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Is Your Supply Chain Planning Ready for the “Experience Economy”?-image

17 October 2017

Is Your Supply Chain Planning Ready for the “Experience Economy”?

Is Your Supply Chain Planning Ready for...

Gartner says we are entering what they call the ‘Experience Economy”, where personalization, speed, agility and the ability...

Traditional Statistics versus Machine Learning. What’s the Difference?-image

19 September 2017

Traditional Statistics versus Machine Learning. What’s the Difference?

Traditional Statistics versus Machine Learning. What’s the...

Since machine learning is a hot topic, we thought it useful to clarify the difference between machine learning...

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The Power of Downstream Data for Sensing Demand

The Power of Downstream Data for Sensing...

Lora Cecere, CEO of Supply Chain Insights, has released a useful new report entitled “The Power of Downstream...

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A Path Towards IoT Enabled Service Parts Planning

A Path Towards IoT Enabled Service Parts...

Editor's Note: This week we have a guest post from Bob Ferrari, Managing Director of the Ferrari Consulting...

Seven Recent Trends in Retail Demand Forecasting and Replenishment-image

Seven Recent Trends in Retail Demand Forecasting and Replenishment

Seven Recent Trends in Retail Demand Forecasting...

Since most retailers are facing a shrinking operating “margin for error”, many are looking for more accurate demand...

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Retailers, Is Machine Learning a Little Black Dress or an Accessory?

Retailers, Is Machine Learning a Little Black...

At first glance, a discussion about clothing and technology seems a bit incongruous, even for a retail focused...

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Why You Need to Embrace Autonomous Supply Chain Planning

Why You Need to Embrace Autonomous Supply...

Editor's Note: This piece (with small variations) first appeared as a Supply Chain Brain editorial joining the debate about autonomous software and its impact...

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Four Prerequisites for Demand Sensing Success

Four Prerequisites for Demand Sensing Success

In a previous popular blog we described the key components of a demand sensing solution, which helps improve near-term...

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24 January 2017

Five Ways Machine Learning Improves Demand Forecasting

Five Ways Machine Learning Improves Demand Forecasting

When it comes to demand forecasting, machine learning can be especially helpful in complex scenarios, allowing planners to do...

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6 December 2016

Using Weather and Climate Data to Improve Demand Forecasting

Using Weather and Climate Data to Improve...

Demand forecasting software can usually factor in climate and seasonality, like more ice cream being sold during summer months or...