Demand forecasting and planning (also referred to as demand management) is a critical function that drives out inefficiencies in the supply chain and affects all facets of a company across the ...

You know you have a demand management problem if production and supply are always out of sync with incoming orders. You know you have a problem if, even with long lead times, you can't meet customer ...

Outsourcing is very common in supply chain management. The 3PL industry, outsourcing of logistics, is estimated to be over 750 billion dollars globally. Contract manufacturing is roughly the same size ...