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The 4 Phases Of Predictive Analytics From Start To Finish

Eric Wilson, ACPFOctober 10, 2018

Predictive Analysis is a process of collecting, transforming, cleaning, and modeling data with the goal of gaining consensus of a future forecast. This provides the required insights for making informed decisions. This process consists of the followi... Read More...

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How Mature Is Your Demand Planning? Maturity Benchmarking

Eric Wilson, ACPFSeptember 19, 2018

There are commonalities shared by all demand planning, forecasting and analytics roles and organizations, including levels of maturity. Understanding these maturity levels allows you assess your people, process, and technology against a set of extern... Read More...

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4 Financial Metrics Every Demand & Supply Planner Should Know

Mark LawlessSeptember 3, 2018

Demand and supply planners are supporting decision-making efforts that have financial ramifications for the company. The company has many stakeholders who have a financial interest in the company with whom the management must communicate and interact... Read More...

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When The Economy Dips, Demand Planners Will Become Your Superheroes

Eric Wilson, ACPFAugust 29, 2018

The forecast for the economy today is mostly sunny and mild temperatures. Things look great – unemployment at all-time lows, economy growing at over 3%, and consumer confidence is on the rise. All of this adds up to top line growth, reduced inventori... Read More...

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Should the Naive Forecast be Your Default Forecast?

Michael GillilandAugust 1, 2018

Short answer: No. I have long argued against arbitrary forecasting performance objectives, suggesting instead that the goal should be “Do no worse than a naive forecast.” We don’t know in advance how well a naive forecast will perform, so we c... Read More...

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The First One Hundred Days As A Demand Planner

Andrew Schneider, ACPFJuly 23, 2018

“I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of Demand Planner…” Often referred to as the bellwether of an administration’s potential success, the first one hundred days of a presidency are scrutinized by political pundits. The i... Read More...

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Forecasting Software: Finding The Right Vendor

Eric Wilson, ACPFJuly 18, 2018

So you’ve got a long list of possible options for when you decide to upgrade or replace your demand planning software. In the previous articles we looked at the functional and service, technical, and implementation requirements of your new software. ... Read More...

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How To Choose The Right Demand Forecasting Software

Eric Wilson, ACPFJuly 10, 2018

Despite the importance of forecasting, demand planning software continues to be misunderstood by many businesses. Industry research has revealed many of us are left unsatisfied with our software, even though demand planning tools can bring major impr... Read More...

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S&OP KICK OFF GUIDE: PART II

Ulisses de Lima MessiasJune 25, 2018

In the previous article we talked about the essential requirements for people and processes to ensure successful S&OP. In this second part, we will talk about the initial business decisions that must take place before the implementation process b... Read More...

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Bob Stahl’s Multiple View Forecasting

Bob StahlJune 13, 2018

During these turbulent and unpredictable times, forecasting is less fun than ever! But forecast we must, if we are to manage our companies competitively and well. The question is, “how to forecast as best we can?”. Back in 2002, I co-authored with... Read More...

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