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Seasonal demand forecasting (2025 Guide)

What is seasonal demand? Seasonal demand is defined as a time series with repetitive or predictable patterns of demand, due...

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How to deal with fluctuating demand when forecasting demand

Global marketplaces have been rocked over recent years, with customer demand and inventory supply more erratic and complex than ever...

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Overcoming inventory management challenges

The last few years have seen the world rocked by many chaotic events. The global pandemic, continuing extreme weather events,...

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Sustainable supply chain management explained

Improving businesses and the environment  In today’s fast-paced business landscape, inventory management plays a crucial role in determining a company’s...

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Why is data-driven inventory management important?

In the rapidly evolving business landscape, staying ahead of the competition requires more than just good instincts – it demands...

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The inventory planners guide to managing the product life cycle

Every product goes through several phases from its launch to eventual phasing out, which is known as the product life...

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How do you forecast lumpy demand?

What is demand forecasting? Inventory demand forecasting is how companies predict customer demand for an inventory item over a defined...

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The fundamentals of demand planning and forecasting

What is demand planning? Demand planning is part of a company’s planning strategy to allocate resources in the best and...

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Big data and inventory management explained

What is big data? All successful businesses use data to develop strategies and review their outcomes. But as the number...

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Why inventory managers need to understand inventory value

Often, businesses focus on inventory management from a supply chain perspective – holding enough stock to meet customer demand and...

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The ultimate guide to supply chain optimisation

What does supply chain optimisation mean? Put simply, supply chain optimisation means using technology to get inventory to the right...

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How to develop an effective supply chain strategy

What is a supply chain strategy? A supply chain strategy explains how a company plans to bring goods into the...