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|
๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป.... 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|
๐ Planners often master the ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐ช๐ค๐ด of the system - any system but rarely invest enough time in learning the ๐ฏ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ behind it. ๐ก 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 โ 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|2026-08-12T11:38:46+00:00August 12th, 2026|Categories: Blog|Tags: CPFR, CPG Demand Planning, Demand Planning Maturity, Forecast Accuracy, Forecasting, IBP, POS, Retail Analytics, S&OP, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Planning|
POS-Based Demand Forecasting: Why CPG Companies Must Flip from Shipments to Sell-Through ๐ Most CPG demand planning models may not be forecasting the right signal. We build sophisticated statistical and ML models on outbound shipments - what left our [...]
By Dr. Chockalingam|2026-07-30T11:31:43+00:00June 12th, 2026|Categories: Blog|Tags: IBP Governance, Planning Model Configuration, SAP IBP Consulting, SAPIBP, Supply Chain Planning|
Turning Supply Chain Blueprints into Reality: SAP IBP Consulting from the Ground Up At Valtitude, we help organizations unlock the full power of SAP IBP โ from the ground up.ย Brownfield or Greenfield, we level the playing field for [...]
By Dr. Chockalingam|2026-08-18T12:03:18+00:00March 20th, 2023|Categories: Blog|Tags: Supply Chain Planning, true demand|
In the post-pandemic World, itโs becoming increasingly important for companies to capture true demand โ what the customers really wanted to buy rather than observing just what was shipped Understanding customersโ preferences and buying behavior is essential for staying [...]
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