Eliminating Excel in Purchasing Inventory Modeling 
ToolsGroup
JUNE 12, 2025
If you’re managing inventory with spreadsheets , you’re not alone—but you might be falling behind. While Excel has long been a go-to for planners, the landscape has changed. Disruptions are constant, demand is volatile, and complexity is increasing. Let’s explore why relying on Excel could be costing you more than you realize.
Supply Chain Shaman
JANUARY 7, 2025
I laugh when business leaders tell me that they are going to replace their current supply chain planning technologies with “AI.” Each supply chain planning technology at the end of 2024, went through disruption–change in CEO, business model shift, layoffs, re-platforming and acquisitions. You are right.
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ToolsGroup
MARCH 31, 2025
In the fast-paced world of modern supply chains, traditional forecasting methods fall short. Probabilistic forecasting is revolutionizing demand forecasting, supply planning, and inventory optimization by significantly improving forecast accuracy and decision-making across distribution networks.
ToolsGroup
MARCH 25, 2025
Machine learning (ML)a specialized field within artificial intelligence (AI)is revolutionizing demand planning and supply chain management. According to McKinsey , organizations implementing AI-driven demand forecasting solutions can reduce forecast errors by 30% to 50%.
Supply Chain Shaman
JANUARY 30, 2025
My head is wobbling with announcements, late-night Friday press releases, company name changes, and executive turnover in the supply chain planning market. Logility, a conservative company supply chain planning technology, historically had no debt and cash reserves of more than 80M, is undervalued in this deal. Is it musical chairs?
Supply Chain Shaman
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
She wrote, “I have been working in the supply chain for 35 years, and we are still trying to solve the “demand” issue. Solving from a supply side seems to work for many companies I work with. Over the last two years, I actively engaged technologists and business leaders to redefine demand planning.
Supply Chain Shaman
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
Venture capitalists are high on Artificial Intelligence (AI), and over-exuberant professors with shiny new models are jockeying into position to get rich. Most of the business networks were hollowed out by venture capitalists or purchased by opportunists. 80% of the data that surrounds the supply chain is not used.
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