Collaborative Planning and “The Bullwhip Effect”
Read on to learn more about collaborative planning as an external demand management method and the effects of The Bullwhip Effect.
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Demand Planning
4 Ways to Change Customer Ordering Behavior through Demand Management
Influencing the demand behavior of customers (external demand management) means influencing when and how customers place their orders for your products or services. These customers could be end consumers, individuals, other companies, internal departments, or anyone else who is the recipient of the output of a business’s operations. In this article, we’ll look at some
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10 Causes of Demand Variability in Operations & Supply Chain
Understanding, anticipating and reducing demand variability is a key role of supply chain management. Variation in demand can significantly impact many areas of a business, and so identifying the causes aids with demand planning and forecasting, both crucial for optimizing resource allocation and enhancing overall operations performance. This article explores ten causes of demand
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Fundamentals of Demand and Forecasting
What is demand forecasting, and why do we need it? What are some demand forecasting methods to use? Read on to learn more.
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What is Demand Management? Demand Planning in Operations & Supply Chain Management
Dive into the realm of demand management and discover how businesses actively shape demand to optimize operational performance. Gain insights into reducing costs, mitigating risks, and enhancing delivery performance through effective demand planning.
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Demand Smoothing – Improve your Operations
The Challenges of Uncertainty in Operations and Supply Chain Management Uncertainty and variation pose significant challenges in all areas of supply chain management and operations management. This challenge is especially prominent with regards to the uncertainty and variation of “demand”. Uncertainty and variation of demand can cause: If you want to learn more about demand
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Should You Ever Balance Capacity With Demand?
100% capacity utilization whilst meeting all demand sounds like an ideal capacity planning situation! But unfortunately it’s not practical in the real world…
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How to Improve Your Business Forecasting
Read on to learn what ‘demand forecasting’ is in supply chain management and discover three ways to improve your business forecasting and demand planning.
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