Forecasting & Demand Planning

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How The Network Effect Is Essential For Supply Chain Survival

How to achieve compounded value by leveraging network effects across your supply chain

January 14, 2022

Learn how you can radically simplify and streamline your supply chain planning and execution, to improve service levels and reduce operating costs.

Covid Test Makers Struggle to Cope With Whiplash From Omicron

January 10, 2022

Bloomberg

As the omicron variant sends U.S. Covid case numbers soaring to new records and drugstores and walk-in clinics clamor for test kits, suppliers have been struggling with their own mounting problems.

Chipmakers Seek Steady Growth to End Boom-Bust Era

January 7, 2022

Bloomberg

Semiconductor revenue is poised to top half a trillion dollars in 2022 for the first time ever.

Inventory ‘Bullwhip’ Risk Emerges in Latest U.S. Logistics Index

January 5, 2022

Bloomberg

The bigger-than-usual rush to stockpile products on U.S. retail shelves and in warehouses ahead of the holidays might give way to an economic hangover of sorts.

Leveraging Supply Chain Management Systems to Relieve Burden on Clinicians

December 20, 2021

Angela McNally, SCB Contributor

Even during a health-care crisis, clinicians shouldn't be burdened with inventory or supply chain decision making.

How Digital Twins Help Supply Chains Weather Any Storm

December 9, 2021

Patrick Long, SCB Contributor

A digital twin of the supply chain can build resilience and optimize performance when extreme weather events occur.

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Watch: Case Study: Palo Alto Networks Enhances Planning Function

December 9, 2021

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Global cybersecurity leader Palo Alto Networks, Inc. needed to implement a new tool for supply as well as sales and operations planning functionality — and time was of the essence. Anaplan stepped in to help.

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Watch: How Will Supply Chains Cope With Inventory Disruption?

December 2, 2021

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Richard Cabrera, executive vice president and head of middle-market banking with Umpqua Bank, details the permanent changes that businesses will be making in their inventory strategies as a result of COVID-19 and the subsequent supply chain meltdown.

Record Volumes at L.A. Ports to Become ‘New Normal’ After Crisis

December 2, 2021

Bloomberg

The record volume of cargo moving through the U.S.’s busiest port complex is likely to continue amid high consumer demand for goods, the head of the Port of Long Beach said.

How AI Could Solve the Supply Chain Crisis

November 22, 2021

Ahmer Inam, SCB Contributor

Artificial intelligence, combined with other technologies and innovations, could bring about some long-lasting improvement across the entire supply chain, from the factory floor to the retail shelf. Here are some scenarios.

Forecasting & Demand Planning

The latest news, analysis, trends and solutions regarding forecasting and demand planning and its impact on supply chain management. New technologies in predictive analytics and forecasting and demand planning are transforming the way companies are operating and performing ahead of competition in their industries. As these solutions continue to evolve, businesses are discovering new ways to increase efficiency and cut costs. Learn how companies around the world are using forecasting and demand planning solutions for supply chain optimization.