Forecasting & Demand Planning

Naturally Fresh Dresses Its Supply Chain With New Capabilities

November 1, 2003

Jean V. Murphy, Global Logistics & Supply Chain Strategies

Rapid growth, Y2K issues and the need to better control and trace inventory all led salad dressing manufacturer Naturally Fresh to implement an enterprise system that included robust supply-chain capabilities.

Now Playing: MGM's Home Video VMI Program

October 1, 2003

Russell W. Goodman, Global Logistics & Supply Chain Strategies

Hollywood studios know that box-office receipts are greatest in the first weeks of a film's release, and the same is true for their video sales divisions. MGM Home Entertainment's VMI initiative ensure that its retailers are stocked (and replenished) with the latest videos.

Bridging the Gap Between Planning And Execution

September 1, 2003

Thomas A. Foster, Global Logistics & Supply Chain Strategies

Supply-chain plans tend to collapse when demand spikes, supplier failures and other problems at the execution level radically change the underlying assumptions. But better planning techniques, event management tools and a new generation of web-based collaborative solutions can keep these plans on track.

European Grocery Supplier Shows How CPFR Really Works

December 1, 2002

Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment may have been born in the U.S.A, but it took a German grocery supplier doing business in Spain to demonstrate true collaboration among trading partners.

Special Issue: Collaborative Commerce - Forecasting Tool Lowers Coke Bottler's Inventory

November 1, 2002

Jean V. Murphy

Enabling its field sales managers to collaborate on forecasts allowed Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated to slash inventories in half while absorbing 150 new products.

Special Issue: Collaborative Commerce - Steel Industry Provides Fertile Ground for Virtual Distribution

November 1, 2002

Jean V. Murphy

Straightline Source is defying the e-business odds and growing legs as a virtual distributor of carbon and flat-rolled steel. Technology enabling order efficiency and waste reduction is part of the reason.

TaylorMade Drives Supply-Chain Efficiency With 24-Hour Club

October 1, 2002

Customization is the centerpiece of a strategy that wakes up the big golf supplier and propels it ahead of the competition in terms of agility and innovation.

At Cisco Systems, The Internet Is Both Business And Business Model

May 1, 2000

The market leader in networking hardware creates a single enterprise of channel partners, connected by the internet, with stunning results.

Canadian Tire Keeps Stores Rolling With Replenishment Program

October 1, 1999

Jean V. Murphy

Canadian Tire is perhaps Canada's most widely recognized and well established retailer, but in the early 1990s the company realized its aging stores and out-of-date replenishment system were costing it business. A major renovation of stores and re-engineering of the supply chain yielded impressive results.

U.K. Brewer Turns to Canada's Numetrix for Supply-Chain Help

October 1, 1998

Ken Cottrill

A potent mix of changing consumer tastes and legislation that forced it to sell much of its pub business caused Bass Brewers to radically tighten up its supply chain. It called in Numetrix to provide the needed technology.

Forecasting & Demand Planning

The latest news, analysis, trends and solutions regarding forecasting and demand planning and its impact on supply chain management. New technologies in predictive analytics and forecasting and demand planning are transforming the way companies are operating and performing ahead of competition in their industries. As these solutions continue to evolve, businesses are discovering new ways to increase efficiency and cut costs. Learn how companies around the world are using forecasting and demand planning solutions for supply chain optimization.