Analyst Insight: Many supply chains experience inefficiencies in receiving materials, and the construction sector is no exception. By optimizing demand forecasting, inventory management, and the setting of order cycles and quantities, and by increasing the level of automation in routine areas of replenishment, teams can focus their expertise on areas that require closer attention.
Analyst Insight: The wildly successful social media campaign for Popeyes’ new chicken sandwich — which quickly led to critical supply shortages for the company — is a cautionary tale about the havoc that social media can wreak on supply chains. To avoid squandering opportunities afforded by unprecedented demand, supply chains need to run like well-oiled machines, with collaborative sales and operations planning (S&OP), a finger on the pulse of social media sentiment, best-practice scenario planning, and rock-solid supplier relationships.
This video highlights the perspective of several senior-level supply chain executives about demand forecasting methods they follow to support their respective digital supply chain initiatives.
New research from Aberdeen identifies best supply-chain planning processes, and how leading organizations are improving forecast accuracy, gross margin and customer service.
To better understand the benefits, costs and risks associated with this investment, Forrester interviewed several customers with years of experience using IBM Planning Analytics.
Join SAP for a Market Experience on Integrated Business Planning for Inventory
Join David Vallejo, Head of SAP Digital Business Planning to learn how Integrated Business Planning can help your organization connect all of its planning processes to improve lead times and service levels, followed by a market experience of how companies are utilizing Integrated Business Planning to maximize the efficiency of their inventory and working capital.
In this session, you will learn how to:
Maximize the efficiency of inventory and working capital
Automate and standardize planning processes to improve planner productivity
Enable shorter and more complete inventory target-setting cycles at each tier
Reduce product and distribution costs
Speakers: Bruce Waters, Senior IBP Consultant, PPG Industries David Vallejo, Global Head of Digital Business Planning, SAP
Moderator: Helen Atkinson, Editor, SupplyChainBrain
