Demand sensing isn't just about forecast accuracy; it's about catching demand shifts 6-8 weeks earlier. See the math and the noise trap to avoid.

A roundup of Arkieva’s top supply chain planning blogs of 2025, covering Gartner insights, demand and inventory best practices, scheduling and applied AI.

Successful demand planning requires a stable and sustainable planning process that is continuously reviewed and improved.

Arkieva’s Dr. Ken Fordyce recently participated in the Dagstuhl Seminar, "Modeling and Analysis of Semiconductor Supply Chains" in Wardern Germany. While attending he was able to participate in great discussions about “end to end” planning – aka master scheduling, and has written about his observations in regards to Advanced Planning and Schedule (APS), supply planning, and Central Planning Engine (CPE).

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

In my previous post, I encouraged you to mingle with your new colleagues and make yourself known as the new...

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

Last post, I discussed in some detail the concept of cycle service level and how it works in the retail...

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

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