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The Forecasting Accuracy Bugaboo

Logistics Viewpoints

It is important to benchmark forecast accuracy and similar supply chain metrics against your peers. APQC – a benchmarking, best practices, and performance improvement organization – is one place you can get these numbers. Many of those forecasts are not produced by demand management solutions but require other applications or tools.

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What the Analysts Are Saying About…A&D Supply Chains

Kinaxis

The research benchmarks A&D companies against other industries and looks at the top five A&D companies over the last decade. The report covers a lot more ground than what I’ve discussed here, so feel free to download a full copy of Supply Chain Metrics That Matter: A Focus on Aerospace & Defense report here. (No

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How Do We Stop Buying Planning Software the Wrong Way?

Supply Chain Shaman

My organization does not believe in demand planning. The lack of belief in demand management is a barrier for us. Why can we not just benchmark with Gartner or APQC to get the results?”. Hopefully, through the use of technology, you can improve the decision process.” ” Joe. “Let’s talk about that.

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Why CPG Demand Forecasting Has Hit a Ceiling

ToolsGroup

The baseline forecast is augmented with inputs from sales, marketing, and channels to build a consensus demand plan that improves forecast accuracy and the ability to achieve the financial plan. Steutermann calls this “ shifting from sell-in to sell-through ”.

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How Do We Stop Buying Planning Software the Wrong Way?

Supply Chain Shaman

My organization does not believe in demand planning. The lack of belief in demand management is a barrier for us. Why can we not just benchmark with Gartner or APQC to get the results?”. Hopefully, through the use of technology, you can improve the decision process.” ” Joe. “Let’s talk about that.

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Demand Optimization Maturity Curve

Logility

Over the last 45 years, demand planning solutions have become more powerful, easier to use and more affordable allowing any size business to gain value through their use. Maturity curves have become a popular way to visually benchmark your company’s state of development in a particular business capability. SOI – System of Innovation.

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Who wants to become a demand-forecasting expert? (Part 1)

DELMIA Quintiq

Freek explains that investing in forecasting or demand improvement pays off. EyeOn conducted a benchmark study with 90 companies to come up with a complexity measurement scale. These decisions would shape demand management in your sales and operations process. So how do you go about becoming an expert in forecasting?