ToolsGroup

JULY 19, 2023

The Italian consumer goods company applies ToolsGroup’s probabilistic forecasting and inventory optimization across its expansive network to enhance customer experience and business value. This automated, AI-powered solution includes Demand Planning & Forecasting and Inventory Optimization.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 5, 2017

What your demand planning organization does is key to where it sits and how it needs to be structured. What follows is a high-level look at the processes that a robust demand planning function supports. Demand Planning Supported Processes. And producing the demand plan is a combination of science and art.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 25, 2017

Now that we’ve established that forecasting is important , you know what your demand planning organization is going to do and how you plan to structure it , here we’ll address where to put it. Pros: Sales has the business intelligence needed to produce a good forecast. Sales individuals tend to be very field focused.

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ToolsGroup

JULY 27, 2021

On the surface, it seems like the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry performed better than most during the COVID pandemic. Consumer goods e-commerce sales for example increased 91% year over year according to a NielsenIQ analysis. Anticipate Consumer Demand and Supply Chain Uncertainty with Probabilistic Planning.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 290

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BlueYonder

MARCH 29, 2017

As supply chains get more complex in response to omni-channel pressures, most companies are realizing the ever-increasing importance of having one quality view of demand across functions. We will first discuss whether a company should even have a standalone demand planning group. Should We Have a Demand Planning Group?

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DELMIA Quintiq

APRIL 6, 2020

Demand planning, however, gets even tougher for manufacturers with the COVID-19 outbreak in 2020. How will demand change now that a global pandemic has forced many bars and restaurants to close for weeks? How will panic buying and shortages of certain basic goods affect seasonal products?

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BlueYonder

APRIL 10, 2017

Once you’ve decided your company will create a demand planning group and have determined what processes your organization will support , you can decide how to structure and staff it. As discussed in Part 2, there may be other functions combined with demand planning in your group.

Supply and Demand 40

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 3, 2023

When reality differs from the forecasted plan, the solution is programed to make certain decisions in a fully automated manner, some decisions that are either approved or rejected by humans, while some decisions still need to be made solely by humans. I believe this claim.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 29, 2017

As supply chains get more complex in response to omni-channel pressures, most companies are realizing the ever-increasing importance of having one quality view of demand across functions. We will first discuss whether a company should even have a standalone demand planning group. Should We Have a Demand Planning Group?

Supply and Demand 40

Supply and Demand Demand Planning Supply Chain Planning Software Modeling 40

BlueYonder

APRIL 25, 2017

Now that we’ve established that forecasting is important , you know what your demand planning organization is going to do and how you plan to structure it , here we’ll address where to put it. Pros: Sales has the business intelligence needed to produce a good forecast. Sales individuals tend to be very field focused.

Supply and Demand 40

Supply and Demand Demand Planning Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning 40

BlueYonder

APRIL 10, 2017

Once you’ve decided your company will create a demand planning group and have determined what processes your organization will support , you can decide how to structure and staff it. As discussed in Part 2, there may be other functions combined with demand planning in your group.

Supply and Demand 40

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BlueYonder

APRIL 5, 2017

What your demand planning organization does is key to where it sits and how it needs to be structured. What follows is a high-level look at the processes that a robust demand planning function supports. Demand Planning Supported Processes. And producing the demand plan is a combination of science and art.

Supply and Demand 40

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 2, 2023

(The planning team was defending the status quo without questioning current practices and how to improve them.) The question was, “How can I redefine demand planning processes to use channel data?” Starting to understand the issue with multi-tier demand planning? Demand is a tough subject.

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ToolsGroup

AUGUST 20, 2019

At this major consumer goods manufacturer, external market disruptions and internal changes (such as moving forecasting back and forth between Sales and Supply Chain) left them facing an array of demand planning process challenges. Within less than 12 months, the company saw rapid improvement.

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Logility

JUNE 9, 2023

From film technology and graphics to materials and construction, consumer goods brands worldwide regard PPC as a high-stakes partner. The digital twin covers critical S&OP areas, including demand planning, replenishment planning, supply planning, and advanced production scheduling.

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Alloy

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Demand planning is a process just about every consumer goods company performs to keep their supply chain operation running smoothly. After all, revenue will be lost either because of empty shelves or due to overproduction and excess inventory if demand plans are wildly inaccurate. Real-time POS data.

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o9 Solutions

MAY 18, 2017

Accurate demand forecasting is vital to an agile and efficient supply chain capable of responding to today’s rapidly changing markets. […].

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 14, 2022

Lisa Johnston ( @thatljohnston ), Senior Editor at Consumer Goods Technology, writes, “Much has been written about the extreme shifts in consumer behavior patterns.”[2] 1] Michael Baudendistel, “ Consumer Data Shows Mixed Messages ,” FreightWaves, 23 November 2021. [2] ”[3].

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ToolsGroup

AUGUST 20, 2019

At this major consumer goods manufacturer, external market disruptions and internal changes (such as moving forecasting back and forth between Sales and Supply Chain) left them facing an array of demand planning process challenges. Within less than 12 months, the company saw rapid improvement.

Supply Chain Planning Software 136

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QAD

JUNE 6, 2019

The Consumer Products and Food & Beverage Vertical Update session featured three presenters, covering a variety of industry-specific topics. The Next Generation of Demand Planning: Intelligent and Real-Time. Demand Planning technology is being reborn into something real-time, intelligent and reactive.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

In this posting we highlight today’s announcement by supply chain planning technology provider Logility indicating a definitive agreement to acquire Garvis , described as a visionary startup that combines large language models (LLM’s) with AI-native demand forecasting.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 11, 2023

Can Improving Forecast Accuracy Address Our Demand Planning Woes? If “the forecast is always wrong,” is improving forecast accuracy even the solution to our demand planning woes? Polly-Mitchell Guthrie ( Kinaxis ). Gordon Food Services Conquers the Last Mile ; Chris Cunnane.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 14, 2020

The staff at Consumer Goods Technology (CGT) writes, “Just five short months ago, the consumer goods industry was focused on building a supply chain to support the omnichannel era, focusing on four key areas: demand planning, fulfillment, manufacturing, and last-mile delivery. Footnotes. [1]

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Vanguard Software

AUGUST 17, 2021

Consumers spent $861.12 But for this high-SKU-count industry, where demand is unpredictable, the conditions of many consumer goods supply chains are far from perfect. Demand Planning & Forecasting for CPG. Anticipate CGP Demand and Supply Chain Uncertainty using Predictive Planning.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 52

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 25, 2013

I like the work that Logility has done in the redefinition of demand planning. Their work on New Product Profiler (a product to forecast a new product) and on attribute-based planning termed Proportional Profile Planning is very encouraging. Many were almost giddy. 2) Logility. 3) Solvoyo. 4) Terra Technology.

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CHAINalytics

APRIL 21, 2020

Almost every company is currently experiencing demand disruption. Food and consumer goods manufacturers along with their retail counterparts are dealing with unprecedented highs across consumer channels, while “non-essential” companies are being plagued with historical lows.

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E2open

JANUARY 31, 2017

According to E2open’s annual Forecasting Benchmark Study – encompassing more than $250 billion in trade from 17 multinational consumer goods companies and published as a public resource to help companies on their journey to forecast excellence – the average demand planning forecast error for food items is high, at almost 50%.

Supply and Demand 60

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E2open

JANUARY 31, 2017

According to E2open’s annual Forecasting Benchmark Study – encompassing more than $250 billion in trade from 17 multinational consumer goods companies and published as a public resource to help companies on their journey to forecast excellence – the average demand planning forecast error for food items is high, at almost 50%.

Supply and Demand 60

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Many supply chain executives in consumer goods and retail companies grappling with the Experience Economy still hear objections that AI and machine learning technologies are futuristic. What’s changed over the past decade is that IT infrastructure has become scalable, powerful and affordable enough to support mainstream adoption.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 26, 2023

Mars is one of the largest fast moving consumer goods companies in the world. The goal of an SCP implementation was to effectively balance demand and supply. Here, Mars Wrigley leveraged using Kinaxis for both demand and supply planning. This private, family-owned business is headquartered in the US.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 30, 2020

The companies are just not good at managing inventories and orchestrating distribution strategies. The industry planning team expertise lags the consumer goods, and hi-tech industries. Traditional demand planning based on historical order patterns is obsolete. There will not be a new normal. The impact?

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o9 Solutions

OCTOBER 12, 2021

DALLAS, October 12, 2021 – o9 Solutions , a leading enterprise AI software platform provider for transforming planning and decision-making, announced today that it has launched Vertex AI Forecast integration with Google Cloud as part of their ongoing partnership.

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Logility

JANUARY 22, 2014

This blog post is in response to recent results from the APICS/Logility Survey, Consumer Goods S&OP research, and ChainLink’s end-user research. Demand management has always been at the top of supply chain professionals’ list of challenges. All these moves have added complexity to the demand planning challenge.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

From demand planning to manufacturing to trade promotion optimization, data is essential for almost every aspect of consumer packaged goods (CPG) company operations. 6] Staff, “ Build a Strong AI Foundation and Be Ready for the Next Disruption ,” Consumer Goods Technology, 25 June 2020. [7]

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Alloy

JANUARY 15, 2019

Given how important demand planning is for consumer goods makers, you’d think teams are using really advanced tools for it, right? Especially in consumer electronics, where many of the companies are based in Silicon Valley and are pushing the boundaries of technology in their own products.

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E2open

OCTOBER 13, 2016

To answer these questions, this year’s E2open Forecasting Benchmark Study looked at the impact of planned workload on productivity and whether technology using real-time data, algorithms and automation can substantially raise it. To the earlier question, the use of real-time data, algorithms and automation in demand planning pays off.

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E2open

OCTOBER 13, 2016

For those not familiar with the annual Forecasting Benchmark Study, it analyzes the demand planning performance of 17 multinational consumer products companies and is the largest study of its kind, encompassing over $250 billion in annual sales, 9 billion cases and 1.6 Consumer Goods. million SKUs. Forecasting.

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