Demand Planning Procurement Analytics Transportation 
ivalua
MAY 29, 2025
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.
Supply Chain Shaman
FEBRUARY 18, 2021
The Failure of Existing Demand Planning Solutions. During the pandemic, supply chain leaders turned off their demand planning solutions. Baseline demand reflects market potential.) Resist the temptation to place deeper analytics on top of existing data models. The status quo failed corporations.
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Supply Chain Shaman
JUNE 10, 2025
In May 2025, one in seven home-purchase agreements fell through resulting in the cancellation of 56,000 purchase contracts. Ask a procurement or transportation professional if they have a good demand signal and expect a laugh. The goal should not be making today’s planning processes faster and hands-free.
Supply Chain Shaman
JANUARY 21, 2014
Step Up and Learn the Language of Demand. In companies, there is no standard model for demand processes. New forms of analytics make new capabilities possible. In the traditional organization, some demand processes are sales-driven. Demand sensing is a process, automated by technology, that reduces demand latency.
Supply Chain Brain
JULY 1, 2025
Now, retailers can simulate “what-if” scenarios that reveal how different hypothetical tariff-driven cost increases could impact shoppers’ willingness to purchase upcoming SKUs at various price points, and which products’ margins will suffer most as costs fluctuate. He adds that it’s no wonder that only 15% of U.K.
Logistics Viewpoints
OCTOBER 12, 2023
Lower-income consumers and those using food assistance programs care the most about food waste as a purchase driver—again, suggesting it is a response to higher prices.” The same “If” statement was repeated for a host of financial and operational metrics.
Supply Chain Shaman
DECEMBER 7, 2023
Expand the “FLOW” program for logistics information sharing to forecast transportation flow. Of the twenty companies interviewed, only one can answer the question, “Do you have a good inventory plan?” Maximize the value of the purchase order flow data already in the existing networks. (A Yes, I think so.
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