Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 8, 2016

As an analyst in the supply chain market for 15 years, I have written many articles on best-of-breed technology companies purchased by a larger company. The initial software product release name was Real-Time Forecasting. DS replaced rules-based forecast consumption with better math (statistics and pattern recognition).

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EazyStock

MARCH 14, 2023

The right purchasing and logistics strategies give companies an edge during these unique, uncertain times and, during the return “to normal,” a greater competitive advantage and continued growth. Rapid cost increases, interest rate hikes and reduced demand require more effective inventory management and forecasting attention.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 8, 2019

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? There are many reasons why the budget cannot be used as a supply chain forecast. The supply chain forecast is a rolling forecast.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 20, 2020

But the COVID-19 crisis, has required rapid operational solutions to unforeseen roadblocks. Quick solutions to employee shortages, remote working, and to ensure health and safety across the company need to be deployed. When we closed the doors due to COVID-19 for more than a month, one of the options was to spend time reading books.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 7, 2016

When you think about the product lifecycle from cradle-to-cradle through the moments of truth of purchase, usage, and disposal, what are the opportunities to improve corporate social responsibility? 2) Market-Driven Forecasting. So, what are the market signals to model to forecast demand at the cadence of the market?

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Supply Chain Opz

MAY 28, 2013

1) Purchasing Portfolio Matrix. In 1983, Peter Kraljic wrote the article " Purchasing Must Become Supply Management " for Harvard Business Review. In this article, he proposed the way to create a purchasing strategy based on different types of commodity. Purchasing Portfolio Matrix. 2) Demand Profiling Matrix.

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Arkieva

JANUARY 6, 2017

Three Steps to a Better Statistical Forecast Setup. Arkieva COO – Sujit Singh, outlines three essential steps to better statistical forecasting — simulate, measure, refine. She shared that her business had implemented a statistical forecasting package from one of the leading vendors during the previous year.

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