Secrets of Forecast Value-Add | SupplyChainBrain

Secrets of Forecast Value-Add

, Director Demand Planning and S&OP, Tempur Sealy International

March 25, 2014

What is forecast value-add, and how can it be applied to organizations in a time of volatile and unpredictable demand? Eric Wilson, director of demand planning and S&OP with Tempur Sealy International, has some answers. [Run Time (Min.): 12:03]

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