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Different Strokes for Different Folks (to Yield Better Results?)?

Supply Chain Shaman

They were very proud of their work in planning with a number of pharmaceutical manufacturers. So my question to the presenter was, “Why waste your time trying to improve a traditional demand planning approach when you could do so much more?” Today the order represents three to four months of demand latency.

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Behind the Numbers of the SCRC Supply Management Index

NC State SCRC

In effect the team must educate themselves through a detailed analysis of the marketplace and identify how best to meet the forecasted demand (generated by the spend analysis and interviews with stakeholders) given the market conditions that will occur in the next year. Rating Criteria for Supplier Relationship M anagement.