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Putting Marketing Back in S&OP: Journal of Business Forecasting

April 1, 2013
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Putting Marketing Back in S&OP: Journal of Business Forecasting

Tweet Volume 32 Issue 1 Spring 2013 Click here to DOWNLOAD a sample copy of the latest Journal of Business Forecasting (JBF) Click here to become an IBF member and get a JBF subscription FREE FEATURED ARTICLES: Putting “M”arketing Back in S&OP By Charles W. Chase, Jr. Smart organizations share common goals and performance metrics. They…

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“Perfect Candidate Profile” in Business Forecasting & Planning”

March 26, 2013
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“Perfect Candidate Profile” in Business Forecasting & Planning”

Tweet Panel discussions are most interesting when the panelists represent similar disciplines across a variety of industries. At the recent IBF Conference in Scottsdale, each of the 4 panelists were asked about various aspects of the planning process within their respective organizations. The range of topics included the…

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The S&OP “Police” at Honeywell India

March 21, 2013
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The S&OP “Police” at Honeywell India

Tweet Last week, we had a great first meeting of the Bangalore chapter of IBF, with learning sessions on S&OP process implementation and supply chain optimization. S&OP Process Implementation was led by Karthikeyan S who is S&OP Process Lead at Honeywell and played key role…

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Collaboration and Forecasting for Seasonal New Product Launches

March 19, 2013
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Collaboration and Forecasting for Seasonal New Product Launches

Tweet At the IBF conference last month in Scottsdale Arizona, there were many interesting presentations and discussions regarding new product forecasting.  While the organizations were discrete, ranging from children’s clothing to…

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New Product Forecasting: Special Issue of the Journal of Business Forecasting (JBF)

February 1, 2013
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New Product Forecasting: Special Issue of the Journal of Business Forecasting (JBF)

Tweet New product forecasting is the most challenging activity in demand planning. It is also the most rewarding. It is challenging because new products have no history to go by,…

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Creating a Worldwide S&OP Model at Elanco

January 15, 2013
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Creating a Worldwide S&OP Model at Elanco

Tweet S&OP is such a basic concept, yet so difficult to implement effectively across the globe.  It’s hard enough trying to get one S&OP process created, but how do you…

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