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Transversing the Paradox River

Supply Chain Shaman

In 2004, my research showed a bell curve of innovators and laggards. Instead, they are attempting to measure demand forecast error and lamenting the lack of perfection on imperfect demand data. Or by enterprise solutions to sell more of traditional wares. Innovation. Few companies that I work with are familiar with these terms.

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Logility Buys Halo BI

Supply Chain Shaman

Prior acquisitions include: Demand Management, (often termed Demand Solutions) supply chain planning for mid-market, 2004 for $9.5M Conservative and tightly controlled by the Edenfield family, the company is known for buying under-valued software assets and integrating the acquisitions to a common platform.

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Demand Planning. When The Answer To Two Simple Questions Is Not So Simple.

Supply Chain Shaman

In 2004, with the evolution of demand sensing applications, the tactical and operational forecasts were both modeled using optimization, but the lack of synchronization of the two forecasts limited the technology adoption. Water buffalo butting heads symbolize the organizational issues of demand planning. Let me explain.

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Are we playing Sudoku or forecasting a business?

BlueYonder

Nevertheless, the game has grown in popularity rapidly outside of Japan since The Times in Britain introduced the puzzle in late 2004. On the rare occasions where I attempt a puzzle – usually in an inflight magazine – I quickly find myself turning to the answer key for a hint. Introducing Automated Parameter and Level Optimization.