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Record Nr.

UNINA9910337781103321

Autore

Sankaran Ganesh

Titolo

Improving Forecasts with Integrated Business Planning [[electronic resource] ] : From Short-Term to Long-Term Demand Planning Enabled by SAP IBP / / by Ganesh Sankaran, Federico Sasso, Robert Kepczynski, Alessandro Chiaraviglio

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019

ISBN

3-030-05381-4

Edizione

[1st ed. 2019.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (430 pages)

Collana

Management for Professionals, , 2192-8096

Disciplina

025.524

Soggetti

Management information systems

Industrial management

Application software

Sales management

Business logistics

Business Process Management

Information Systems Applications (incl. Internet)

Sales/Distribution

Supply Chain Management

Business Information Systems

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Building Demand Planning Organization and Competencies -- Efficient and Effective Usage of Out of the Box Statistical Forecasting -- Custom Method to Forecast Seasonal Products -- Custom Method to Forecast Intermittent Products -- Value of Forecasting with Custom Methods -- Improving Short Term Forecast with Demand Sensing -- How to Measure and Improve Forecasting.

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides both a broad overview of the forecasting process, covering technological and human aspects alike, and deep insights into algorithms and platform functionalities in the IBP toolbox required to maximize forecast accuracy. Rich in technical and business explanations, it addresses short-, medium- and long-term forecasting



processes using functionalities available in demand planning and demand sensing. There are also several theoretical concepts underpinning the algorithms discussed; these are explained with numerical examples to help demystify the IBP forecasting toolbox. Beyond standard procedures, the book also discusses custom approaches (e.g. new segmentation criteria, new outlier detection and correction methods) and new methods (e.g. the use of Markov chains for forecasting sporadic demands), etc. It subsequently benchmarks common practices using these innovative approaches and discusses the results. As measurement is an important precondition for improvement, an entire chapter is devoted to discussing process improvement and value using the Six Sigma methodology. In closing, the book provides several useful tips and tricks that should come in handy during project implementation. .