Demand Planning With True Demand
For the following scenario which of the following historical orders data stream you would consider from a demand planning perspective? 1. All order streams A to E should be considered? … Read More
Simplicity Is NOT That Easy – Especially In Planning!
Some planners just are very proud of the fact that their business is complex – 20K SKUs, 20 DCs and thousands of customer sold-to locations. And when my team at … Read More
The Impact of The Trade War On The Global Supply Chain – Are You Ready?
The US Trade Deficits have increased with China. The Chinese diligently supply us with inexpensive products and gadgets and earn USD as foreign currency which they invest back mostly in our Treasury Bonds.
Regardless, the Trade deficit is just 2% of the size of the US Economy – looks like a drop in the ocean.
Demand Management: Boycott Sales and Marketing?
Many planners typically boycott the Advanced Planning tool that is struggling to meet their planning needs. Their Demand Management operates in full-blown Excel mode and off-line analytics for most of … Read More
Statistical Models In IBP vs. SAP SCM (Formerly APO)
Demand Planning LLC has done some extensive research on modeling capabilities in the IBP Demand solution launched by SAP. And we are the leading authority on Model Tuning and Optimization in … Read More
Customer-Specific SKUs Versus Virtual Warehouse
If you want to reserve inventory for your customer, what to do? Create customer-specific SKUs or a Virtual warehouse to lock the inventory.
Demand Planning Seminar – Sep 19 & 20 Boston, MA
Demand Planning and Sales Forecasting Seminar in Boston will focus on demand modeling using statistical techniques, the methodology to perform model diagnostics, forecast accuracy measurement, and the process to incorporate market intelligence and finally how demand forecasting fits into the corporate S&OP process.
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Is WMAPE Over-Rated As An Organizational KPI?
Many are taking shots at the very thought of measuring Forecasts itself leave alone with WMAPE. And some are taking shots at the discipline of Forecasting itself. If forecasting is … Read More
Can We Combine The Role of Demand Planning And Supply Planning Into One Role?
The Planner! Sounds like a movie title – the movie we have not seen and Pixar has not thought of…. What is the major advantage of uniting the two roles … Read More
Sales Planning – What Is Their Value Add?
Who are Sales Planners? Do you have a function called Sales Planning in your organization? Most companies have a Sales support function called Sales Planning or Sales Logistics or even … Read More