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It’s Planned – A Supply Chain Planning Poem
To celebrate great poetry reading day today, we decided to take a break from our usual Friday Supply Chain Talk to try some poetry instead.
What’s the cost of doing nothing? Easy tips for uncovering problems before they turn into disasters
Is there a need to act if no ‘imminent’ repercussions exist? Can you be a more proactive problem solver? In this 3-part blog series, we’ll cover how proactive problem solving can help your team and business stay ahead of the curve, improve productivity, and avoid costly problems in the short and long term.
Supply Chain Talk: Do You Have a Supply Chain Knowledge Repository?
In this week’s Supply Chain Talk, Arkieva CEO Harpal Singh discusses the importance of having a data repository for supply chain planning.
What-if Wednesday: Forecast Parameter Simulation – Beta 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 Winters multiplicative beta parameter.
When Demand Planning Goes Wrong: Lessons Learned from United Airlines Overbooking Issue
What demand planning lessons can we learn from the recent United Airlines Overbooking Issue?
Supply Chain Talk: Using Excel for Planning – 4 Telltale Signs That You’ve Pushed Excel to The Limits
We all love spreadsheets. But when do you know when you’ve pushed your Excel spreadsheet to the limits? In this week’s, Supply Chain Talk, Arkieva CEO Harpal Singh discusses the telltale signs that show when you are pushing the limits of Excel.
How do you model inventory in planning systems?
Wondering how inventory is modeled in supply chain planning systems? Here's what you need to know.
Supply Chain Talk: 3 Challenges Supply Chain Executives Cannot Ignore
In our previous Supply Chain Talk Blog, we discussed different supply chain organizational structures that can increase the effectiveness of the overall supply chain process. In this week’s, Supply Chain Talk, Arkieva CEO Harpal Singh discusses key challenges that modern-day supply chain executives face.
[Webinar] Using Predictive Analytics to Drive Sales and Delight Customers
In today’s data-driven world, we’ve become accustomed to companies predicting what we need even before we think we need them. A purchase on Amazon will immediately suggest other products that might be of interest. Similarly, Netflix can predict the type of movies that you might enjoy based on your previous TV watching habits. Companies such as Netflix and Amazon take advantage of predictive and prescriptive analytics to increase customer engagement and sales.
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