Products must be available when, where and how customers want them. Companies can maximize that availability by using predictive analytics in their demand planning processes. Predictive analytics uses ...

Customers are a demanding bunch -- they want what they want, when they want it, and in the amount they desire. That reality underscores the importance of demand planning and supply planning. Both of ...

A term often used in discussions to improve supply chain performance is ‘balancing demand and supply.’ But what does that mean in real-world, practical applications? In short, balancing demand and ...

Editor’s note: The following article is a joint project of professors in the University of Tennessee Knoxville’s Global Supply Chain Institute. For more on the Institute, click here. Demand planners ...