Fall 2022

Journal of Business Forecasting Volume 41 | Issue 3 | Fall 2022

The lead article of this issue invites us to consider how over-optimized supply chains caused critical vulnerabilities well before COVID hit, and were equally to blame for supply shortages as spikes in demand. It discusses how we should reconsider our approach to Lean Methodology, SKU proliferation, BOM complexity, and inflexible production in order to avoid the same supply shortages when the next disruption hits. Other highlights of this issue include a breakdown of why IBP isn't working for GMOs and best practices for new product forecasting.

Featured Articles:

• The Finance of Forecasting (S&OP is Only the Start)

  By Don Clark

• We Were Already Broken — How Supply Chains Were Primed For Failure Before COVID

  By Patrick Bower

• Learn to Respect ‘Good’ Inventories: Rethinking Lean Methodology

  By Larry Lapide

• Trial & Repeat: A Consensus Approach to New Product Forecasting

  By Rich Gordon

• The Rise of S&OE: Achieving Organizational Objectives with Improved Execution

  By Steven Hainey, CPF

• 20 Questions With a Planning Leader

  By Allen Jacques

• IBP Isn’t Working For Larger Companies —What’s the Solution?

  By Dean Sorensen

• Book Review: The End of the World is Just the Beginning

  By Andrew Scuoler, CPF

• As Central Banks Tighten to Tackle Inflation, Global Recession Looms

  By Nur M. Onvural