Winter 2021-2022

Journal of Business Forecasting Volume 40 | Issue 4 | Winter 2021-2022

This special issue on S&OP/IBP comes at a time when effective planning is critical to the success of your business. With COVID throwing demand assumptions into disarray and continued supply challenges, this issue will help you establish and maintain the processes that allow you to react quickly and effectively - whatever lies on the horizon. From getting started in S&OP to managing demand reviews and what to do in times of crisis, experts in the field have contributed their knowledge to make your businesses more adaptable and resilient.

Featured Articles:

• Where to Begin? Practical Tips to Start S&OP Implementation

  By Eric Wilson

• Optimizing Executive Sponsorship of S&OP

  By Neil James

• Reacting to Uncertainty with Temporary ‘Quick Response’ Planning

  By Larry Lapide

• 3 Components of Effective S&OP Implementations

  By Carlos Madruga

• The Benefits of Partnering with Finance in the S&OP Process

  By Jeff Baker, CPF

• Adapting S&OP to Company Strategy

  By Bram Desmet

• The 4 Cornerstones of an Effective Demand Review

  By Misty Doan-Eldridge

• Economic Fundamentals Remain Strong, Inflation Driven by Structural Factors

  By Jamal Nahavandi

• Remembering Gina Ribeiro

  By The IBF Team

• Book Review: Consumption-Based Forecasting and Planning: Predicting Changing Demand Patterns in the New Digital Economy

  By Cuneyt Eroglu

• Book Review: Intermittent Demand Forecasting: Context, Methods and Applications

  By Michael Gilliland