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What About Them Apples?

Supply Chain Shaman

I do believe in demand planning, but most companies overstate forecast improvements. I worked for a software company for almost a decade and implemented demand management solutions in the 1990s for multiple companies. At that time, the demand processes were largely regional. Here I share my world view. The Problems.

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Not the Jetsons: 10 Use Cases for Cognitive Learning in Supply Chain

Supply Chain Shaman

Last week, I was having breakfast with a CEO of a leading software supply chain management company. When I was an analyst in 2001, I loved speaking to him. Rethinking Demand Management. Rows and columns define forecasting Companies lose visibility on the patterns and demand flows.