Boston Eliminating Excel in Purchasing Forecasting Inventory 
Supply Chain Shaman
AUGUST 26, 2015
As the markets plummet, it is time to remind ourselves that demand is not a forecast. Traditional forecasting approaches are not adequate in a time of market volatility. In the real world, companies operate with a Mean Absolute Forecast Error of 24-60%, and have a bias of 9-40%. It was a cold, crisp winter in Boston.
IQMS
JUNE 25, 2019
Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) according to Gartner’s latest market forecast. Blockchain shows potential for increasing the speed, scale, and visibility of supply chains, eliminating counterfeit-goods transactions while also improving batching, routing and inventory control. in 2017 to $20.4B in 2022, achieving a 10.7%
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Logistics Viewpoints
MARCH 9, 2023
The classical approach involves functional silos, sequential decisions, and Excel and people to render a plan executable. CPG companies that utilize an autonomous supply chain technology see a reduction in their inventory and cost and an increase in revenue. each with discrete plans generated typically in sequential batch runs.
ToolsGroup
DECEMBER 11, 2023
Deloitte forecasts a 25–35% increase in e-commerce holiday sales this year compared to 2019. Boston Consulting Group estimates that this year — and for the foreseeable future — a full 60% of stock will be sold via markdown. They train the consumer not to buy in-season because they can come back in three months and get a discount.
New Horizon Supply Chain Blog
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
Procurement planning functionality (essentially the planning of future purchase orders) is typically a subset of broader supply planning applications that plan manufacturing work orders, inventory levels, shipments, as well as purchase orders, to meet demand.
Supply Chain Shaman
FEBRUARY 25, 2016
Dear Supply Chain Leader, Today, sitting in my seat in 11K on a Cathay Pacific flight between Hong Kong and Boston, I want to report that there is no Easter Bunny. Stuck at the intersection of operating margin and inventory turns, only 10% of companies are making progress. Short cycles require buffer inventories and short lead times.
ToolsGroup
NOVEMBER 17, 2021
BOSTON — Nov 17, 2021 — ToolsGroup , a global leader in supply chain planning and optimization software, has been selected by POOLCORP to support its goals of improved supply chain resilience and service to customers while increasing profitability. . About ToolsGroup.
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