2017 Supply chain productivity and prioritization tips for supply chain planners.  Every morning, a supply chain planner must make this...

Last week I wrote about the potential benefits in forecasting results based on removing outliers from one-time events. A key...

How does currency demonetization affect statistical forecasting? The Government of India recently enacted the policy to demonetize Rupees 500 and...

Good handling of market demand data is one of the most vital concepts in any supply chain. But how to create powerful demand planning implementation? The five-step approach outlined below provides guidance.

In 1994, the IBM Micro-electronics Division, itself a fortune 100 size firm, put in place a major effort to create...

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

I spent some time discussing MAPE and WMAPE in prior posts. In this post, I will discuss Forecast BIAS. Forecast BIAS can...

In our line of work at Arkieva, when we ask this question of business folks: What is your forecast accuracy?...

Extending sales and operations collaboration requires a clear articulation of business rules and information transfers. As a result, knowing exactly...

In our last post, Sujit discussed the importance of gathering input from participants as a way to mitigate biases. In...