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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.
Supply Chain Talk: 5 Fundamentals for Building a Collaborative Supply Chain
In this week’s Supply Chain Talk, Arkieva CEO, Harpal Singh discusses the key fundamental building blocks for creating a collaborative supply chain.
What-if Wednesday: Multiplicative Forecast Simulation Using Alpha
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 alpha parameter.
Supply Chain Talk: Why Your Supply Chain Planning Team Isn’t Working
The supply chain planning team is an integral part of a functional supply chain execution (SCE). How an organization is structured can affect the overall supply chain process. In this week’s, Supply Chain Talk, Arkieva CEO Harpal Singh discusses how organizational supply chain planning structures can be improved.
The ‘Secret Sauce’ to Improving Demand Planning
How do you get the sense of what works for demand planning? Market volatilities including changes in the weather can affect any business at any given time. As such, businesses cannot rely on their history alone without considering the full picture of possible market changes. When these changes occur, businesses should be ready to adapt without causing a disruption in existing business processes. So how to do you get to the point where you get a sense of what works when it comes to demand planning?
8 Common Issues to Avoid When Creating a Customer Segmentation Strategy
Thinking about creating a customer segmentation strategy? Here are 8 common pitfalls to avoid. Customer segmentation provides a strategic way for aligning services and profitability. For businesses looking to improve bottom line results and the cash conversion cycle, creating an effective customer segmentation process is invaluable.
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