Do You Know Your Demand for Your Custom Business?
Demand planning is critically important to inventory management success. Drive better inventory control, cash flow, and profitability
Is there an ROI on a Forecasting System?
Since forecasting can deliver significant benefits with increased levels of service, inventory turnover and margin improvement, the question that inevitably arises is whether it makes sense to purchase a forecasting or demand planning system.
Is Demand Planning/ Sales Forecasting Hype or Valuable?
According to Gartner statistics, significant bottom line results can occur with just a 1% improvement in forecast accuracy. In fact, there are staggering improvements in lead time, inventory reduction and margins, so why not at least explore the idea?
Is CRM Valuable?
When clients decide to upgrade ERP, they also look at CRM (customer relationship management) because it makes sense to align the technology infrastructure into a common platform that will be fully integrated and scalable.
Have you Thought about Increasing Demand?
No matter the position of my client (typically a CEO, Owner, CFO, General Manager or Board member), he/she is interested in increasing demand, and the project we are brought in to focus on relates to increasing demand, either directly or indirectly.
UGG Founder, the Amazon Effect in Healthcare & Why Demand is Key
In listening to the UGG founder, Brian Smith talk through his trials and tribulations in developing the amazing UGG brand, a few themes emerged.
The Value of Demand Planning
In supply chain circles, there are lots of exciting concepts to discuss and debate such as lean, master scheduling, theory of constraints and many more; however, we have found that our most successful clients start with the customer!
SIOP: How Far Should You Look into the Future?
SIOP guides strategic forecasting to determine the optimal horizon for planning and future-proofing your supply chain operations.
Lean or No Lean, a Demand Plan is a MUST
When it comes to B and C items, seasonal items and other trending patterns, understanding the demand plan isn’t a “nice-to-have”; it is critical to success.
Where Should I Start to Ensure Demand Planning Success?
It’s easy to feel lost when you have no direction from customers about their own sales projections. Get a clearer picture through demand planning.