Many consumer product companies are showing keen interest in demand sensing. A few weeks ago, we published a blog describing why most CPG companies have hit a demand forecasting ceiling. This week Manoranjith Pathekkara, managing director of ToolsGroup’s partner in India, LogicaMatrix, digs into how companies are employing demand sensing to break through that ceiling. Demand sensing is a capability and technology for improving near-future […]

Should you manage your own planning processes or outsource supply chain planning? We will describe how to choose a planning partner, but first let’s take a look at why to consider outsourcing at all. In an economy where only the fittest survive, shedding non-core business processes is one of the most time-tested ways to cut […]

Disruptive business outcomes resulted from 3-year team effort to transform processes and technology Boston – September 17, 2015 — Lennox Industries, a leading provider of climate control solutions for residential and commercial heating, cooling, filtration and refrigeration (collectively known as HVAC systems) is honored to have been chosen as a finalist for CSCMP’s Supply Chain Innovation […]

How do you get to be really good at forecasting demand and driving higher supply chain performance? The same way you get to be good at hitting a curve ball – by sensing what’s happening sooner. In baseball, you want to see a pitched baseball sooner after it leaves the pitcher’s hand (See last week’s blog). […]