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Supply Chain Roundtable Series: Getting Demand Forecasting Right 

Unleashed

Demand forecasting has gained increasing importance over the last few years. We met with five supply chain experts to discuss how crucial demand forecasting is for mitigating risk, and what businesses can do to improve forecast accuracy. Our experts explain that best-practice demand planning begins with a top-down forecast.

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What If You Could Take The Guesswork Out Of Forecast Planning? Guest Post from Osgood Vogler

Kinaxis

by Melissa Clow Our partner Celestica recently published the following article, ‘What If You Could Take The Guesswork Out Of Forecast Planning?’. The factors which impact demand management and forecasting are nearly endless. In this scenario, a forecast bias was created and it led to an order of 200 additional widgets.

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Solving The Cold Chain Challenges

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

One Network has years of experience in healthcare supply networks that provide medicines and vaccines to hundreds of millions of people in Africa and around the globe. Real-Time Information with IoT and Telematics. Multiparty Networks are Proven Technology. 8 Essential Capabilities to Optimize the Cold Chain.

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Supply Chain Leadership Driving Industry 4.0 & Resilience During Crisis – LogiSYM July 2020

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Existing data and information might be incomplete and inaccurate, feedback from the team might be delayed. is beyond information technology and more about exploring what the customer wants. Customer centricity is not about setting a company strategy through the forecasted demand of the product portfolio in the market.

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Emerging Supply Chain Trends – A Look at Evolving Finished Vehicle Logistics Amid Market Shifts and Trends

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

According to the IHS Markit 2022 Automotive Market Outlook, the European car production forecast for 2022 decreased by 2 million in comparison with the forecast predicted only eleven months prior. The main destinations of vehicle exports were Europe, Middle East and Africa and South America. million cars.

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3 companies tell you their success with Quintiq

DELMIA Quintiq

First, a predictive forecasting tool. Second, a way to pull together information from our many existing management and monitoring systems – including rail operations management, supply chain management, stock level monitoring and ERP – to enable better predictability and enhanced control over the supply chain.

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Supply Chain Planning in Emerging Markets: Four Points to Remember

ToolsGroup

These include road and rail networks, utilities like electricity and water, as well as technology infrastructure for information exchange and payments. Difficulty gathering information. Read the full Cipla Medpro case study on delivering medicines in Africa. The challenges can be multi-faceted: High logistical costs.