Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover logistics and supply chain management. There are a lot more demand forecasts being made today at companies then their used ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover logistics and supply chain management. While machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) have been used in supply ...

“Generals are always prepared to fight the last war,” Winston S. Churchill once said. When it comes to forecast accuracy, is your battle strategy still based on forecast accuracy challenges and KPIs ...

Over the past years, demand planning has become a relatively routine task for many planners. While still not perfect, many firms established S&OP processes, took advantage of sophisticated ERP systems ...

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ikigai Labs, the leader in AI for enterprise tabular and time-series data, today announced the launch of its new Demand Forecasting and Planning solution. Built to ...

In this episode of WWD Voices, Arthur Zaczkiewicz, executive editor of strategic content development, welcomes Roger Mayerson, senior vice president and industry principal of apparel and soft goods at ...

Last year was one of unexpected change — in the systems and tools companies used to maintain operations, how they worked together and with customers, and how they viewed their industries. In addition ...

In a recent post on the importance of inventory management, we noted how new technologies are changing how demand forecasting is done. Long-standing demand-planning methods are gradually giving way to ...

In a strategic move aimed at enhancing Army demand planning and forecasting capabilities, in March 2024, the Logistics Modernization Program (LMP) successfully implemented Integrated Business Planning ...

Demand planners are kind of like weather forecasters -- they rarely get credit for doing their job correctly, and they're only noticed when they get it wrong. Nevertheless, it's vitally important that ...