by Vanguard Software | Nov 20, 2020 | Demand Planning, Demand Sensing
Demand Planning: What Is It and Why You Absolutely Need It Forecasting future demand is one of the most valuable activities your organization can undertake. A demand plan’s impacts are felt throughout every line of business, from sales and marketing to manufacturing...
by Vanguard Software | Jul 2, 2020 | Retail, COVID-19, Demand Planning, Demand Sensing
For organizations, as well as consumers, COVID-19 has had a major impact. Our old day-to-day lives have become alien due to worldwide disruptions, and activities we once took for granted have shifted in new directions. One such activity is the ability to purchase...
by Vanguard Software | Apr 3, 2020 | Demand Sensing, Demand Planning, Inventory Optimization
Demand Sensing is the ability to pick up on short-term trends immediately allowing you to predict what customers want and when they want it better. Rather than working with the same forecast over time, you can challenge forecasts with the latest data and make...
by Vanguard Software | Mar 27, 2020 | Retail, COVID-19, Demand Sensing, News
As the disruption caused by the Coronavirus progresses and social distancing becomes the norm, industry observers and analysts expect more shoppers to spend less time in stores and more time buying items online even after this time of crisis. This shift in consumer...
by Vanguard Software | Feb 21, 2020 | Supply Chain, Advanced Analytics, Demand Sensing, News
A Problem of Lack of Supply Planning What do you do if an internet-breaking campaign creates a shortage of products? For Popeyes, it all started with a simple tweet, that took only 15 minutes to write and has now been shared over 85,000 times, to create a social media...
by Vanguard Software | Jan 24, 2020 | Advanced Analytics, Demand Planning, Demand Sensing
Vanguard has been working with customers large and small for 25 years, and our team has run into plenty of misconceptions about forecasting; from misplaced “treatments” to too much or too little historical data. Our mission is to provide the best forecasting and...
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