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Procurement vs. Supply Chain Management: Differences, Challenges & Solutions

ivalua

Procurement and supply chain management are often used interchangeably—but in practice, the lines between them can blur in ways that create real friction. Misaligned priorities, siloed systems, and unclear ownership can directly impact key performance indicators like cost savings percentage and procurement cycle time.

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Demand Planning: Whipped And Chained by Tradition

Supply Chain Shaman

Given your expertise, I’d love to hear what alternatives you recommend for better demand forecasting and real-time visibility beyond what’s commonly adopted today.” I know that your primary focus is procurement. Over the last two years, I actively engaged technologists and business leaders to redefine demand planning.

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Probabilistic Forecasting: The Future of Supply Chain Planning

ToolsGroup

Probabilistic forecasting is revolutionizing demand forecasting, supply planning, and inventory optimization by significantly improving forecast accuracy and decision-making across distribution networks. However, this approach ignores real purchasing behavior, such as customers buying complete sets of four tires.

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Advanced Supply Chain Planning with Probabilistic Forecasting

ToolsGroup

This approach significantly improves forecast accuracy and enhances decision-making across distribution networks. Traditional supply chain planning tools rely on deterministic forecasting, generating single-point estimates that often misrepresent real-world complexities. The result?

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Fashion Industry Challenges Require Elegant Demand Planning

ToolsGroup

Demand for fashion products also has complex characteristics, with hard-to-predict, sporadic demand, high volatility and impulsive purchases. This article will explore the different retail channels and reveal tips for finally mastering demand forecasting for the fashion industry. Hybrid models (i.e.

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Demand Planning Software: Your Comprehensive Guide 

Logility

Good forecasting leads to good demand planning —and good demand planning means better profitability. That’s why it’s essential to be sure you’re equipping your organization with the right demand planning software. To find the best solution for your business, you need the “what” and the “why”.

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Supply Chain Planning Solutions are Not Just for the Big Boys

Logistics Viewpoints

Supply chain planning is not just for the big boys. Myers Industries Implements John Galt Solutions. They also are also one of the largest distributor in the US of tools, equipment and supplies for the tire and wheel service industry. Mr. Baker spent over 34 years leading procurement teams at The Dow Chemical Company.