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My Take: How We Screwed Up Sales And Operations Planning

Supply Chain Shaman

Role of the Forecast. In 1992, I worked for a supply chain planning technology provider, and the role of the forecast was clearer. The forecast provided input for manufacturing to see and manage constraints in the tactical planning horizon and procurement to align with strategic buying. The Myth of One-Number Forecasting.

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2020 Requires Big Wings and Feet

Supply Chain Shaman

The budget is not sufficient and is often a detrimental input for supply chain forecasting. Why Is the Financial Forecast Not a Good Proxy for a Supply Chain Forecast? There are many reasons why the budget cannot be used as a supply chain forecast. Most budgets are completed in currency at a brand level.

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Will Supply Chain Planning Productivity be a Hot Topic in 2017?

ToolsGroup

So whether you call it “automated planning”, “lights out planning”, “low touch or no touch planning” or even “driverless supply chain planning”, reducing human intervention is gaining currency. Internet retailer Wayfair reported a 6 to 1 reduction in planning workload by moving to low touch forecasting and supply chain planning.

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Supply Chain Leadership V: Howard Richman

NC State SCRC

Lessons Learned from a Career in Procurement As part of our weekly Supply Chain Leadership, I interviewed Howard Richman, who I am co-authoring a new book with (“Procurement Confidential”). For example, one woman was trading foreign currencies, and took a strong position on Eurodollar.

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World Trade Organization Predicts Significant Slowdown in Global Trade Next Year

Supply Chain Matters

This week, the World Trade Organization (WTO) forecasted that global trade growth will slow sharply in in 2023 after decelerating in the second half of this year. This latest forecast indicates, in-part: World merchandise trade volume is expected to grow 3.5 World GDP at market exchange rates is forecasted to increase by 2.8

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2024 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains- Prediction One

Supply Chain Matters

In our forthcoming Research Advisory, we will share additional data related to: Global Economic Themes and Outlooks- including The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Global Economic Forecast published in October 2023 described the world global economy as “ limping along, not sprinting.” World economic growth was forecasted to slow from 3.5

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Increased Signs of Weakness in China and a Changing Global Trade Picture

Supply Chain Matters

The World Bank and the World Trade Organization (WTO) are each forecasting expected global trade volumes of 1.7 Many eyes will now be focused on forecasts for 2024 and beyond. Standard forecasting and planning methods are not sufficient in such an environment. percent this year compared to 5.2 percent in 2022.

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