Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 8, 2017

On one extreme, there is an argument that forecasts are always wrong, “Why do them at all?” ” At the other end of the continuum is the argument that “ Forecast error is the most important metric to improve.” I do believe in demand planning, but most companies overstate forecast improvements.

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ThroughPut

APRIL 6, 2020

Effective supply chain planning can help answer the following questions and fill gaps accordingly: Are demand and supply forecast numbers accurately updated and shared across all the functions across relevant department heads and key stakeholders? Demand management. Sales Planning.

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ThroughPut

APRIL 6, 2020

Effective supply chain planning can help answer the following questions and fill gaps accordingly: Are demand and supply forecast numbers accurately updated and shared across all the functions across relevant department heads and key stakeholders? Demand management. Sales Planning.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 21, 2023

Almost two decades of reporting. The Gartner analysis is biased toward companies within the Gartner network. ” I smile as I work on data for a client where the greatest risk is demand. The company’s focus on item proliferation resulted in 40% of items moving into a non-forecastable category.

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Logility

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

NASDAQ: AMSWA) today reported preliminary financial results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2022. For the six months ended October 31, 2021, the Company reported operating earnings of approximately $4.5 and Demand Management, Inc., Demand Management, Inc. million compared to $0.5 million or $0.18

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Logility

AUGUST 25, 2021

NASDAQ: AMSWA) today reported preliminary financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2022. million for the same period last year, reflecting our continued transition to the Software as a Service (SaaS) engagement model. and Demand Management, Inc., Demand Management, Inc. million compared to $0.8

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Supply Chain View from the Field

OCTOBER 3, 2013

We recently had a senior data analytics professional from a large financial services organization speak in my MBA Supply Chain relationships class. The scope of the datasets his team was working on was limited to supply management, but the sheer volume of data was staggering in its complexity and fragmentation.

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Logility

JANUARY 16, 2018

This is especially true for those that work in and manage the demand planning process. Sometimes demand planners focus too much on forecast accuracy and miss seeing the forest for the trees. Therefore, demand sensing is the adjustment of a product’s forecast for which the supply plan cannot respond.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 14, 2013

In this first of a series of blogs, I will be exploring many of the key themes that emerged in the recent Future of Procurement study I co-authored with KPMG’s Procurement Advisory Council. The first of the themes we will explore is the procurement manager’s role as a support to the Chief Financial Officer.

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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. The supply chain needs to respond to market demand and consumer sentiment. Instead, we forecast using traditional methods: we do not sense markets.

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Arkieva

JUNE 28, 2016

To learn more, please read my previous blog ‘ A Guide to Supply Chain Management: Making Intuition More Valuable ’. Our focus today is to discuss the relevance of buzz words such as Analytics, Predictive Analytics, Data Science, and Machine Learning, for S&OP. What is analytics?

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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. Those principles include: • Using sophisticated forecasting and replenishment algorithms.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 30, 2017

I miss the days of Walter Cronkite reporting the news. As I facilitated the class and discussed the findings , the theme of data sharing and demand management was prevalent. Most companies have applied the regional practices of demand management to global teams. The forecasts are just not accurate enough.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 22, 2016

While most companies attempt to shape demand–through promotions, new product launch, pricing, sales incentives and marketing–they confuse demand shaping with demand shifting. Shifting demand increases cost and complexity while shaping demand increases market share or baseline forecast demand for the product.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

APRIL 1, 2015

Many people are talking about Key Performance Indicators, Metrics, Analytics, and other indicators of performance. The importance of selecting the right metrics or “measures” as I prefer to call them, is critical as we all know that metrics drive behaviors. Step 2 – Develop Metrics and Data Sources.

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Veridian Solutions

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Understanding more about the needs and wants of customers can help supply chain leaders make informed decisions, improve inventory management, and increase profitability. In recent months, conversations about how to improve forecasting in the supply chain have focused on a subject: demand sensing.

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Taulia

OCTOBER 17, 2022

It’s also an essential component in forecasting. Helping businesses predict future revenue and expenses to identify the amount of cash needed to cover payroll, pay suppliers, and service debt. Cash flow management involves overseeing and managing cash from all sources. Key metrics for measuring cash flow include: 1.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 8, 2016

As an analyst in the supply chain market for 15 years, I have written many articles on best-of-breed technology companies purchased by a larger company. The initial software product release name was Real-Time Forecasting. The product naming convention changed to Demand Sensing (DS) in 2005. The Company has a checkered past.

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ThroughPut

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Traditional techniques of demand forecasting in the supply chain can no longer predict these changes in the demand-supply network. How to manage the rapidly evolving demand-supply dynamics using the data available and how to do it right? Demand Forecasting vs Demand Sensing in Supply Chain.

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SCMDOJO

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

We have Courses like S&OP deployment, Supply Chain Digitalization , , and Negotiation in Procurement. Practical Guides like Plan for Every Part (PFEP) , Demand Forecasting Methods or Stocktaking Procedure. They are crucial for navigating the multifaceted challenges of the logistics industry.

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ShipBob

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Maybe you only have a slight understanding of demand for your products. Forecasting projections is one of the toughest things to get right. Whether your brand is experiencing gradual sales or is in high-growth mode , we’ll walk you through some tips to improve your ability to forecast demand. Demand forecasting FAQs.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

It touches many departments, from production, procurement, shipping, accounting, and finance to marketing, warehousing, research and development, and sales. Supply chain management is increasingly making an impact on the overall functioning of the business and influencing C-suite decisions.

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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. Today I also want to report that, based on over a decade of scientific discovery, traditional supply chain practices are not best practices. There is also no Santa Claus.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 2, 2023

A large consumer products manufacturer with nine Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) instances and several divisions wanted to discuss forecasting. The team was not calibrated on the role of forecasting and the basics around process excellence. The question was, “How can I redefine demand planning processes to use channel data?”

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 19, 2021

“We are considering the purchase of Blue Yonder, Logility, Kinaxis, o9, or OMP. What is the value of forecasting? My organization does not believe in demand planning. The lack of belief in demand management is a barrier for us. I question, “How is this possible?” ” Lora. ” Joe.

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ThroughPut

JANUARY 2, 2023

In our last release, the ThroughPut Demand Sensing Module addressed the gaps unveiled by the pandemic and the sudden shift in existing market dynamics. “ Demand Sensing is the first step of putting your end-to-end supply chain on autopilot. .” ” Ali Raza, Founder & CEO, ThroughPut Inc. 5) Superior service levels.

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Arkieva

JUNE 23, 2016

These planning and scheduling decisions occur across a complex playing field organized by decision tier (strategic, tactical, operational, and relevant time response) and organization (corporate planning, factory, marketing, purchasing, etc.). Demand Management. Analytics Workbench.

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ThroughPut

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

The partnership will empower mutual customers to not only plan logistics fulfillment effectively and efficiently, but also to forecast demand accurately with AI-powered insights and recommendations for rapid supply chain revenue rationalization. Learn more at project44.com.

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BlueYonder

MAY 17, 2017

In parts 1 and 2 of this blog series, you learned about the role collaborative partnerships play in supply chain planning and execution with real-time visibility and predictive analytics and the benefits of the JDA and TransVoyant partnership. Moving from Traditional Demand Management to Demand Sensing Activities.

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ThroughPut

JANUARY 23, 2020

To guarantee results, supply chain managers need to be able to cut through this noise with a powerful tool to make use of this vast amount of data with targeted operational analytics to detect, quantify and rank the bottlenecks building-up in business processes early on. 2) Inventory and Demand Management.

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ThroughPut

JANUARY 23, 2020

To guarantee results, supply chain managers need to be able to cut through this noise with a powerful tool to make use of this vast amount of data with targeted operational analytics to detect, quantify and rank the bottlenecks building-up in business processes early on. 2) Inventory and Demand Management.

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ThroughPut

MAY 5, 2021

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and advanced analytics play an important role in providing huge continuous improvements over traditional, legacy processes. They can help enterprises make appropriate decisions on time by forecasting and putting necessary network changes in action to stay ahead of the demand curve.

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BlueYonder

MAY 17, 2017

In parts 1 and 2 of this blog series, you learned about the role collaborative partnerships play in supply chain planning and execution with real-time visibility and predictive analytics and the benefits of the JDA and TransVoyant partnership. Moving from Traditional Demand Management to Demand Sensing Activities.

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Supply Chain Opz

JUNE 1, 2014

Forecasting and new product introduction has always been the issues for many FMCG companies, P&G is no exception. The result is that the forecast accuracy is improved because a demand planner has an additional source data to make a better decision. . BMW uses a 12-year planning horizon and divides it into an annual period.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Mr. Govindarajan is the Senior Director, Supply Chain (Systems, Processes & Analytics) at KeHE. Govindarajan : Our previous Supply Chain Purchasing and Inventory Management tools were not enabling us to solve business challenges, we pivoted to Manhattan’s Demand Forecasting and Inventory Optimization software.

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ThroughPut

MAY 20, 2021

In our last release, the ThroughPut Demand Sensing Module addressed the gaps unveiled by the pandemic and the sudden shift in existing market dynamics. Demand Sensing is the first step of putting your end-to-end supply chain on autopilot. This can drastically minimize operations expenses that tap into the purchase of extra capacity.

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ThroughPut

MAY 20, 2021

In our last release, the ThroughPut Demand Sensing Module addressed the gaps unveiled by the pandemic and the sudden shift in existing market dynamics. Demand Sensing is the first step of putting your end-to-end supply chain on autopilot. This can drastically minimize operations expenses that tap into the purchase of extra capacity.

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