Summer 2021

Journal of Business Forecasting Volume 40 | Issue 2 | Summer 2021

The lead article of this insight-packed issue deals with a real-life S&OP implementation journey, detailing the challenges it was designed to overcome and the game-changing benefits it provided. It’s a must-read for any forecaster/planner looking to start a collaborative planning process in their organization.

Other highlights include how the field of demand planning might change as manufacturing is repatriated to the US, how a leading manufacturer reestablished forecast accuracy after the pandemic struck, and job hunting for a demand planning role during COVID.

Featured Articles:

• Growing Revenue & Cutting Costs With A Win-Win S&OP Strategy

  By Dan Seville, CPF

• The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Demand Planning

  By Chaman L. Jain

• Case Study: How A Global Manufacturer Quickly Regained Forecast Accuracy After COVID-19

  By Bogusz Dworak, CPF

• Strategic Planning Under Uncertainty: Long-Term ‘Muddling Through’

  By Larry Lapide

• Job Hunting For Demand Planning Roles During COVID

  By Pat Bower & Jason Breault

• Why Do My Planned Orders Keep Moving? Fixing A Common Problem in Planning Software

  By Tim Richards

• Will Re-shoring of US Manufacturing Change the Role of The Demand Planner?

  By Daniel Fitzpatrick

• COVID-19 Desynchronizes Economic Growth, Fiscal Stimulus Continues

  By Evangelos Otto Simos,Ph.D.

• Supply-Side Challenges Nudging the U.S. Economy Toward Stagflation

  By Jamal Nahavandi