Demand Planning

The Impact of Machine Learning on Demand Planning Precision

This white paper, developed collaboratively by Path to Purchase Institute and SAS, examines the impact that machine learning and other automation tools are having on success at forward-thinking consumer goods organizations.

Future Forecast: Maximizing the Value of Store Data

The point-of-sale and inventory data that CPGs obtain from retailer partners has always been important.

Bridging the Data Divide

Prevedere conducted a survey to assess company satisfaction with their data and analytics program. Findings show that most feel they have the data and insights needed to make critical decisions, but not to address strategic issues.

Consumer Goods Industry Value Map

Today’s consumer goods industry is operating in an era defined by global, digitally connected shoppers who are demanding personalization and innovation. In response, Oracle offers an adaptable cloud-based model for accelerated technology realization across the enterprise.

Why Deploy an On-Time In-Full Control Tower?

A staggering $10 billion in excess inventory is held to buffer against poor On-Time In-Full (OTIF) performance. Learn how retailers and suppliers can fix this and dramatically improve service while lowering costs.

Supply Chain Report: Achieving Control Over the Omnichannel Challenge

A Q&A with Greg Brady, chief executive officer of One Network

Case Study: Supply Chain Planning at Thule

Thule Group’s Rickard Andersson shares how the Swedish outdoor equipment manufacturer implemented new tools to overcome the challenges it was facing with its demand forecasting.

Home Depot Taps Zebra Platform to Decrease Shrink

The Savanna Prescriptive Analytics solution is designed to prevent fraud by identifying opportunities within the retailer’s sales data, online or in-store.

Data Sharing in the Age of Analytics

Analytics technologies are advancing at a rapid pace, while a broader range of data sources offer the potential for unprecedented new insights into every aspect of the business — most especially the all-important consumer.

The Big Challenge: Balancing Maturity with Scope

In a fast-evolving, increasingly data-driven marketplace, consumer goods companies and retailers must progress along the maturity curve in traditional analytics practices even as the number of business areas that require analytics expertise continues to explode.

Supply Chain Management Solutions Guide 2019

A comparison chart of 24 companies providing solutions for various needs within the consumer goods supply chain, including activities related to planning and execution.

Supply Chain Report 2018

The evolution toward an omnichannel marketplace is driving a revolution within the consumer goods supply chain, as companies rebuild their traditional practices in response to radically different consumer behavior. CGT examines the state of the consumer goods supply chain in this fifth-annual report.