Fall 2025

Journal of Business Forecasting Volume 44 | Issue 3 | Fall 2025

In this issue, the concept of demand planning as a conversation is introduced. It details how LLM's go beyond producing forecasts to answering questions about demand factors, as well as creating scenario plans. Other highlights of this issue include a practitioner's guide for Al implementation, including a strategic matrix to help leaders select high-value use cases, and a piece on the importance speaking the language of finance - critical to climbing the supply chain career ladder.

Featured Articles:

• Forecasting Reimagined: The Impact of LLMs on Demand Forecasting

  By Krishna Pidaparty

• Agentic AI in Supply Chain Planning: From Optimization to Autonomous Action

  By Hariharan Ganesan

• Do you Speak Finance? All Supply Chain Leaders Should

  By Larry Lapide

• The Do’s & Don’ts of Safety Stock Management

  By Dina Smirnov-Mereino

• Case Study: Unifying Demand Planning to Unlock Post-Acquisition Value

  By Yashodhan Shirolkar

• What Informal Economies Can Teach Us About Early Warnings

  By Oluwatayo Okorie

• Career Roadmap: Elevating Your Supply Chain Career Through Intentional Growth

  By Zachary Fisher

• Tariffs and Global Instability Slowing US Economic Growth

  By Nur M. Onvural