New research from Aberdeen identifies best supply-chain planning processes, and how leading organizations are improving forecast accuracy, gross margin and customer service.

Supply-chain leaders are keeping pace with today’s volatile market by leveraging advanced analytics solutions to improve forecasting and planning.

An efficient supply chain relies on coordination and collaboration, and your siloed departments may be standing in the way. 

To better understand the benefits, costs, and risks associated with this investment, Forrester interviewed several customers with years of experience using IBM Planning Analytics and found the following benefits…

– 63% reduced time to complete annual budgeting
– 80% faster planning system processing
– 70% reduced time to complete forecasts

IBM's planning analytics harness a powerful calculation engine to provide insights and automate planning, budgeting and forecasting.

In 2019, IBM achieved 22 top ranks and 17 leading ranks, including user experience, product satisfaction and flexibility.

U.S. manufacturers are lagging their European counterparts in the adoption of creative approaches to supply-chain finance. But three companies are demonstrating the varied ways in which that tool can be effectively deployed.

To meet modern-day demands for speed and efficiency, logistics providers need to discard paper processes and go digital.