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Don’t Wait to Innovate: 3 Key Benefits of Causal Forecasting

Logility

That’s precisely what demand forecasting feels like for many businesses today. Enter causal forecasting. Unfortunately, many companies hesitate to use causal forecasting, thinking it’s too complicated or resource-hungry. What is Causal Forecasting? That’s where causal forecasting comes into play.

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The Forecasting Accuracy Bugaboo

Logistics Viewpoints

When it comes to running a company, when things break down executives have traditionally said “we need to improve our forecasting!” Would better forecasting accuracy be a good thing? Unfortunately, most companies cannot, and will never be able to, consistently rely on highly accurate forecasts. Absolutely!

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The Top CPO Metrics Used to Measure Inflation, Risk, and Uncertainty

ivalua

For example, consider the challenges in the automotive industry that stem from the supply chain issue in chip manufacturing. Tracking the Metrics that Matter. While Ardent expects Procurement to rise to and tackle these challenges, tracking the metrics that matter will help them stay focused for full recovery. Inflation Metrics.

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Toilet Paper Shortages, Empty Shelves, and Panic Buying: Just How Bad Did the Grocery Supply Chain Perform in 2020?

Logistics Viewpoints

Because of service disruptions – not being able to buy toilet paper, for example – the supply chain has been more discussed than ever before. A study by E2open – the 2021 Forecasting and Inventory Benchmark Study: Supply Chain Performance During the Covid-19 Pandemic – provides the answers. But just how bad was it?

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Side-step Oxymorons to Make Progress in Planning

Supply Chain Shaman

For example, real-time planning, end-to-end planning, control tower, integrated business planning (IBP), and digital brain are oxymorons while discussions on innovation bounded by a required ROI is a juxtaposition. True innovation is never defined initially by a mandatory Return on Investment (ROI).) The goal of a forecast?

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My Failure Of Using Design Thinking To Drive Supply Chain Innovation

Supply Chain Shaman

This post focuses on my failure to use design thinking to spark innovation with supply chain teams and my lessons learned. Today, six years later, I reflect on the gaps of the methodology as it applies to supply chain innovation. Remember the need for goal clarity, rules, and clear metrics in my opening paragraph?

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How Manufacturers Can Leverage AI & Analytics For Strategic Decision-Making

Silvon Software

For example, recognizing that two different terms in separate datasets actually refer to the same concept (e.g., “DOB” Here are some examples: SALES Customer Segmentation and Targeting Analytics tools can segment customers based on their buying behavior, demographic data, and engagement levels. DOB” and “Date of Birth”).