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The Future of Supply Chain and How to Prepare
In preparation for the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit, Lora Cecere spoke with Bram Desmet, Managing Director of Arkieva’s Channel
Using What-if Scenarios To Create A Dynamic S&OP Paradigm
Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) is typically a monthly process. Through a series of detailed planning steps, and usually three
Is Your S&OP Meeting Mostly About The Past And The Present?
Key Point: A Sales and Operation Planning (S&OP) meeting is a meeting to design the future course of a business.
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
Eliminating Some Of The Safety Stock Mystery
In the simplest inventory situation, the only variability is in the quantity of demand for a single day. There is
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
What Is OLAP And Why Should I Care About It?
OLAP (Online Analytical Processing) has been growing in popularity due to the increase in data volumes and the recognition of the business value of analytics. OLAP capabilities provide endless options to support visibility in supply chain.Read this blog post if you have large data sets and are using or thinking of using OLAP tools to analyze this data.
The Family Tree of MAPE
I saw this news article on CNN (here) about our planet’s earth bigger, older cousin. Quite an interesting discovery if
My Network Design Is Not Your Network Design
From my observations, movement of material through a company’s supply chain is increasingly becoming a major portion of delivered costs.
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