Comments on: Demand Planning: Value Added vs. Cost Center https://demand-planning.com/2011/02/07/demand-planning-value-added-vs-cost-center-2/ S&OP/ IBP, Demand Planning, Supply Chain Planning, Business Forecasting Blog Sun, 14 Aug 2011 05:54:27 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.4 By: Vijay Kumar https://demand-planning.com/2011/02/07/demand-planning-value-added-vs-cost-center-2/#comment-169 Sun, 14 Aug 2011 05:54:27 +0000 https://demand-planning.com/?p=1055#comment-169 A demand Planner enables the organization to take decision on What to be stocked & what not, how much to be kept. How to nullify the abnormal sales while deciding future trend, & correcting base line. Creates SKU level planning on Stock norm, Safety Stock, measuring the forecast accuracy. The Demand planner also helps you in rationalizing the assortment and ABC classification.
They are the bridge between Sales Team & Purchase Team.

]]> By: Maxim Morozov https://demand-planning.com/2011/02/07/demand-planning-value-added-vs-cost-center-2/#comment-168 Tue, 08 Feb 2011 14:03:06 +0000 https://demand-planning.com/?p=1055#comment-168 Some years ago I asked myself the question what made the difference between forecaster and demand planner. And probably I’d be quite stressed to explain it to somebody else.

Today I define the attributes of each the following way:
– Forecaster is responsible for preparing the most accurate estimate of the most probable demand for specific SKU during specific period of time.
– Demand planner is responsible for educated buffering against unavoidable forecast error and working out the optimal inventory policies in order to meet cost/service targets effectively and efficiently.

I’d be happy to hear other opinions.

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