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2020 Requires Big Wings and Feet

Supply Chain Shaman

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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Avoiding Dead-end Streets As We Build the Future of Supply Chain Planning

Supply Chain Shaman

I am writing this post from a hotel room in Chicago. I forecast this disruption period as the new normal is not over. At the beginning of the pandemic, the forecasted period of disruption of seven-to-eight months. Seasoned supply chain professionals used the mental model from the recession of 2007 as a guidepost.)

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Four Strategies To Deploy As Supply Chain Hits Main Street

Supply Chain Shaman

My forecast? When the recession of 2019-2020 happens, the whiplash will be higher than the 2007 recession. Most are clueless about driving a better-planned order flow from tactical planning to procurement or transportation planning or how to improve forecast-value-added (FVA) processes. Our supply chains are weaker at planning.