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

Supply Chain Shaman

The harmonization and synchronization of channel data to be used in forecasting, replenishment, and inventory planning. Demand Sensing. The use of pattern recognition and advanced analytics to analyze order patterns to translate tactical demand planning (forecast) into a short-term, and more accurate demand signal for replenishment.

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Network Consolidation: A Step Forward for Market-Driven Value Networks?

Supply Chain Shaman

Terra Technology’s vision can greatly benefit from the understanding of Orchestro of downstream data and the use of the data into demand planning. The market, wedded to supply-centric demand planning applications, struggles to understand. Economic Vision of Supply Chain 2030. Supply Chain 2030.

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Integrated Planning: Is It Rubbish? Be Careful What You Ask For….

Supply Chain Shaman

I can count the number of companies that are good at supply chain planning on one hand. I find most companies are good at pockets of planningdemand planning, supply planning, transportation planning, material planning or plant scheduling, but the flows are not connected. Supply Chain 2030.

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A River Runs Through It…

Supply Chain Shaman

As we swim the river of demand, the goal is to match customer attributes with product attributes, and read markets quickly with little latency. Understanding the assumptions in the demand plan and run-out strategies is important to manage product obsolescence. 4) Accuracy versus Demand Probability. Supply Chain 2030.