About Sujit Singh

As COO of Arkieva, Sujit manages the day-to-day operations at Arkieva such as software implementations and customer relationships. He is a recognized subject matter expert in forecasting, S&OP and inventory optimization. Sujit received a Bachelor of Technology degree in Civil Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur and an M.S. in Transportation Engineering from the University of Massachusetts. Throughout the day don’t be surprised if you find him practicing his cricket technique before a meeting.

Using Coefficient of Variation as a Guide for Safety Stocks

In one of my previous posts, I wrote about using coefficient of variation (CV) as a predictor of forecastability. In this post, I will talk about how it can be used to indicate a sensitivity of lead time towards the safety stock calculations. To quickly remind the reader first: The formula for CV = StdDev

Cycle Service Level Versus Fill Rate Service Level – Part One

Most businesses would put high customer service as one of their top business priorities. While there are many different things that make up the overall customer experience, one of the key performance indicators (KPIs) that companies measure is the timely delivery of goods to the customer. In safety stock calculations, this is typically an input

By |2021-08-30T10:48:58-04:00September 15th, 2015|Inventory Management, Safety Stock|

Is Your S&OP Glass Half-Full Or Half-Empty?

I recently watched a TED talk video by Alison Ledgerwood on YouTube. In the video, Alison gives the example of her paper getting accepted for publication (positive news) and another one getting rejected for publication (negative news). She talks about how it takes longer to recover from (i.e., go back to being her normal self) a

By |2019-04-13T23:09:58-04:00August 25th, 2015|General Topics, S&OP, Supply Chain|

Do You Use Coefficient Of Variation To Determine Forecastability?

Key Point: Coefficient of Variation is not a perfect measure of forecastability. However, if used properly, it can add value to a business’s forecasting process. In the world of forecasting, one of the key questions to consider is the forecastability of a particular set of data. For example, a salesman might consistently be better at

By |2019-08-28T11:45:34-04:00August 11th, 2015|Demand Planning, Forecasting, General Topics, Supply Chain|

Reporting Forecast Accuracy At Sales and Operations Planning Meetings

You have a favorite forecast accuracy metric(s) you’ve been practicing within the organization for a while, and now you think you are ready to bring it to the Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) meeting as a Key Performance Indicator (KPI) of your demand planning process. But you are not sure exactly how to go about

By |2021-08-30T10:58:25-04:00August 4th, 2015|Demand Planning, Forecast Accuracy, Forecasting, S&OP, Supply Chain|

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