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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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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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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…