Demand Planning & Forecasting

This article examines how the product life cycle and seasonality interact to shape demand in the automotive market. It explains how each stage of a vehicle’s life cycle affects sales patterns, and how recurring seasonal factors such as economic conditions, consumer behaviour and promotional events can further influence demand.

Production scheduling is a critical process that ensures manufacturing operations run efficiently and customer demand is met on time. This blog explores how production scheduling works, why it is essential for operational efficiency, and how modern tools help businesses create more responsive and reliable production plans.

The recent escalation involving Iran and the disruption of the Strait of Hormuz has exposed a critical vulnerability in global trade. This blog examines how instability in one of the world’s most important maritime chokepoints is affecting energy markets, shipping routes and international supply chains.

In any company, the supply chain is built on two main types of flows: demand, which reflects what the market requires, and supply, which shows how the organisation sources its inputs to meet that demand....

At Davos, Mark Carney delivered a speech that goes beyond geopolitics. For companies managing supply chains, especially in Canada, it sounds like a wake-up call....

The European Union and the Mercosur bloc reached a political agreement on a wide-ranging trade and partnership deal. However, the deal has not yet entered into force. It remains subject to approval by the European Parliament, national parliaments in EU member states, and the legislatures of Mercosur countries.

Chinese New Year (CNY) is one of the most disruptive recurring events for global supply chains. For companies that source products or components from Asia, especially China, the holiday season brings extended factory shutdowns, labour shortages, freight bottlenecks and complex planning decisions

In this blog, we break down the purpose of sales planning, the different types, the forecasting methods behind it and the impact it has across the business.

Demand management is all about keeping customers happy. However, while no business wants to let its customers down, there are always financial constraints in place. Consequently, building huge stock piles of inventory to satisfy potential customer demand which may (or may not) materialise, is simply not an option...