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Optimizing Operations For Cash Flow

Eric Wilson, ACPFJuly 29, 2022

At the end of last year, I made this podcast that predicted that 2022 was going to be the year of ‘anti-lean’ with inventory flooding the market and companies having to offer discounts to shift excess stock. My theory was that when we combine ex... Read More...

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Mitigating Interest Rate Risk With Scenario Planning & FP&A

Mark LawlessFebruary 1, 2022

2022 is beginning with substantial uncertainty and risk for businesses of all types. Much of this comes from the financial markets, and part of it relates to operating for 2 years in the pandemic. The list is long, but the main risks for demand p... Read More...

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Mitigating Supply Chain Risk and Its Financial Effects

Mark LawlessNovember 8, 2021

It is important for both supply chain and financial professionals to consider the impact of mitigation and risk management efforts on company financial performance. Projected demand for upcoming periods must be planned for, and we look to balanc... Read More...

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Turbocharge Your Financial Plans By Collaborating With Demand Planners

Eric Wilson, ACPFJuly 31, 2018

Financial planning and analysis (FP&A) is the process of analyzing an organization's financial strategy. To accomplish this, we need a prediction of a future P&L and cash flow or, in other words, a forecast. Many companies however do not crea... Read More...

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Second Opinion Forecasting, The Next Big Thing?

Alan DybvigApril 25, 2018

Attention Demand Planners, wouldn’t you AND your CFO both like to know how much profit your current forecast is leaving on his table? Turns out you can; all that’s required is getting a second opinion of your current forecast just like you would if y... Read More...

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The Demand Planner Of The Future Will Not Report To Supply Chain

Eric Wilson, ACPFJanuary 22, 2018

Seth Godin, bestselling author of the books Tribes and Linchpin, once said in an interview that if you can only do what someone else tells you to do and nothing more, then they can find someone (or something) cheaper than you to do it. If you can cre... Read More...

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Finance Must Work Together with Demand Planning: My Case for A Centralized Forecasting Process

Eric Wilson, ACPFJanuary 2, 2018

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 understand the drivers behind demand. There is an increased need for insights not just numbers, an... Read More...

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