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Posts by Matt Wavering

Matt leads ToolsGroup's Planning as a Service practice, providing outsourced planning and super-user services leveraging the power of ToolsGroup solutions. Matt has over 25 years of experience in supply chain planning, analytics and strategy across a wide array of industries, including manufacturing, retail, distribution and repair/reverse logistics.

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Supply Chain Planning BPO: What’s Driving It and Should You Get On Board?

20 August 2019

You know that great feeling you get when you have an expert getting the job done? More and more businesses are hopping on the outsourcing bus and letting the experts take the wheel to drive supply chain planning processes. Several[...]

2 April 2019

Should You Outsource Demand Planning?

Outsourcing non-core business processes has been a time-tested way to cut costs while improving performance. Initially companies focused on functions like Finance and HR. But now they have started outsourcing supply chain business processes like demand planning, allowing them to[...]

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eBook Why You Need to Adopt a Service-Driven Supply Chain Strategy

Executive Briefs Inventory Optimization

Executive Briefs Demand Forecasting & Sensing

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eBook Next Generation Retail Strategy

Executive Briefs Aftermarket & Service Parts Planning

Executive Briefs Telecom Retail Distribution

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Blog What’s Your Forecast Accuracy Target for 2019?

eBook How to Optimize Inventory in the Digital Age

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Blog How Procter & Gamble is Thriving on Supply Chain Complexity

Video Telecom Provider O2 Drives Up Forecast Accuracy and Shelf Availability

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Sales & Operations Planning Software S&OP provides the critical link between inventory, customer service and business performance by enabling cross-functional planning and bridging the gap between strategic planning and operational execution.

Promotions Planning Software Promotions Planning gives cross-functional teams the visibility to synchronize demand shaping campaigns and promotions with supply chain operations ensuring that inventory is in the right place to meet demand on a daily basis, right down to the store level.

Production Planning Software Production Planning provides unparalleled visibility, insight and control of the entire production lifecycle to improve efficiency and quality control, and service demand.

Inventory Optimization Software Inventory Optimization factors in multiple planning variables and probabilities to generate an optimal multi-echelon inventory plan for every item in a portfolio to achieve target service levels.

Allocation and Replenishment Software Allocation and Replenishment automatically calculates optimal inventory levels for both existing and new items to create a phased, time-series plan that achieves target service levels even in the face of demand variability and distribution complexity.

Demand Planning & Sensing Software Demand Planning & Sensing automates the creation of demand plans using machine learning and by incorporating detailed short-term demand signals and demand collaboration, it reduces forecast error and optimally deploys inventory.

Planning as a Service Planning-as-a-Service provides business-focused, technology enabled resources to help customers quickly achieve value from their SO99+ implementation. It accelerates time-to-value over a traditional implement and learn approach.