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Customers and Analysts Recognize ToolsGroup as a Supply Chain and Retail Planning Leader

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MARCH 2023 – ToolsGroup earned a Higher Performer badge in G2’s Demand Planning Grid® – G2’s scoring criteria is that products shown on the Grid® for Demand Planning have received a minimum of 10 reviews/ratings in data gathered by March 07, 2023. Read the press release here.

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Top 6 Retail Trends & Supply Chain Planning Challenges in 2023

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Retailers know firsthand how quickly the market can change. That’s why staying on top of the latest supply chain planning trends is so important – they can make all the difference when it comes to staying competitive, reducing costs, and meeting your customers’ needs.

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Four Ways of Using Cluster Analysis in Retail Management to Improve Sales

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The retail industry is rich with data. Four Ways of Using Cluster Analysis in Retail. Retailers can apply cluster analysis techniques in different ways to find groups of customers, products, stores, or suppliers that behave similarly. There are different ways of doing store cluster analysis.

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How to Move from Gartner Stage 2 to Stage 3 Retailing

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Using the Gartner Demand Planning five stage maturity scale, analyst Mike Griswold estimated on a recent call that retailers as a group averaged just 2.3 But, he says, with the right strategic plan, a retailer can make the jump to stage 3 supply chain planning, and greater profitability, in just 12-18 months.

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Demand Forecasting: A Complete Guide to Supply Chain Excellence

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Download our ebook: Demand Forecast Is Why You Need to Adopt a Service-Driven Supply Chain Strategy Top Four Strategies for Demand Forecasting Success In the current landscape, the challenges of supply chain disruptions remain a pressing concern. Image source: Stefan de Kok 2.

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ToolsGroup Named a Leader in IDC MarketScape Worldwide Demand Planning Market Report

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ToolsGroup Named a Leader in IDC MarketScape Worldwide Demand Planning Market Report. BOSTON (September 30, 2019) ToolsGroup, a leader a global leader in supply chain planning software, has been named a leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Supply Chain Demand Planning 2019 Vendor Assessment. . Source: [link].

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How to Optimize Demand Forecasting: Probabilistic Solutions

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Heres how to approach this shift from forecast-driven to uncertainty-driven planning: Acknowledge that your forecast will be wrong. Identify and prioritize sources of uncertainty and variability in your supply chain and use this data to improve your planning and decision-making.