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It’s Still Just Lipstick on a Pig: The Challenges of Spreadsheet-Based Supply Chain Planning
Productivity tools are wonderful inventions used for their intended purpose, making writing, calculating, and presenting information much easier and faster.…
Order Up! Constrained Capacity Production Leveling for Food and Beverage Manufacturers
The food and beverage industry continues to encounter new challenges and compound those already unique to their world. Fertilizer shortages,…
Wanted: Supply Chain Planning Top Model
There’s more to a much-anticipated release of a new fashion line than the stroll down the catwalk. Thousands of details,…
The ABCs of Machine Learning in Demand Forecasting
Accurate demand forecasting is crucial to the success of any manufacturing company. It ensures companies have the right amount of…
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Forecast vs. Demand Plan – do you know the difference?
Do you know the difference between a forecast vs. demand plan? A forecast is a prediction of demand based on…
Nine Factors That Influence Inventory Planning and Optimization
Inventory planning is hard to do. As supply chain complexity continues to expand, it’s getting more and more difficult to…
Data and the leadership mindset
Lou Rassey says that data is an asset and it should be seen as such. He also noted that there…
Working on your S&OP tech
Technology can be instrumental in bettering your sales and operations planning. The APQC blog said, “Specific industries are adopting technology…
Is the skills gap real?
Manufacturing companies across the country and even the world have been talking about the skills gap - but one person…
S&OP vs. SIOP: What’s the Difference?
From one perspective, there is very little difference between “sales and operations planning (S&OP)” and “sales, inventory, and operations planning…
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