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IFS has announced that Whitworths has chosen IFS Applications 8 to improve manufacturing efficiency, stock control and supply chain forecasting.

This whitepaper looks at the challenge of managing forecasts for sporadic and/or slow moving parts within the normal business forecasting processes.

It discusses techniques that have been developed to accurately forecast demand and efficiently manage the inventory for such items. Download the report here.

By Timothy Welch, Managing Director, Demand Solutions (Europe) Ltd.

You can greatly increase your chances of consistently meeting your customer service levels and having your product available when and where it is needed by holding safety stock, but many factors can get in the way, such as inaccurate forecasting, transportation delays and inclement weather.

Supply chain planning provider Blue Ridge has announced the availability of its fully-integrated retail Cloud Supply Chain Planning solution.

According to Gartner, companies that excel at demand forecasting average 15% less inventory, 17% stronger perfect order fulfilment , 35% shorter cash-to-cash cycle times, and one-tenth as many stock-outs as their peers.

JDA Software Group, Inc., The Supply Chain Company, has announced that Infineon Technologies AG has shortened its planning cycles, improved its forecasting accuracy and increased productivity using JDA Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP).

Gartner reports demand forecast accuracy creates high responsiveness and cuts cost throughout the supply chain. Companies that are best at demand forecasting average 15% less inventory, 17% stronger perfect order fulfilment and 35% shorter cash-to-cash cycle times, while having the tenth of the stock-outs of their peers.

Cloetta Sweden, a subsidiary of Cloetta, one of the leading confectionary companies within Scandinavia, The Netherlands and Italy, has recently migrated from FuturMaster 5.0 to FuturMaster 6.1.

Special Report:
PLANNING/FORECASTING/S&OP

Cover story special feature:
WINTERBOTHAM DARBY (FOOD & BEVERAGE)

Also in this issue:
Fast tracking the journey to Integrated Business Planning
Boosting service and profits by segmenting the supply chain
Taking mobility to the next level
Serious businesses require serious business tools

Manufacturing & Logistics IT spoke with a number of spokespeople from the supply chain planning vendor community about some of the key developments and innovations that are currently enhancing and broadening the planning, forecasting and S&OP landscape.