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

Supply Chain Shaman

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.) Forecast Sharing. Sales Forecasting. The Future.

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How We Stubbed Our Toe in The Evolution of S&OP

Supply Chain Shaman

Tight coupling of the supply chain forecast to the financial forecast will improve value. Industries carried on average 32 days more inventory in 2020 than in 2007. (I Organizations can align to drive value despite the allegiance to functional metrics. Why do we have 32 days more inventory by company in 2020 than in 2007?

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Will the Downturn Signal an Upturn?

Supply Chain Shaman

As the markets plummet, it is time to remind ourselves that demand is not a forecast. Traditional forecasting approaches are not adequate in a time of market volatility. In the real world, companies operate with a Mean Absolute Forecast Error of 24-60%, and have a bias of 9-40%. I remember December 2007 like yesterday.

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Is A Customer-Centric Strategy the Same as Demand-Driven? Outside-In?

Supply Chain Shaman

A Demand-Driven Value Network as defined by AMR Research in 2007: A network that senses demand with minimal latency to drive a near real-time response to shape and translate demand. It is about much, much more than Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI ) or Collaborative Forecasting and Replenishment. Market-Driven Processes. Demand Sensing.

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Nine Myths of S&OP Technology Selection

Supply Chain Shaman

I will watch the comments on this new one closely to see how to improve the report. When I wrote a summary report at AMR Research in 2007 and 2009, there were two or 6% of the market. In the most mature S&OP processes, S&OP is an update to budget forecasts updates. What Is New? It is a rewrite. Why do it again?

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Ecommerce Venture Capital Trends: Which VCs & Seed Investors are Investing in Ecommerce?

ShipBob

In this guide to ecommerce venture capital, we’ll go into the details of how VCs work, what they look for in ecommerce brands, who the top VCs are in the ecommerce world, how to build a long-term profitable business, and more frequently asked questions about ecommerce venture capital. An incredible founder or founding team.

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