By Dr. Chockalingam|2026-09-01T09:27:04+00:00September 1st, 2026|Categories: Blog|Tags: Demand Planning, Equal Split Forecasting, Forecast Accuracy, S&OP, SAP IBP, Supply Chain Planning|
Why Equal Split Forecasting Quietly Hurts Your Supply Plan? A pattern one sees often in planning implementations: the monthly forecast gets disaggregated to weeks using an equal split. 400 units in the month? That becomes 100 / 100 / [...]
By Dr. Chockalingam|2026-08-27T10:42:35+00:00August 27th, 2026|Categories: Blog|Tags: Demand Planning, Forecast Accuracy, S&OP, SAP IBP, Supply Chain Planning|
𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝘆 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.... Segmentation goes beyond mere Pareto analysis; it requires a consensus-driven process with buy-in from both Sales and Supply Planning. The 80/20 rule is handy, but only focusing on top sellers can miss risky, unpredictable SKUs that [...]
By Dr. Chockalingam|2026-08-27T10:34:28+00:00August 21st, 2026|Categories: Blog|Tags: Demand Planning, Forecast Accuracy, S&OP, SAP IBP, Supply Chain Planning|
📊 Planners often master the 𝘮𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘴 of the system - any system but rarely invest enough time in learning the 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 behind it. 💡 Planning isn't just clicking buttons. It's about uncovering the organizational and market events that [...]
By Dr. Chockalingam|2026-08-14T15:22:39+00:00August 14th, 2026|Categories: Blog|Tags: AI planning platform, Demand Planning, IBP, Inventory Optimization, S&OP, Supply Chain AI, Supply Chain Planning|
PlanVida 2.0 Most planning platforms do one layer well — forecasting, or inventory, or S&OP, and leave the rest to spreadsheets and workarounds. PlanVida 2.0 takes a different approach: one system spanning S&OE, S&OP, IBP, and executive decision-making. What's [...]
By Dr. Chockalingam|2026-07-30T11:40:50+00:00June 12th, 2026|Categories: Blog|Tags: CPG, Demand Planning, IBP, Inventory Optimization, S&OP, SAP Consulting, SAP IBP, SCM, Supply Chain, Valtitude|
Worst Practices Supply Chain Planning: Equal-Split Weekly Disaggregation That Erases Real Demand Patterns 📉 Equal-split forecasts in SAP IBP: convenient, but is it costing you? 🤔 A pattern I see often in IBP implementations: the monthly forecast gets disaggregated [...]
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