Cupertino, CA -- (SBWIRE) -- 11/25/2014 -- The demand volatility has become a major focus area for supply chain managers at large process manufacturers. Forecast Errors, a weekly e-newsletter, shares methods, modes, and tools used in a variety of supply chain industries. The newsletter explored forecast errors as the difference between the actual and predicted value. In the current November 24th issue, Forecast Errors examined the significant shifts in demand patterns due to forecast errors.
While businesses have been experiencing significant shifts in demand patterns, the supply of feedstock and other key materials has become notoriously volatile in the same period. Volatile demand and volatile supply are intimately linked in a circular causal relationship. But geo-politics, globalization and depressed economic trajectories in developed markets have all contributed to the problem.
The newsletter also reported that companies are more global today than ever before; lead times have been extended with the effective practice of lean management made difficult by the volatility of demand. The use of safety stock or inventory to protect against variability is no longer so viable; companies now need to understand and measure that variability in demand and be able to predict it more accurately with an enterprise-wide solution, which can look at millions of forecasts up and down a product hierarchy.
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Ultriva’s (http://www.ultriva.com) cloud-based platform leverages seamlessly integrates with leading ERP and MRP systems, to deliver an end to end pull based replenishment solution. Ultriva, based in Cupertino, CA, implements a global demand driven manufacturing model by providing full visibility, scheduling, and sequencing of production of customer orders. Ultriva was named one of the Great Supply Chain Projects of 2014 by Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine and recently named one of 50 Best Supply Chain Blogs of 2014 by SupplyChainOpz. The company’s global footprint is increasing rapidly with implementations in wide variety of industry sectors and enterprises such as Magellan Aerospace, CareFusion, Emerson, Ingersoll Rand, McKesson, Triumph Group, Regal Beloit, Thermo Fisher, and more.
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Cynthia Leonard
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