Demand Comes in Waves: Getting Started With Seasonality in Forecasting
This is a guest post by Data Driven Supply Chain’s Training Lead, Jeff Clement, PhD For supply chain management professionals, forecasting is one of the most important – and most frustrating – supply chain planning activities. The forecast is always wrong, the new forecaster hears from their grizzled peer. Yet forecasting, whether it’s of demand, labor, […]
ISM Webinar: Getting Started With Supply Chain Design
We’re just two days away: on Thursday, March 27 I will be delivering a Getting Started With Supply Chain Design webinar with the Institute for Supply Management! (must be an ISM member to join). If you’ve been wondering what supply chain design is about, or how we’re approaching it at Data Driven Supply Chain LLC, […]
Happy New Year 2025 from Data Driven Supply Chain!
From the Data Driven Supply Chain team to you and yours – Happy New Year 2025! The events of 2024 emphasized the trends that spurred me to leave the corporate world in 2021 to start Data Driven Supply Chain: as global supply chains become exponentially more complex, the fundamentals of decision science aren’t just relevant, […]
Start 2025 Off Right: Two-Day, Intensive Training for Supply Chain Data Scientists
Thanksgiving is over, and you’re likely finalizing your business plan for 2025. What are you doing next year for your team’s professional development? If you’re a supply chain leader, struggling to partner with your company’s data science team in a way that generates real business value – read on. If you’re a data scientist supporting […]
Geographic Diversification in Manufacturing: A Risk Management Imperative
Hurricane Helene devastated the Baxter manufacturing facility in Marion, North Carolina, taking offline its capacity to manufacture saline and other medical materials. As of November 1, the facility is recovering capacity. This unexpected loss of capacity once again calls attention to the importance of geographic diversification in supply chain management. It is not so long […]
Upcoming November Speaking Events
I am looking forward to two events where I’ll speak on the intersection of SCM with decision science, data science, and AI. Participants will leave with a better understanding of how these technologies can benefit your organization’s supply chain or manufacturing. Tuesday, November 12, 6-730pm Eastern: Tampa Bay (FL) ASCM Chapter. Virtual Event. Register here […]
Mattel CSCO Speech at CSCMP EDGE
I recently attended the CSCMP EDGE conference in Nashville. Toy manufacturer Mattel’s Chief supply Chain Officer, Roberto Isaias, gave the keynote address. This Wall Street Journal article by Liz Young summarizes of the speech and Mattel’s supply chain. Isaias spent 12 years at CPG giant Procter and Gamble before moving to Mattel in 2002. Many […]
See You At CSCMP EDGE 2024!
CSCMP EDGE, the Council for Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) premier annual conference, is next week: September 29 through October 2 in Nashville, Tennessee. I will be in attendance Sunday evening 9/29 through Tuesday evening 10/1. If you plan on attending the conference, it would be great to meet up with you to discuss how […]
Supply Chain Design Presentation @ University of Wisconsin E-Business Consortium
In July 2024, I spoke at the University of Wisconsin E-Business Consortium, at UW-Madison, for its Supply Chain Optimization and Network Design meeting. It was a great opportunity to talk with the UWEBC membership about supply chain design: how to get started, how to find talent, and how to execute on these projects. Clips from […]
Chicago Supply Chain Analytics Training & AI for Senior Managers and Executives
That’s a wrap! On July 9th, Data Driven Supply Chain LLC held our Chicago training for Supply Chain Analytics in R, led by Jeff Clement. With participants from diverse industries and experiences, coming from both coasts and across the Midwest, it was a great day of hands-on learning and discussions on a “code-first” approach to […]