Recently, I experienced an earthquake during my trip to Taiwan. I am not sure but I think this was the...

“Complexity exists, whether you ignore or not – better not to ignore it” Peter Lyon IBM retired, former director IBM...

It is time to bring out the crystal ball and see what the future has in store for us! Admittedly, no one really know the future but there is no harm in imagining. And it is fun as well. Read this blog and share your thoughts as well.

In one of my previous posts, I wrote about using coefficient of variation (CV) as a predictor of forecastability. In...

Planning is an art. All planners deal with the daily firefighting while also looking into the future and cautiously calculating...

In preparation for the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit, Lora Cecere spoke with Sujit Singh, Chief Operating Officer of Arkieva, in...

I recently watched a TED talk video by Alison Ledgerwood on YouTube. In the video, Alison gives the example of her...

In preparation for the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit, Lora Cecere spoke with Bram Desmet, Managing Director of Arkieva’s Channel...

Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) is typically a monthly process. Through a series of detailed planning steps, and usually three...

Key Point: A Sales and Operation Planning (S&OP) meeting is a meeting to design the future course of a business....

Key Point: Coefficient of Variation is not a perfect measure of forecastability. However, if used properly, it can add value...

In the simplest inventory situation, the only variability is in the quantity of demand for a single day.  There is...