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Weather-Influenced Demand Forecasting in 2020: 6 Key Observations

Supply Chain Management and Analytics

It is 2020; we now have reasonably accurate short-term weather forecasts. Based on our recent work with a Fortune 100 CPG company and a very large small-format retail chain that sells many of that company’s products, we gained an enhanced understanding of weather-based demand forecasting in the commercial world.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 25 – December 1)

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million shoppers and the NRF’s forecast for about 182 million people during the five-day weekend. It also uses artificial intelligence to forecast daily demand for over 400 million products, predicting where in the world they are likely to be ordered. In fact, to kick off the holiday shopping season, a record 200.4

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Happening Now: US retailers upgrade H1 import forecast

West Coast and California Logistics

According to the JOC , US retailers have significantly revised their import forecast for the first half of 2024 upwards. This upgrade is buoyed by ocean carriers expanding services across all coasts, signaling confidence against overcapacity concerns.

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UCLA Anderson Forecast Recommends Holiday Gift: Piggy Bank.

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

UCLA Anderson Forecast. UCLA Anderson Forecast Recommends Holiday Gift: Piggy Bank. David Shulman, senior economist of the UCLA Anderson Forecast. The December 2013 UCLA Anderson Forecast ended the year with a New Year’s resolution for the nation: Start saving now, before it’s too late. Wall Street Journal.

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2021 Supply Chain Technology Trends to Watch

Logistics Viewpoints

PlanIQ pulls in data from Anaplan and automatically tests several AI/ML algorithms before selecting the model optimized to generate the strongest forecast for a customer’s unique use case. PlanIQ includes Amazon Forecast. Amazon Forecast is based on the same ML technology used by Amazon.com. Autonomous Trucking.

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What is Freight Demand Modeling?

Supply Chain Game Changer

Any successful business will take measures to forecast supply and demand for their products and services. Freight forecasting is a method of predicting what the freight market will do in the days, months, and years to come. The Job of a Freight Forecaster. The Job of a Freight Forecaster. Freight Demand Modeling.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 21 – 27)

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Dick’s Sporting Goods Beats Forecast in Q1 But Cautions on Inflation, Supply Chain. The excess capacity includes warehouses in New York, New Jersey, Southern California and Atlanta, according to an article in Bloomberg.com that referenced anonymous sources. What a view. Someday I will actually step foot on that beach.