Planning Forecasting
Using Analytics To Address Supply Chain Challenges
Supply chain challenges stemming from the pandemic and other global events continue to plague manufacturing and distribution companies. Logistics disruptions, production delays,…
Supply Chain KPIs & Metrics: Our Top 24 for Manufacturers
Supply chain performance KPIs are invaluable measurements that support the growth and success of a company’s supply, fulfillment and delivery efforts. In…
Why a Modern Data Hub is Crucial for Visualization and Other Analytic Tools
There’s a lot of interest in data visualization tools like Power BI right now, and rightfully so. These products make it very…
Using Data To Align Your Sales and Supply Chain Teams
Ensuring that your sales and supply chain teams are in sync is one way that you can enhance the customer experience. However,…
3 Critical Factors For A Successful Demand Forecasting System Implementation
A Demand Forecasting system lives and dies by how well the system implementation is handled. As the trite saying goes, “the devil…
5 Attributes Of An Effective KPI System
In my two most recent blog posts on Key Performance Indicators, I covered The Basics of KPIs and Why Non-Financial Metrics Matter…
Getting SALES To Cooperate With Forecasting (Gulp!)
There are 2 and ½ good reasons to gain input from sales people during the forecasting process. First is to provide feedback…
A Demand Forecasting Checklist That Can Save Your Career
Embarking on a demand forecasting project is usually a somewhat frightening challenge especially if you were the one pushing for the change….
Setting Sail With Sales & Operations Planning – Part 2
In Part 1 of “Setting Sail with Sales & Operations Planning” I discussed the wide variety of reasons companies move toward a…
Setting Sail With Sales & Operations Planning – Part 1
A number of business challenges are driving more and more companies to formally embrace Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP). While the benefits…