Archive for July 17th, 2009

“The Perfect Pull Supply Chain: Why The Elimination of Forecasting Decreases Inventory and Increases Availability”

July 17, 2009
By Chaman Jain
“The Perfect Pull Supply Chain: Why The Elimination of Forecasting Decreases Inventory and Increases Availability”

I recently came across this white paper with the above title, written by a company called AGENTRICS, which I found  very strange and contradictory. Here are four reasons why: 1. The paper claims since we cannot forecast (meaning 100% accurately), forecasting is unnecessary. The practice of forecasting has caused and will continue to cause...
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