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It’s a Candidate’s Market in Supply Chain!

Supply Chain Game Changer

When you have many daily fires to fight, it’s hard to prioritize new hires – especially when the business climate and consumer demand were all of a sudden so unpredictable. Supply Chain hiring is robust across the industry, and candidates of all stripes are in high demand. Hiring took a bit of a back seat, understandably.

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The Art and Science of Demand Forecasting in Supply Chain Planning

Skill Dynamics

Navigating the Impact of Accurate Forecasts The ability to accurately predict consumer demand puts companies at a significant advantage. Using demand forecasting, businesses can keep inventory levels consistent, minimizing excess stock and reducing their production and storage costs.

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Inventory Forecasting — Everything You Should Know

Procurement Tactics

Bonus PDF: 51 ChatGPT Prompts to 10X Your Productivity in Procurement Download 51 Prompts →  Or receive our famous weekly newsletter Inventory Forecasting — Everything You Should Know Inventory forecasting allows you to predict when supply chains and consumer demand are going to change. However, what is it?

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Unlocking a Strong Inventory Turnover Ratio: Definitions and Formulas | Ecommerce

Finale Inventory

Unlike brick-and-mortar stores, ecommerce businesses face intense competition and rapidly changing consumer demands. Consider adopting inventory management systems, demand planning software, and automated reorder systems to streamline processes.

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Logistics Complexity and the Strategic Moves Companies are Making to Reduce It

Let's Talk Supply Chain

Last-mile delivery has become the center of attention for shippers and carriers in recent years as strong e-commerce growth has increased demand for home delivery.

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How demand sensing can vault forecast accuracy beyond its theoretical limits

The Network Effect

Even high-volume products with well-understood seasonality patterns continue to experience high near-term forecast error rates of over 40% while using sophisticated time-series methods for demand planning. It therefore comes as no surprise that time series models are ill-suited to predicting demand in today’s consumer driven markets.

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Are These the 5 Biggest Fallacies in Supply Chain or is it Fake News?

Supply Chain Game Changer

Larger societal changes are affecting the way companies are planning their Supply Chains of the future – everything from the looming arrival of driverless cars, to consumersdemands that companies be more socially responsible. We’ve written about quite a few of these topics ourselves. They’re exciting.