What’s next for post-pandemic demand planning?

Despite being flagged as an industry-wide issue, stockouts remain an unresolved problem. Exacerbated by COVID-19 and the related global lockdowns, stockout rates jumped from roughly 10% in 2019 to 20% in early 2022. As the availability of goods decreased, consumer behavior patterns changed, the global shipping network became overwhelmed and just-in-time delivery was abandoned in favor of a “better safe than sorry” mindset, stretching the capacity of warehouses.

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Read this guide to learn how supply chain leaders can apply technology to thrive in this new normal, in particular:

• How to leverage what-if scenarios to choose an optimal ordering policy
• Ways to forecast using as little as 2-3 weeks' worth of historical data
• Weigh the trade-offs of stockouts vs cash that is tied in the inventory