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Publications on demand forecasting, optimization and inventory management, description of techniques and algorithms, comparison of different approaches. Useful materials on the choice of software, analysis of cases and recommendations.
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How Forecast NOW! processes orders. Program workflow.
In the piece, we explain how Forecast NOW! builds forecasts and makes orders.
![How to Save on Safety Stock?](/system/article/415/open_graph_announce_image.png)
How to Save on Safety Stock?
How can you reduce safety stock and save money? This article explores several practical methods that can be applied...
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How to Predict Demand for New Products?
As retail landscapes evolve, businesses constantly face the challenge of forecasting demand for their latest...
![Accuracy of Forecasting or Profit: What Should Be Measured?](/system/article/412/open_graph_announce_image.png)
Accuracy of Forecasting or Profit: What Should Be Measured?
Forecast accuracy is one of the most popular metrics among inventory management professionals. But how does it relate...
![6 Signs That Your Company Needs an Inventory Optimization System](/system/article/410/open_graph_announce_image.jpg)
6 Signs That Your Company Needs an Inventory Optimization...
When exactly to implement an inventory optimization system is not a trivial question. On the one hand, the company...
![Inventory Management Efficiency: How to Evaluate?](/system/article/408/open_graph_announce_image.png)
Inventory Management Efficiency: How to Evaluate?
What methods are there for assessing the effectiveness of inventory management? What is the right way to do it in...
![Key Performance Indicators for Inventory Management. Part 2: Missed Demand, Lost Profit, Fill Rate and Stock Profitability](/system/article/406/open_graph_announce_image.png)
Key Performance Indicators for Inventory Management. Part...
In this article, we explain how to measure missed demand, lost profit, fill rate and stock profitability and why you...
![Key Performance Indicators for Inventory Management. Part 1: Turnover and Deficit Levels.](/system/article/405/open_graph_announce_image.png)
Key Performance Indicators for Inventory Management. Part...
In the article we tell why to measure turnover and deficit level, how to calculate them and what conclusions can be...
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What is Service Level and Why It's Important
Details on what are the level of service of I and II kinds, how and why to calculate them
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Sales Forecasting: Human Insight vs. Artificial Intelligence
As technology advances, the performance of artificial intelligence is often compared to that of human employees:...
![Why should we calculate the order directly, rather than forecasting demand and inventory separately?](/system/article/398/open_graph_announce_image.png)
Why should we calculate the order directly, rather than...
The classical approach to inventory planning is as follows: first, forecasting demand, then, based on the numbers...
![Why Inventory Management Systems Aren't Taking Root: The Human Factor.](/system/article/396/open_graph_announce_image.jpg)
Why Inventory Management Systems Aren't Taking Root: The...
In the article we tell you what problems and objections from employees companies face when implementing an inventory...
![Why Better Forecast Accuracy Doesn't Mean Better Profits. How a Common KPI Can Mislead Businesses.](/system/article/395/open_graph_announce_image.png)
Why Better Forecast Accuracy Doesn't Mean Better Profits....
Why Better Forecast Accuracy Doesn't Mean Better Profits. We discuss the 5 main challenges associated with using the...
![How to determine the optimal service level](/system/article/394/open_graph_announce_image.png)
How to determine the optimal service level
How to set the service level for a product or a group of products and what value would be optimal? We tell about the...
![Empty Shelves: What Causes In-Store Stockouts and How to Avoid It](/system/article/393/open_graph_announce_image.png)
Empty Shelves: What Causes In-Store Stockouts and How to...
To keep your store shelves full and adequately predict consumer demand, consider using a checklist from Forecast NOW!
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How Digital Twin Technology Helps in Inventory Management
This article describes how digital twin technology, coupled with probabilistic forecasting, helps you manage your...
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Probabilistic Forecasting
Description of a probabilistic approach to demand and inventory forecasting
![Why we ignore MAPE, RMSE, and other mathematical errors in forecasting demand](/system/article/308/open_graph_announce_image.jpg)
Why we ignore MAPE, RMSE, and other mathematical errors...
When a business is faced with the task of forecasting demand for inventory management, the question usually arises of...
![Why Forecast Inventories and not Demand?](/system/article/299/open_graph_announce_image.png)
Why Forecast Inventories and not Demand?
Most companies use demand forecasting methods that are 10-15 years behind: exponential smoothing, ARIMA, moving...
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