Forecasting & Demand Planning

How Driscoll's Is Tilling Its Demand Chain for Food’s Data-Driven Future

November 20, 2020

Ever since access to ubiquitous real-time data emerged as a technological reality, businesses have been lured by the possibility of redirecting their supply chains toward a model driven by demand. Applying analytics software to make sense of big data could allow organizations to close the gap between demand and supply.

Delivering Success: How the Logistics and Transportation Function Drives Supply Chain Excellence

November 19, 2020

SAP

Logistics executives should consider these actions to address current challenges and join the ranks of supply-chain leaders.

Surviving and Thriving: How Supply Chain Leaders Minimize Risk and Maximize Opportunities

November 19, 2020

SAP

The delicate balance between supply-chain effectiveness and financial performance comes down to four critical habits.

Seven Supply-Chain Trends to Watch in 2021

November 11, 2020

Dan Weinberger, SCB Contributor

And how they can rejuvenate the battered supply-chain industry.

Five Ways to Build the Continuous Supply Chain

November 6, 2020

Infor

These are the strategic areas where companies can build agility and resiliency.

Digital Transformation of the Supply Chain: Now and Next

November 6, 2020

Shubho Chatterjee, SCB Contributor

The digital transformation of supply chains has been underway since 2010, but COVID-19 kicked it into top gear.

Coupa Acquires AI-Powered Supply Chain Design and Planning Provider LLamasoft

November 3, 2020

SupplyChainBrain

Coupa Software, a provider of Business Spend Management, announced that it has acquired LLamasoft, a provider of AI-powered supply chain design and planning for a purchase price of approximately $1.5 billion.

The Agile Supply Chain’s Guide to Financial Alignment

October 29, 2020

QAD DynaSys

Finance and supply chain: These two essential business functions speak different languages and live in different worlds. Both contribute mightily to the success and the profitability of their companies, in their own ways. Manufacturers need to get them to synchronize if they are to survive and succeed — and to achieve the agility and the resilience everyone strives for coming out of the pandemic crisis.

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Watch: Building Resilience Into Supply-Chain Planning

October 29, 2020

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Jeff Livingston, senior solutions consultant with QAD DynaSys, explains the importance of resilience in the supply-chain function, in times of high demand variability and uncertainty.

Coronavirus: What Do We Do About Risk Now?

Five Ways AI Can Solve Supply-Chain Disruption

October 28, 2020

Carlos Melendez, SCB Contributor

Business disruptions brought on by the pandemic have shined light on supply-chain weaknesses — and a growing opportunity for artificial intelligence.

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.