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I created an Out of Stock Alerting Process with Excel. Here’s What Happened.
I experienced first-hand the limitations of automating out of stock alerts using Excel. Here’s a real-life example of the out of stock process that I created.
Demand Segmentation Starter Guide
Use this comprehensive guide to get started with your product-customer demand segmentation analysis process.
How Does a Supply Chain Planning System Aggregate and Disaggregate Data?
Planners in certain industries such as the consumer-packaged goods (CPG) prefer updating forecasts at an aggregate level but would also sometimes want to lock values at the detail level to prevent disaggregation to a specific combination. How is it done? A planning system is expected to present correct data to the planner at whatever level it is being looked at.
How to Measure Forecast Errors in Intermittent Demand Forecasting
Stop using traditional forecast accuracy metrics to measure forecast for sporadic demand patterns. Use this method instead.
Your Data is Only as Good as How You Visualize It
Are you avoiding these common data visualization pitfalls during your S&OP meetings?
Challenges with Excel When Building a Demand Planning Process
Gartner estimates that by 2020, 60% of revenue in supply chain dependent industries will be driven by digital business.
Who Should Own the Demand Management Process?
Who should take ownership of the demand management process within the organization? Is it Sales and Marketing?
Supply Chain Best Practices from 10 Leading Companies
Here’s a quick overview of supply chain best practices from 10 leading companies from the 2018 Drucker Institute Ranking.
Top 10 Demand Planning Metrics You Should Have on Your Dashboard [Infographic]
To stay ahead of the curve, effective demand planners must track the right metrics that can help curtail possible demand planning issues ahead of time.
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