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19 February 2019

Improvements to Mid-Market Supply Chain Planning

Improvements to Mid-Market Supply Chain Planning

Is the latest technology enabling some mid-market companies to leapfrog supply chain planning (SCP) stages of maturity?  The evidence...
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22 January 2019

Which Supply Chain Planning Processes Should We Automate?

Which Supply Chain Planning Processes Should We...

Now that more companies are embracing supply chain planning productivity and automation, many firms are asking which processes they...
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18 December 2018

The Three “Habits” for Successful IoT Implementations

The Three “Habits” for Successful IoT Implementations

In Lora Cecere’s Supply Chain 2020 study, the Internet of Things (IoT) was considered one of two disruptive...
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4 December 2018

Supply Chain Planning for Direct-To-Consumer

Supply Chain Planning for Direct-To-Consumer

Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) presents special supply chain planning challenges for both smaller microbrands (e.g., eyeglass brand Warby Parker or...
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27 November 2018

What’s Your Forecast Accuracy Target?

What’s Your Forecast Accuracy Target?

It seems as if everyone is looking to improve their forecasting performance. Companies are seeking to implement (or...
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6 November 2018

How the P&G Supply Chain Thrives on Supply Chain Complexity

How the P&G Supply Chain Thrives on...

The Procter & Gamble (P&G) supply chain is known for best-in-class supply chain planning. Speaking at the Gartner...
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30 October 2018

Three Mega Trends Driving Gartner Stage 5 Supply Chain Planning

Three Mega Trends Driving Gartner Stage 5...

Gartner says that clients are increasingly asking, “What will the future of supply chain planning look like?” and...
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23 October 2018

Gartner Questions Supply Chain “Control Towers”

Gartner Questions Supply Chain “Control Towers”

Gartner's recent research report entitled Don’t Believe the Control Tower Hype — Buyer Beware(August 2018) questions vendor messages that...
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16 October 2018

Probabilistic Forecasting – a Primer

Probabilistic Forecasting – a Primer

At ToolsGroup we have been big advocates of probabilistic forecasting (sometimes also known as stochastic forecasting). Understanding and...
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2 October 2018

The Nine Top Supply Chain Planning User Concerns

The Nine Top Supply Chain Planning User...

Gartner’s most recent Magic Quadrant for Supply Chain Planning System of Record (21 August 2018, Amber Salley, Tim Payne, and...