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2014 Business Forecasting & Planning Recognition Award Recipients

Tom SavageNovember 12, 2014

The Institute of Business Forecasting & Planning, IBF, would like to proudly acknowledge and congratulate our 2014 Business Forecasting & Planning Recognition Award Recipients. The IBF's Business Forecasting & Planning Recognition Award... Read More...

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Safety Stock, Forecasting, and S&OP

Erik HjerpeOctober 22, 2014

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 typically at a volume/aggregate level. However, I am often surprised when some of these same pr... Read More...

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Interdepartmental Cooperation Optimizes Supply Chain Limitations – Journal of Business Forecasting Fall 2014

Dr. Chaman L. JainOctober 22, 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 and get a JBF subscription FREE Featured Articles: Interdepartmental Cooperation Optim... Read More...

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IBF Report: Benchmarking Forecast Errors

Dr. Chaman L. JainOctober 22, 2014

Within demand planning and forecasting, there is nothing more important than forecast accuracy. The success of any plan greatly depends on it. Forecasts allow you to determine opportunities and risks; they also help to effectively manage supply and... Read More...

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Segmenting for Supply Chain Planning and Customer Service Success

Wade McDanielOctober 7, 2014

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 solutions business unit. Tradeoffs! When you hear this term, you typically think of giving so... Read More...

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Q&A on Risk Mitigation, Forecast Value Added (FVA) and Demand Planning Segmentation Strategies

Eric Wilson, ACPFOctober 3, 2014

Recently Eric Wilson, CPF , Director of Global Demand Planning and S&OP at Tempur Sealy International delivered an IBF Webinar on Risk Mitigation, Forecast Value Added (FVA) and Demand Planning Segmentation Strategies. Below are some of the Qu... Read More...

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Patience is a Virtue, Especially When Implementing an Integrated Business Planning (IBP)/ Executive S&OP Process

Craig McLaughlinJuly 28, 2014

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 Mondelez, I came into the job from a Business Unit operations leadership role. As any of ... Read More...

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Transformation of Demand Planning, Procurement & Supply Chain with Data Analytics

Kay BelloJuly 18, 2014

Data can be defined as information in its raw form. Therefore it must be properly captured and organized in order for it to be useful and relevant to any business. Data is more available today than ever as a result of technology advancements (i.e. f... Read More...

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A New Approach to Effective Demand Planning – Journal of Business Forecasting Summer 2014

adminJuly 7, 2014

Volume 33 Issue 2 Summer 2014 Click here to DOWNLOAD a preview of the latest Journal of Business Forecasting (JBF) Click HERE to become an IBF member and get a JBF subscription FREE FEATURED ARTICLES: A New Approach to Effective Demand Planning B... Read More...

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Using S&OP to Drive a Step Change in Achieving World Class Customer Service

Sven SmetsApril 25, 2014

In September 2013, I accepted a new challenge as Forecasting and Demand Specialist at Wolf Oil Corporation, an independent lubricants company. Wolf Oil shows fantastic growth figures, which focuses on their private labels and the introducti... Read More...

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