Consumer Goods Demand Planning Manufacturing Procurement Warehousing 
Unleashed
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
The onset of COVID and the rapidly changing environment of a pandemic-hit world has meant demand planning has become more difficult – and as a result, more critical – than ever. What is demand planning? Demand planning is the process of predicting what customer demand will be for a certain product.
Supply Chain Shaman
APRIL 30, 2020
During the pandemic, demand fell, and it was now available. The global economy rebound from COVID-19 hinges on the discovery and manufacture of an effective vaccine. However, supply chain leaders well understand that drug discovery, manufacturing, and distribution are all necessary to deliver the vaccine to a willing arm.
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Supply Chain Shaman
JANUARY 2, 2023
A large consumer products manufacturer with nine Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) instances and several divisions wanted to discuss forecasting. The question was, “How can I redefine demand planning processes to use channel data?” Starting to understand the issue with multi-tier demand planning?
Elementum
MAY 19, 2022
A few more statistics to give some useful perspective on supply chain’s reach: • In 2020, worldwide, $835 billion of consumer goods were manufactured, a process highly dependent on the global supply chain. • 131 billion parcels were delivered. The US alone houses ten billion square feet of warehouse and distribution space.
Logistics Viewpoints
JUNE 26, 2023
Mars is one of the largest fast moving consumer goods companies in the world. Kinaxis is a proponent of using network planners for both supply and demand planning rather than having the planners operate in silos. The 4PLs are not engaged in planning for intercompany shipments between distribution centers.
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. … With an ever-complex consumer purchasing path, it can be difficult for a brand to know where exactly to adjust their efforts.
Silvon Software
JUNE 4, 2019
While the 2 percent increase doesn’t seem like much, mid-sized or smaller manufacturers may have a tough time stepping up to the higher standard. Because it requires pulling data from several sources to try to determine why a delivery missed its window. Why aren’t they investing in root cause analysis?
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