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Tag: Sales and Operations Planning

Where Are You Investing in 2023?

It’s budget season, which means time to set goals and get the investment necessary to achieve them. We write extensively on ROI and the...

The Supply Chain Detective™ and the Mystery of the S&OP Phantoms!

The company had no formal S&OP (Sales and Operations Planning), or SIOP (Sales, Inventory and Operations Planning) process. The ability to forecast or...

How to Mitigate the Bullwhip Effect in Today’s Market

You know how the tiniest fluctuations in retail demand can shake up the whole supply chain? That’s the bullwhip effect in action. It’s a...

Managing the Complex Network is Key to Profitable Growth

Gartner’s Mr. Paul Lord directly addressed requirements for a firm to achieve profitable growth in his recent webinar, “The 3 Performance Lenses for Balancing...

Lessons Learned from a Complex Transformation Project

Triggers. Sometimes the smallest thing you see can trigger what seems like a lifetime of angst. Recently, a LinkedIn update from a former co-worker...

3 Must-have Inventory Planning Software Features

Every supply chain planner’s goal is to provide the highest degree of customer service while reducing inventory in the supply chain network. High customer...

Sales and Operations Planning: The Interpersonal Element

Has your company ever suffered problems with, implemented, or even considered implementing a sales and operations (S&OP) planning process? If so, a few minutes...

How to Have a Serious Conversation About Inventory

Whether you are a manufacturer, retailer or distributor, inventory is likely one of your largest assets – after cash, of course. Managing this asset...

Suggested Summer Reading from Arkieva

It’s the midpoint of summer and a good time to catch up on “summer reading”. For us at Arkieva, that means digging into industry...

Demand Patterns Inside a Period

Demand forecasting is often done in planning buckets such as months or weeks. But what about the pattern of demand inside a period? Do...

Rules-based Approach to Supply Planning: Matching Assets with Demand

In any supply chain, matching supply assets to the demand in a consistent, reliable and profitable manner is a key requirement. Done effectively, it...

Which Came First: Supply Chain Woes or the Recession?

If you spend any time searching the web for “recession” and “supply chain,” you will find many articles on the idea that COVID and...

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