Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 8, 2017

I do believe in demand planning, but most companies overstate forecast improvements. I worked for a software company for almost a decade and implemented demand management solutions in the 1990s for multiple companies. At that time, the demand processes were largely regional. Redefine Tactical Demand Planning.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 4, 2024

There are various use cases of AI/ML for fresh demand planning of products, from producers to large grocery chains and even small delis in suburban Pennsylvania. In this blog, I will discuss the use of AI/ML demand planning for fresh products to help maximize sales and reduce waste.

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Arkieva

OCTOBER 14, 2020

In this blog, we will illustrate through an example of these potential pitfalls (unanchored, random variation, and narrow metrics) and potential negative impact on a firm. ©2017 " Supply Chain Link Blog - Arkieva " Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. . Please contact me at hyeboah@arkieva.com.

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SCMDOJO

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

In this blog, explore vital tips paving the way for a prosperous career in supply chain management. Demand Management: Predicting and managing customer purchases through qualitative and quantitative methods, reducing uncertainty in short-term incoming demand.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Companies that are good at demand management understand the need for design–form & function of inventory and push/pull decoupling points –and the orchestration of demand to make better decisions in sourcing, transportation and delivery. Demand Driven: Can We Sidestep Religious Arguments? How about you?

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Arkieva

AUGUST 2, 2021

©2017 " Supply Chain Link Blog - Arkieva " Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. Learn how a simple binomial model can help anticipate the future including COVID-19 breakthrough cases just as models help a firm estimate it's future.

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The Network Effect

DECEMBER 15, 2015

Demand sensing has been a hot topic in the SCM community in 2015, and we’ve covered many aspects. Blog Posts. Why Demand Sensing is Value-Based Performance Management. How to Interpret Demand Sensing Data . How Demand Sensing Can Vault Forecast Accuracy Beyond It’s Theoretical Limits .

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

In this blog, I share my thoughts on recent announcements. The Palantir approach is not a good fit for the supply chain management market. The purchase of Rubikloud by Kinaxis shows just how little the Kinaxis team knows about demand management. There is an active battle to define next-generation processes.

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ModusLink Corporation

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Introduction: In the rapidly evolving tech industry, maintaining optimal inventory management practices is crucial for sustained growth and competitiveness. This blog delves into industry-leading inventory management best practices. Together, they ensure a responsive supply chain that adapts to changing demand.

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ModusLink Corporation

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Inventory Management Introduction: In the rapidly evolving tech industry, maintaining optimal inventory management practices is crucial for sustained growth and competitiveness. This blog delves into industry-leading inventory management best practices.

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ModusLink Corporation

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Introduction: In the rapidly evolving tech industry, maintaining optimal inventory management practices is crucial for sustained growth and competitiveness. This blog delves into industry-leading inventory management best practices. Together, they ensure a responsive supply chain that adapts to changing demand.

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Arkieva

APRIL 6, 2021

In this blog we briefly cover some key insights for successful time series forecasting: (a) Profiling the Shape of the Curve is the first stage, and the first step is assessing if the time series is stationary. (b) ©2017 " Supply Chain Link Blog - Arkieva " Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only.

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QAD

APRIL 10, 2024

As Steve Banker of ARC Advisory Group states: “ Demand management solutions that use machine learning perform better than solutions that don’t. One of the best ways to ensure accuracy is by leveraging automation technology. This functionality will automatically calculate the forecast errors through machine learning methodologies.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 21, 2023

As you read this blog, I hope that you will see me as a positive contrarian versus an old curmudgeon. Companies that operate separate systems for revenue management and demand management create a risk in understanding market trends and gauging price elasticity quickly. As I listen, I struggle.

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Arkieva

JULY 22, 2021

Classical Supply Chain Management Confronts its Quantum Revolution – the Path to Rapid Intelligent Response (RIR) was first posted on July 22, 2021 at 8:34 am. ©2017 " Supply Chain Link Blog - Arkieva " Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 22, 2016

Learn to navigate the river of demand. Realize that, within the organization, the concept of demand as a flow is not well understood. There are many misconceptions that must be challenged: 1) Demand Management Is Forecasting. Client Example of Demand Management Across Time Horizons.

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 24, 2017

It ultimately relies on the resiliency coming out of the configure and optimize layers to help it effectively buffer execution volatility and achieve the right balance between true demand and supply at the point of execution.”. Stefan de Kok is affiliated with ToolsGroup , but he maintains an independent persona and blog.

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Kinaxis

DECEMBER 15, 2014

A few weeks ago, Charles Wehlage wrote a blog post on his take on The Innovators Dilemma. Part 3: SMAC in the Middle of Supply Chain Change. This is part 4 in our Internet of Things Series: The Supply Chain “Change” dilemma! I thought his analogies with supply chain strategy and execution were spot on. What are your thoughts on this matter?

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

There are many issues with using excel that have been written about numerous times in this blog. Excel excels (if you’ll pardon the pun) at many things. But modelling complex supply chain relationships isn’t one of them. A sampling are here , and here. How do you make your major supply chain decisions? Comment back and let us know!

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Arkieva

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

In this blog, we will focus on protecting your investment. The example involves demand variability versus prediction variability and its impact on inventory policy and operational efficiencies. Demand Versus Predict Variability – Avoiding a Paint by Numbers Disaster was first posted on September 30, 2020 at 8:19 am.

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ToolsGroup

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Intelligent demand management software is the key technology enabler of lean retail merchandise management. Invest in the right demand management and analytics tools that will guide you to make leaner, wiser decisions regarding merchandise and supply chain.

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Arkieva

DECEMBER 1, 2020

In this blog post, we will briefly review some examples of being “COVID-19 adrift” with just data and then focus on the primary task – demonstrating how modeling can be used to understand the impact of group size on COVID-19 spread. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement.

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Arkieva

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

When and how to invest in supply chain management technology is a critical question for all firms that is not a one-time question but ongoing. This blog will observe the real business value is “survival and responsiveness” and elaborate on the challenges with this evaluation.

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Arkieva

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

When and how to invest in supply chain management technology is a critical question for all firms that is not a one-time question, but ongoing. Invest in Supply Chain Management Technology: Efficiency Assessment was first posted on September 18, 2020 at 11:49 am.

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Arkieva

APRIL 8, 2020

©2017 " Supply Chain Link Blog - Arkieva " Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. Lessons From the Operating Curve for the Dual Government COVID19 Objectives: Reopen the Economy and Eliminate COVID19 was first posted on April 8, 2020 at 8:38 am.

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Demand Solutions

DECEMBER 9, 2014

She also writes the enterprise software blog Supply Chain Shaman , and she published a book called Bricks Matter in 2012. Additionally, Demand Solutions works with Lora from time to time, and she was even a keynote speaker at our last Global Customer Conference. Here’s an excerpt: “….[M]ost

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

It can dynamically manage stock replenishment and preferred stock levels based on many variables – internal ones such as current stock levels, lead times, historical and seasonal sales, days of supply, and external ones like market data, weather trends, and social media data. This enables organizations to plan and avoid stock-outs.

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ToolsGroup

MAY 15, 2018

This blog and the complete document (available for download) describes goals, technologies and approaches for getting there. Machine learning for demand management. The changing role of the demand planner. Start with the Gartner Five Stage Maturity Model. The Gartner five stage SCP maturity model. Subconscious” planning.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

I created this blog three years ago. Starting a blog seemed like a natural place to start. What would I call this blog? I quickly did a search for Supply Chain Shaman…and voila, the new blog was born. This is my 156th blog post to 5000 readers. I try to have a good time with this blog. I was scared.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 13, 2023

Intelligent demand management software is the key technology enabler of lean retail merchandise management.” 5] Staff, “ What is Lean Retail (+ Why Retailers Must Embrace It) ,” ToolsGroup Blog, 16 December 2021. [6] ” • Finding ways to limit the handling of merchandise.

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ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

In writing this blog, I have been talking to analysts, consultants and pundits—but most important watching what’s already happening at more advanced companies. We have tackled the question of automation before, but his time I want to focus specifically on what automation will mean to the job of the supply chain planner.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 18, 2022

Augusti further indicated to WSJ CIO Journal that the company’s data science teams, having previously dedicated 18 months addressing the collection of high-quality data will now be focused on solving and providing insights to product demand management processes. Additional Insights. Bob Ferrari. All rights reserved. .

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 29, 2018

I like case studies and readers enjoy them on the blog, so following the conference, I reached out to Ajay Bhardwaj, Director of Planning at Glen Raven Custom Fabrics, to understand his story. We worked closely with the best-of-breed solution provider, Logility, on the implementation, but we kept control of project management.

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Arkieva

JUNE 23, 2016

The components of the playing field are described in more detail in a future blog. The purpose of Supply Chain Management (SCM) is simply to keep chaos at bay – steer the ship and have it work in a coordinated fashion. Demand Management. The three primary activities include: 1.

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Arkieva

MARCH 25, 2020

This blog provides a kitchen table explanation of “rapid growth” and how social distancing might dampen growth. ©2017 " Supply Chain Link Blog - Arkieva " Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JUNE 6, 2022

By integrating inventory management, demand management, and procurement through an ERP system, processes can be optimized and new procedures can be adopted to enable manufacturers to plan for disruptions and modify their operations to withstand them.

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Kinaxis

MARCH 24, 2017

by Melissa Clow This blog is part of a video interview series. If I’m the demand manager, for example, my simulation is not about inventory but demand. So when I’m creating my sandbox, demand is the only thing I’m dealing with. You put the power in their hands without having to call IT and ask for permission.”.

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