Summer 2020

Journal of Business Forecasting Volume 39 | Issue 2 | Summer 2020

The lead article of this issue explores how to set up an S&OP process from scratch. It includes practical steps to securing and maintaining buy in from Sales, Supply Chain, and Finance, and provides valuable insight into overcoming cultural barriers to implementation.

This issue also features an interview with bestselling author of 'The Most Human Human' and 'Algorithms to Live By' who discusses the ever-increasing role of AI in our daily lives. That's as well as practical approaches to managing demand for your different products during Covid-19, and more.

Featured Articles:

• U.S. Government Commits to Massive Stimulus Causing Disconnect Between Stock Market & the Real Economy

  By Jamal Nhavandi, Ph.D.

• Understanding the Impact Of Covid 19 on Your Product Portfolio

  By Tanya Loskutova

• The Myth of Consensus Replacing the One Number Forecast with a Collaborative Process Forecast

  By Daniel Fitzpatrick

• INTERVIEW WITH AN EXPERT We Talk AI with Brian Christian

  By Andrew Scuoler, CPF

• How to Start an Effective SOP Process

  By Karthik Krishnan, CPF

• How to Identify Communicate Downturns In Your Business Part 2

  By Larry Lapide, Ph.D.

• How Supply Chain Functions Must Evolve Post Lockdown

  By Sunil Bharadwaj

• Forecasting Covid 19 Cases and Deaths with the S Curve Model

  By Chaman L. Jain

• Economists Divided on Depth Duration of Global Recession

  By Evangelos Otto Simos, Ph.D.

• Answers to Your Forecasting Questions

  By Chaman L. Jain