Forecasting & Demand Planning

Oracle Unveils On-Demand Sourcing Application as Part of E-Business Suite Release 12

March 18, 2009

Oracle Corp

Riding A Fashion Trend: How Crocs Met Fast-Growing Demand

March 11, 2009

Edward Collins, Senior Director, Global Logistics, Crocs

Nine Ways to Use ERP to Make The Manufacturing Supply Chain Lean

March 11, 2009

Technology Evaluation/Jakob Bjorklund

Forecasting No Easy Trick in This Economy

March 4, 2009

The Economist

Demand-Signal Management Takes Forecasting to Next Level

March 4, 2009

Intelligent Enterprise

Global Recession to Have a Dramatic Impact on the Supply Chain Planning Market

March 4, 2009

From ARC Advisory Group

Global Economic Crisis Demands New Strategies for Managing Global Supply Chains

March 4, 2009

From Gartner/C. Dwight Klappich/TradeBeam

Times are Tough--RIR Might Leave More Cash on Your Balance Sheet

February 25, 2009

From Technology Evaluation Blog/P.J. Jakovljevic

The Cornerstone of a Demand-Driven Enterprise

February 20, 2009

Jane Barrett, research director, AMR Research

Sales and operations planning is the cornerstone of being demand-driven and a foundational process to propel growth strategies. As companies drive growth-growth in the innovation of new products, growth through expansion into new geographies, and growth in core markets-they must align functions through S&OP.

Aligning Business Goals with Supply Chain Strategies

February 20, 2009

Nari Viswanathan, vice president and principal analyst, Aberdeen Group

The S&OP process should be complemented by a strong root cause analysis and execution framework that ensures that the S&OP plan is continuously tracked with respect to the financial goals set forth by the company. In other words, the S&OP lifecycle should precede the financial reporting lifecycle of a company and should be in lock-step.

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.