?
As readers know, we basically have two ways of doing forecasting: 1. Extrapolating from historical trends - univariate forecasting (ie. Time Series Forecasti... Read More...
Understanding Intermittent Demand Forecasting Solutions
Charles Smart When a customer calls for that product item that almost no one ever asks for, do you have it? If your answer is no, it could cost you a sale,... Read More...