Winter 2017-2018

Journal of Business Forecasting Volume 36 | Issue 4 | Winter 2017-2018

The Journal of Business Forecasting has been providing demand planning, forecasting, supply chain, and S&OP/ IBP practitioners with jargon-free articles on how to improve the value of their roles and company performance from improved forecasting and planning for over 30 years.

Featured Articles:

• Letter from the Editor

  By Chaman L. Jain

• U.S. Economy Defies Conventional Wisdom, Enjoys Non-Inflationary Full Employment Growth

  By Jamal Nahavandi

• The Move to Defensive Business Forecasting

  By Michael Gilliland

• Supply Chain Digitalization— Delivering Sustainable Cross-Functional Change

  By Neil James

• Real-Time Demand Execution Anticipating Demand at the Edge

  By Charles W. Chase, Jr.

• Quick Response Forecasting: A Blueprint for Faster and More Efficient Planning

  By

  • Eric Wilson
  • Larry Lapide, Ph.D.
• Preparing for Demand Planning in 2025

  By Eric Wilson

• I (am) Robot — Future- Proofing Your Demand Planning Career

  By Andrew Schneider, ACPF

• Event-Driven Planning: An Inflection Point for Operations Planning

  By Gregory L. Schlegel

• Digital Transformation: Three Skills Demand Managers Must Have

  By Peter Chisambara

• CAPEX Predictive Analytics Confirm Renaissance in Animal Spirits

  By Evangelos Otto Simos,Ph.D.