Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

One of my favorite supply chain leaders has a stack of Palantir reports in black binders on his desk. The Palantir approach is not a good fit for the supply chain management market. Kinaxis Purchase of Rubikloud. The purchase of Rubikloud by Kinaxis shows just how little the Kinaxis team knows about demand management.

Supply Chain Design Software 297

Supply Chain Design Software Procurement Solutions Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Planning Software 297

Enterra Insights

APRIL 13, 2023

Although the economy has proved remarkably resilient, there are so many unknowns at play that no one can predict what future economic conditions might be. Having said that, few if any economists are predicting a bright, short-term future. She explains, “There are signs that shoppers may be running out of gas.

Retail 130

Retail Price Reduction Supply Chain Planning Software ToolsGroup 130

Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 21, 2023

Almost two decades of reporting. Table 2: Gartner Top 25 Comparison to Peer Group Results As large manufacturers work the conference circuit in the industry to increase brand awareness for their supply chain efforts, they feed the perception that their stories demonstrate supply chain leadership. But does it help the profession?

Gartner 351

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 26, 2015

Many organizations will play the shell game of reporting forecast error so that the numbers look better: either calculating the forecast at a higher level in the forecast hierarchy (not at the item level) or reporting the data as a Weighted Mean Absolute Error. This gives supply chain leaders a false sense of security.

Supply and Demand 150

Supply and Demand Forecasting Modeling Forecasting Software 150

ThroughPut

APRIL 6, 2020

– How can it facilitate the best possible manner in which the requirements can be met from the demand plan created? Demand management. The next step is demand management which is the process of forecasting or predicting the future demand to ensure goods and services can be accurately delivered based on the needs.

Supply Chain Planning Software 52

Supply Chain Planning Software Forecasting Supply Chain Planning Scenario Planning 52

ThroughPut

APRIL 6, 2020

– How can it facilitate the best possible manner in which the requirements can be met from the demand plan created? Demand management. The next step is demand management which is the process of forecasting or predicting the future demand to ensure goods and services can be accurately delivered based on the needs.

Supply Chain Planning Software 52

Supply Chain Planning Software Forecasting Supply Chain Planning Scenario Planning 52

Logility

MAY 2, 2021

But is using one-number forecasts too suspect given today’s growing availability, visibility, and use of big data, advanced analytics, and intelligent algorithms? This one shortcoming is perhaps one of the most obvious for this forecasting metric.

Forecasting 149

Forecasting Forecasting Software Procurement Analytics Prescriptive Analytics Software 149