Data and Demand Planning Suggested Readings

Article 1: Use Down Time to Integrate Data

Manufacturers have an excellent opportunity to improve future earnings by redeploying some of their knowledge management staff to the task of getting data organized and integrated.

Article 2: Real Time Data, Analytics Drive Better Forecasts

How do you predict demand amid economic upheaval? The smartest companies are analyzing point of sale data for insights. Helps to avoid stockouts and overproduction.

Article 3: Recovery Strategies: Seven Ways To Sense Demand and Predict the Upturn

1. Make better use of downstream data from retailers


2. Implement vendor-managed inventory (VMI)


3. Use downstream data from distributors


4. Move from passive to active forecasting


5. Tap into sales contract information


6. Use market data actively


7. Sense service requirements