Maria Simos

S&OP or Supercalifragilistic- expialidocious… Something Quite Atrocious?

Maria SimosNovember 2, 2010

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 in S&OP Forum I wasn't sure which was harder to explain as a concept. After a few day... Read More...

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The Magic of S&OP

Maria SimosOctober 25, 2010

Teamwork, collaboration, transparency and increased profitability. Sounds like some Disney Magic, right? Well based on the experiences shared from the panel at the Institute of Business Forecasting & Planning’s kickoff event on Sunday dubbed t... Read More...

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The JBF & Me: 30ish Years of Growth

Maria SimosSeptember 17, 2010

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 bringing business practitioners together to learn and grow together I was only crawling ove... Read More...

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The Buzz on Demand Planning & Forecasting Software

Maria SimosMay 6, 2010

A big treat in attending a conference is not only learning from attendees, but also having the benefit of one-stop shopping when it comes to vendors in the exhibit hall. These vendors travel across the country, often times lugging huge displays, s... Read More...

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Grab Your Data and Come Speed Date with Me

Maria SimosApril 30, 2010

When you come to a conference, all you want is to talk to as many people as you can so you can learn what everyone else is doing and learn from them. Speaking with one attendee, they shared how in their group, there is only four demand planners, s... Read More...

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Confessions of a Demand Planner

Maria SimosApril 29, 2010

Wednesday afternoon kicked off this year's Institute of Business Forecasting & Planning's Best Practices Conference with a near-standing room only pre-conference Demand Management Forum. The Forum was led by Mike Gilliand from SAS and a panel ... Read More...

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