Winter 2020-2021

Journal of Business Forecasting Volume 39 | Issue 4 | Winter 2020-2021

This special issue deals with demand planning under extreme uncertainty and is designed to help you navigate continually shifting demand during the Covid-19 period, as well as to prepare for whatever other demand altering events lie on the horizon.

With expert insight into managing risk through SKU rationalization, production segmentation, best practices in S&OP, and building resilient supply chains for a coordinated demand/supply response, you will access practical insight that can be applied in your organization. You’ll also avail of a decision making payoff matrix, helping you to understand optimal responses to critical issues in your business.

Featured Articles:

• Building Resilient Supply Chains In Times of Extreme Uncertainty

  By Chaman L. Jain

• 5 Demand Planning Tips For 2021: Combating Covid-19 Volatility

  By Daniel Fitzpatrick

• Product Rationalization Within the S&OP Process to Adapt to the Covid-19 Environment

  By Patrick Bower

• Neutralizing the Bullwhip Effect to Manage Extreme Demand Volatility

  By Charles Chase, CPF

• 5 Proven Strategies to Improve Planning During Good Times & Bad

  By Henry Canitz

• Understanding the Concepts of Uncertainty & Risk: Making Decisions with a Payoff Matrix

  By Larry Lapide

• Executing a Value-Chain Flow Plan With S&OP to Manage Unprecedented Supply & Demand Shocks

  By Tim Hotze

• Worldwide Real GDP in Freefall As Economic Impact of Covid-19 is Laid Bare

  By Evangelos Otto Simos

• Pandemic Reveals Underlying Resiliency In U.S. Economy; Significant Rise In Productivity

  By Jamal Nahavandi