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Demand Planning

Shortages Impacting Revenue & Forecasts

2021 was plagued with shortages. As discussed in clients’ demand planning/ forecasting meetings, history is not representative of the future. In one example, the client experienced material shortages and couldn’t sell what customers requested, and so carrying that forecast into the New Year would deliberately carry that issue into 2022.
2023-09-19T15:35:45-07:00January 10, 2022|Categories: Demand Planning, Supply Chain Briefing, Supply Chain Planning|Tags: , , , , , , , |
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Do You Know Your Demand for Your Custom Business?

Demand planning is critically important to inventory management success. Drive better inventory control, cash flow, and profitability
2024-02-16T18:53:20-08:00October 23, 2019|Categories: Demand Planning, Inner Circle, Supply Chain Planning|Tags: , , , |
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Is there an ROI on a Forecasting System?

Since forecasting can deliver significant benefits with increased levels of service, inventory turnover and margin improvement, the question that inevitably arises is whether it makes sense to purchase a forecasting or demand planning system.
2023-11-19T18:50:27-08:00August 7, 2019|Categories: Demand Planning, ERP & Technology, Supply Chain Planning, Supply Chain Technologies|Tags: , , , |
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Is Demand Planning/ Sales Forecasting Hype or Valuable?

According to Gartner statistics, significant bottom line results can occur with just a 1% improvement in forecast accuracy. In fact, there are staggering improvements in lead time, inventory reduction and margins, so why not at least explore the idea?
2023-11-19T19:35:38-08:00August 7, 2019|Categories: Demand Planning, ERP & Technology, ERP Selection & Upgrades, Supply Chain Planning|Tags: |
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Is CRM Valuable?

When clients decide to upgrade ERP, they also look at CRM (customer relationship management) because it makes sense to align the technology infrastructure into a common platform that will be fully integrated and scalable.
2024-02-16T20:17:10-08:00August 7, 2019|Categories: Demand Planning, ERP & Technology, ERP Selection & Upgrades, Supply Chain Planning|Tags: , , , , |
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Have you Thought about Increasing Demand?

No matter the position of my client (typically a CEO, Owner, CFO, General Manager or Board member), he/she is interested in increasing demand, and the project we are brought in to focus on relates to increasing demand, either directly or indirectly.
2024-06-09T18:05:09-07:00February 13, 2019|Categories: Demand Planning, Supply Chain Planning|Tags: , , , , |
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UGG Founder, the Amazon Effect in Healthcare & Why Demand is Key

In listening to the UGG founder, Brian Smith talk through his trials and tribulations in developing the amazing UGG brand, a few themes emerged.
2024-02-16T20:56:04-08:00January 15, 2019|Categories: Demand Planning, Supply Chain Briefing, Supply Chain Planning|Tags: , , |
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The Value of Demand Planning

In supply chain circles, there are lots of exciting concepts to discuss and debate such as lean, master scheduling, theory of constraints and many more; however, we have found that our most successful clients start with the customer!  
2024-01-31T16:45:27-08:00February 5, 2018|Categories: Demand Planning, Manufacturing, Supply Chain Planning|Tags: , , , |
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SIOP: How Far Should You Look into the Future?

SIOP guides strategic forecasting to determine the optimal horizon for planning and future-proofing your supply chain operations.
2024-06-05T21:03:28-07:00July 13, 2017|Categories: Demand Planning, SIOP / S&OP, Supply Chain Planning|Tags: , , , , , |
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Lean or No Lean, a Demand Plan is a MUST

When it comes to B and C items, seasonal items and other trending patterns, understanding the demand plan isn’t a “nice-to-have”; it is critical to success.
2024-06-17T21:11:29-07:00June 16, 2016|Categories: Demand Planning, Process Improvement, Supply Chain Planning|Tags: , , |
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