Our Demand Planning Seminar in Chicago – With Emerging Trends And New Topics Oct 14-16
three day workshop on Demand Planning and Forecasting.
Tag: demand planning
Where Are The Black Swans?
How do we prepare for Black Swan events?
Black Swan events are those highly unpredictable events that occur out of nowhere and cause a systemic shock to the process and the way we do things. They may perennially alter the way we conduct our business.
Bull-Whipping Or Driving The Demand?
Bullwhip effect is a phenomenon of demand being overestimated or underestimated as it passes through various stages of supply chain resulting in exaggerated supply fluctuations. The increased variability in … Read More
Demand Sensing, Demand Shaping and Demand Management – Are Demand Planners Doing These Activities Today?
This article summarizes the difference between Demand Planning and Demand Management. We raise the question on the role of Demand Planners in Demand Sensing, Demand Shaping and Demand Management.
Moving The ROC To Forecast…….
Start with the forecast first and make plans and contingencies for the extent of the error. Improve on the forecast by quizzing, dialoguing, negotiating and working with the ROC. This should be well emphasized in the basics of supply chain management.
Join hands together to move the ROC to make a better demand plan!
Can We Use Multiple Linear Regressions to Model Sales Promotions?
The simplest approach to model promotions is through interventions. This is also called event modeling in the literature. We collect a list of events and classify into types of events … Read More