2007 2020 Forecasting Procurement Analytics 
Supply Chain Shaman
APRIL 9, 2021
Yes, companies held more inventory (measured in days of inventory) in 2019 than at the start of the 2007 recession. Commercial and operating teams in manufacturing organizations greater than 5B$ in annual revenue were more aligned in 2007, at the beginning of the recession, than in 2020, the start of the pandemic. Mistake #2.
Supply Chain Shaman
FEBRUARY 14, 2022
I wrote my first report on Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) while sitting on the floor in the Atlanta airport in 2005 when I was an AMR Research analyst. I wrote many reports on airport floors in those days–electrical plugs were just too scarce.) Sales and Operations Maturity Model from 2005-2008. Measure it.
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Supply Chain Shaman
OCTOBER 8, 2019
The fall ritual precedes the dropping of the ball on Times Square to ring in 2020. The budget is not sufficient and is often a detrimental input for supply chain forecasting. Why Is the Financial Forecast Not a Good Proxy for a Supply Chain Forecast? The financial budget is a cost-control mechanism. The Preamble.
The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society
JULY 20, 2020
Innovation and supplier management calls for cloud-based integrated systems between partners and advanced predictive models. Predictive analytics will quicken demand response and involve product-use insights to improve accuracy against external factors affecting demand (e.g. Efficiency and cost management.
Supply Chain Shaman
SEPTEMBER 22, 2021
As Allyson presented her story of working for multiple consumer products companies, with very advanced technologies (demand sensing, advanced automation of forecasting, data lakes and descriptive analytics), she spoke of why at the end of the day, the most important technology that she uses is Excel. ” Her answer was telling.
Enterra Insights
MAY 6, 2020
Alan Rappeport ( @arappeport ) and Jeanna Smialek ( @jeannasmialek ) report, “The International Monetary Fund issued a stark warning about the coronavirus’s economic toll, saying that the world is facing its worst downturn since the Great Depression as shuttered factories, quarantines and national lockdowns cause economic output to collapse.
AB&R
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
The initiative was officially put on hold in 2007 as a result. The pandemic accelerated the Buy Online Pick Up in Store (BOPIS) model, which accounted for $72 billion in purchases in 2020, having greater inventory accuracy grew ever more important. In 2020, Walmart tested RFID again in its apparel departments.
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