Trends in APS

The world of manufacturing is changing. With the unexpected disruptions caused by the 2020 global pandemic, it can be hard to predict what the following year will hold. Within any production facility or organization, it is crucial to have...

PlanetTogether, Industry Trends, operations management, operational objectives, strategic goals

In previous years, companies have turned to offshoring their operations to cut costs and maintain their competitive advantage. Recently, disruptions in offshored operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic have highlighted the risks on the global...

multi-plant, challenges in supply chain, supply chain threats, Industry Trends, Demand planning, coronavirus, reshoring

In the last decade, the manufacturing industry has been dealing with the rising impact of demand volatility. As its name suggests, demand volatility is defined by a variation in demand for products that include rapidly changing and unpredictable...

Factory Scheduling, Demand Forecasting, Industry Trends, what-if scenario, Demand planning, production management software, how to improve demand planning accuracy, Planning Horizon