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Total Cost of Supply Chain Planning
Supply chain planning begins with a solid understanding of organizational and business strategy and then translating that strategy into the full spectrum of supply chain…
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Number of Supply Chain Planning Employees
Costs alone do not explain the totality of performance in supply chain planning; supply chain planning requires efficiency. This article includes data from APQC's Open…
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In late 2022, APQC carried out a quick poll of 301 supply chain professionals about the current state of Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) and Integrated Business Planning…
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Data and Measures|
Sales & Operations Planning in Supply Chain Quick Poll Summary Report
APQC conducts periodic quick polls in supply chain to collect information from supply chain professionals about the use and planned adoption of emerging technologies and key…
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Forecasting is simultaneously one of the most useful and most difficult business practices to master in an uncertain world. In a recent APQC webinar, Bryan Baum, global head…
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Webinars & Videos|
Supplier Spend Predictions and Forecasting: Best Practices
In this recorded webinar, Bryan Baum, head of sourcing and procurement solutions at Anaplan, shares insights related to best practices for predicting and forecasting supplier…
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A key element of supply chain planning is sales and operations planning (S&OP), an approach to synchronize the tactical plans of all functions including R&D, sales, marketing…
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In establishing a supply chain strategy, concerns for efficiency need to be balanced against risk. The recent global market disruptors of a pandemic and sharp economic…
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APQC has found that organizations using inventory and capacity allocation policies to schedule customer orders perform better on key performance indicators. According to APQC…
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APQC's research team members have been looking at key trends in 2019 and providing their outlook for 2020 and beyond. The wildly successful social media campaign for…
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The benefits of improved forecast accuracy in supply chain are numerous and often-documented, including better results on customer service key performance indicators (KPIs)…
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Technology can take sales and operations planning (S&OP) to the next level, but only if it supports a robust process. A majority of S&OP professionals, regardless of industry…