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Achieving Significant Transportation Savings through Improved Demand Forecasting

Logistics Viewpoints

The implementation also involves leveraging weather data to improve forecasting. Pinnacle Propane was founded in 2010 through the acquisition of several retail propane companies in Central, South and West Texas. The forecasting projects were focused on secondary distribution. Forecasting is harder there.

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A New Decade: Give Science A Chance

Supply Chain Shaman

Orbit Chart for Henkel versus Consumer Non-Durable Industry for the Period of 2010-2019. The SAS forecasting system implemented in 2019 was not tested for model accuracy. An example for this client would be to use 2017 and 2018 history to forecast 2019. So, I asked the questions, “Is your data forecastable?

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What’s Next for The Freight Market with Chris Pickett

The Logistics of Logistics

Prior to Flock, he played key leadership roles (including Chief Strategy Officer from 2010-2020) at Coyote Logistics – a UPS Company, a leading provider of non-asset based 3PL solutions across North America and Europe. To learn more or to subscribe to the 2023-24 series, visit www.pickettresearch.com.

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Outside-in planning: a big elephant that needs a bite-size approach

Supply Chain Trend

John Gattorna’s Dynamic supply chains, delivering value through people (2010), describes in more detail, not only how to segment your supply chain in different customer driven streams and how to respond, but also what capabilities would be required in the organization. Forecasting is only a very small bite out of the outside-in elephant.

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Using Digital Supply Chain Planning to Respond to Market-Changing Disruptions like COVID-19

ToolsGroup

Gartner research shows that companies that continued to increase earnings while others declined in 2009 and 2010 were those that were able to keep their foot on the gas through the downturn because they had planned responses in advance. Use demand modeling to fine-tune demand forecasts.

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Trying to Push Content Above the Noise

Supply Chain Shaman

The month of December was my longest writing respite since I started this blog in January 2010. We talk about complexity, but do not measure the impact on forecastability. Today is a writing day. My last post was December 7th, 2023. I give thanks for all my readers, but I relished the break.

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Supply Chain Diagnostic: A Four-Step Process

Supply Chain Shaman

In the period of 2010-2018, within the chemical industry, margins fluctuated, largely driven by the price of crude, but inventory turns plummeted. Orbit Chart for the Chemical Industry for the Period of 2010-2017 at the Intersection of Inventory Turns and Operating Margin. Determine Forecastability and Forecast Value Added (FVA).