Supply chain organizations can benefit from greater visibility into the cadence of\u00a0 demand.<\/p>\n
The problem is that the cadence of the demand is sometimes not clear or you cannot build a demand pattern to take advantage.<\/p>\n
By this reason, you can find businesses that defend the idea of using demand signals to run production strategies, and other businesses that act independently of the demand.<\/p>\n
Who is right? I do not know.<\/p>\n
I assume that forecasts will always be wrong in some % and this implies that some supply flexibility is critical, so invest on the analysis of the forecast gives the supply chain a better chance of responding seamlessly to changes in the business.<\/p>\n
In some environments this flexibility exist and it’s used for ensuring and adjusting quality of the products and try to decrease the % of defects.<\/p>\n
Supply chain flexibility continues being a daily headache and a dream.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"