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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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Supply Chain Success Prompts ToolsGroup-Lãberit Partnership to Expand into LATAM

ToolsGroup

In the wake of disruption, interest in probabilistic forecasting and ToolsGroup’s acclaimed solutions began skyrocketing, spurring the search for additional resources to support the company’s increasing scope. At the same time, Lãberit had begun expanding its consulting services to organizations throughout the supply chain sector.

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Digital Farming: The MacDonalds meet the Jetsons

Enterra Insights

. “The world talks a lot about the digital revolution,” write World Bank analysts Heinz Strubenhoff ( @HStrubenhoff ) and Roy Parizat, “but few connect it to the coming agriculture revolution, especially in Africa. ”[1] Two global trends are exacerbating future food security concerns. ” Blockchain.

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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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How manufacturers can respond to supply chain disruptions

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

The further disruption caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could cause major disruptions to the global supply chain and impact South Africa. Now they must forecast different scenarios and assess potential weaknesses in their system to start working on contingencies. The supply chain of the future.

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How Do You Define a Mature Supply Chain Planning Organization? (Part 1)

Supply Chain Shaman

client meeting. I was not sure what the discussion was going to be, but I was hoping to be wide-awake by the time that I got to the corner of 18 th Street to meet my client. Clear understanding that the focus needs to be on the probability of the forecast, and that the focus needs to be outside-in based on channel data.

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How to Plan for Common Disruptors in Ocean Freight

Talking Logistics

That can make it difficult to meet your delivery times unless you take proactive steps now to minimize the risk in your supply chain. There may be instances where you will have to work more closely with carriers and book further in advance to ensure you can meet critical deliveries. Look ahead at your 3-month forecasts.