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2021 Logistics Outlook: Truckload Freight Market Forecast

GlobalTranz

The volatility of 2020 and the uncertainties looming into 2021 make it difficult to forecast planning and budgets based on historical data. To help shippers prepare, we will examine contributing factors that will play a significant role in the 2021 truckload freight market. The Truckload Capacity Crunch Will Continue Into 2021.

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Demand Forecasting in an Inflationary, Supply-Constrained, Semi-Post-Pandemic Environment

Logistics Viewpoints

It is hard to believe it has been two years since I was faced with forecasting WMS and warehouse automation market growth rates in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. These events make accurate forecasting very difficult. I tend to use time series analysis as an anchor to my forecast, as I suspect many of you do.

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Automated Forecasting

Arkieva

A successful demand planning process accurately forecasts demand and revenue streams, and subsequently drives the next steps in the S&OP process which are Inventory, Supply Planning, and Optimization. Automated Forecasting was first posted on September 14, 2021 at 8:38 am.

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How Forecastable is Your Data?

Arkieva

Having access to an accurate forecast is very beneficial for businesses. How Forecastable is Your Data? was first posted on August 17, 2021 at 8:05 am. was first posted on August 17, 2021 at 8:05 am. If used correctly, it can provide better margins, increase market shares, and many other positive results.

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Demand Planning: Differentiated Forecast Strategy

Arkieva

Some time ago, I had been trying to help a business improve its statistical forecasting. We tried different parameters and different forecasting algorithms but the statistical forecast for about half of the products could not be improved no matter what we tried. We decided to do a deep dive to understand the reason.

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Going Beyond Historical Data for Forecast Accuracy

Arkieva

Our focus in this blog series has been to establish forecast accuracy targets. In very general terms, the goal should be to add value to the business through the forecasting process. We have however focused on the forecast value add and using that to create a minimum acceptable forecast accuracy target in the previous blog.

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2022 Forecast: Supply Chains Become Critical Infrastructure

ToolsGroup

What happened to the supply chain in 2021? Before I dig into what I mean by that let’s reflect on 2021 supply chain challenges. Here’s my forecast for what will progress this year against that vision: A major cloud provider – Google, Amazon, or Microsoft – will emerge as the dominant host of the open supply chain platform.