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Analytics and S&OP: What is Analytics, and how to spot Buzzwords

Arkieva

We might use “availability in Excel directly or with Add-ons” as an “age metric’.). 2016, “Defining Analytics: A conceptual Framework” ORMS Today pp. Demand Management. Moving from a point estimate of demand to capturing the likelihood in a usable fashion. Identify latent demand opportunities.

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When The Wheels Fall Off

Supply Chain Shaman

A car is necessary for the suburbs, so I plopped 5K on the used car lot desk and rode off in a 2016 Lincoln Mercury. If I do an excellent job at safety stock management, my company will have the right levels of inventory. Order and shipment patterns are a good proxy for future demand. Focus on improving inventory buffers.