AI Demand Forecasting: What the “20 to 50% Better” Claims Leave Out
Vendors claim AI demand forecasting cuts error 20 to 50%. The honest number is 10 to 20%. Here is how to read any vendor accuracy claim.
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How to Actually Reduce Forecast Bias (It’s Not the Algorithm)
Most forecast bias is an incentive problem wearing a modeling costume. A practitioner method: find it by product and customer, map it to who benefits, and separate the forecast from the target before you touch the model.
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Tariff Volatility: The Inventory Decisions That Actually Matter in 2026
Buffer inventory is a loan against a guess. The carrying-cost math on stockpiling, when nearshoring actually pays back, and a lane-by-lane framework for deciding between stockpile, nearshore, or pass the tariff through.
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MAPE vs WMAPE vs WAPE: When Each Forecast Metric Lies to You
MAPE and WAPE can tell opposite stories about the same portfolio. The worked example, the two lag-and-predictability cuts that make forecast KPIs actionable, and why bias needs tracking alongside either one.
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DIFOT vs OTIF: Same Metric, Different Games
DIFOT and OTIF share a formula. The measurement rules behind them can swing the same performance by ten points. The five decisions that decide your score, and where customer-experience scorecards are taking this.
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Agentic AI in Supply Chain: A Practitioner’s Reality Check
Gartner calls agentic AI a top 2026 supply chain trend. Only 10% of leaders trust it unsupervised. Practitioners who have lived the implementations explain the gap: data gatekeeping, Excel nostalgia, and process maps that say Bob knows what to do.
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Why S&OP Fails (and What AI Actually Fixes)
Most S&OP failures are political, not analytical. A practitioner breakdown of the six failure modes, a time-budgeted agenda that fixes them, and an honest look at what AI does and does not change.
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Book Review: The best CSCP question bank to ACE your exam
The Supply Chain GuysHonest supply chain judgment from practitioners I just came across a question bank on amazon and from its contents i liked the approach taken. It goes through all the sub modules in the CSCP exam and helps individuals to rehearse their concepts in a fashion similar to the exam. As i…
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The Ultimate Guide to Supply Chain KPIs – Part 1
The Supply Chain GuysHonest supply chain judgment from practitioners Once the main production line broke down in a factory, this line was very essential to the company’s revenue. The managers and engineers in charge couldn’t get the machine on the production line to work again. Finally after giving up, the management agreed to call…
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Top 3 certifications to further your supply chain career
The Supply Chain GuysHonest supply chain judgment from practitioners Supply chain has become quite complex in recent times, and with the new globalized economy it is also a huge lever for competitive advantage. This puts immense pressure on the function to improve its technical competency, bringing the competition down to the individual. Employers now look…
