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How Does a Demand Forecast of Zero Impact Your Forecast Accuracy?
For most businesses that rely on demand forecasts for supply and capacity planning, improving demand forecast accuracy is critical. There are many methods to measure forecast bias and the accuracy of supply chain forecasts including using statistical methods like the Mean Absolute Percent Error or MAPE that we’ve discussed in our previous blogs.
The S&OP Process Improvement Illusion – Are We There Yet?
Almost three decades ago Sales and Operational Planning (S&OP) became the innovation in manufacturing and supply chain. When S&OP came about in 1987 as a concept, we did not yet have the internet much less the “internet of things.”
What-if Wednesday: Holt-Winters Multiplicative Forecast Damping Factor Simulation
In the previous What-if Wednesday posts, we experimented with the three parameters of the Holt-Winters Multiplicative method, namely; alpha, beta, and gamma. This time we are going to run similar tests by adjusting damping factor for the Winters Multiplicative method.
How to Predict Sales Using Markov Chain
The Supply chain is driven by demand, supply, and inventory planning. Under demand planning, the importance of sales forecasting is undeniable. It provides a basis for the production process regulating quantities, inventory and maximizes the efficiency of the resources available.
Supply Chain Talk: How Do You Create a Consistent Data Basis for Planning?
In our whitepaper on the 8 essentials of an S&OP Software, we outlined creating a consistent data basis for supply chain planning as an essential S&OP software requirement. In this week’s ‘Supply Chain Talk,’ Arkieva CEO Harpal Singh discusses the key aspects of creating a consistent data basis that supports supply chain planning.
Is Your Supply Chain Disruptive? Here’s What You Are Missing
Tips from the Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference on implementing disruptive supply chain technology and managing organizational change.
What-if Wednesday: Forecast Parameter Simulation – Gamma Multiplicative Method
In this week’s What-if Wednesday post, Arkieva Supply Chain Optimization Consultant – Abhishek Shah – shares the results of a what-if demand forecast simulation using the gamma multiplicative forecast parameter of the Winters forecasting method.
Supply Chain Talk: What Makes a Supply Chain Technology Partnership Work?
Happy clients are not always good partners. The best advice for companies looking at supply chain technology solutions is to find one that does not just acquiesce to every want, but one that looks at the bigger picture to ensure that you can succeed in the short and long-term. In this week’s ‘Supply Chain Talk,' Arkieva CEO Harpal Singh discusses what makes a good technology partnership, drawing from his years of first-hand experiences.
9 Sessions You Can’t Afford to Miss at The 2017 Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference
Here's a list of top must-see sessions at the upcoming 2017 Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference. Visit Arkieva at Booth
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