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Before you spend a dollar on any AI platform, answer these five questions. Be brutally honest. Because your score on these five determines whether AI will transform

If you are managing pharma supply chain planning in India in 2025, you are navigating a ‘perfect storm. Between the looming November 2025 DSCSA compliance

Introduction: When a Broken Chain Costs More Than a Broken Part  A few years ago, when a car broke down, the biggest worry was the

When the US announced potential tariffs on imported drugs, the tremors were felt across India’s pharma ecosystem. The headlines screamed ‘US Tariff Threats Push Indian

“AI supply chain planning across APAC is no longer a future-state ambition — it’s the operational reality that’s separating high-performing companies from those still reacting

Demand planning for the automotive industry in India has always been a game of reading signals that most planning models weren’t built to see. Monsoon

When you walk into a store and everything you need is on the shelf, it feels effortless. But behind that simplicity lies a web of

In May 2025, an understated regulatory move revealed a stark truth: Most supply chains aren’t built to flex — they fracture.  When the De Minimis Rule

Introduction: A New Trade Reality In 2025, the global pharmaceutical industry finds itself at a pivotal juncture. The United States has imposed fresh tariffs on

Leveraging technology to build resilient and sustainable supply chains In this article we will articulate how organizations can leverage technology and analytics to drive resilience

Data Requirements for Forecasting  We are often asked about the minimum data for forecasting that is required. This is indeed an important question as the forecast

  There are some events that temporarily affect demand as it happened during demonetization in India and then there are events that affect supply like

  Invest in Business Planning Training To perform at peak capacity one needs to stay sharp. In corporate culture to stay ahead you need to

The function of planning and forecasting goes back a long way and has mentions as an ancient practice in religious and historical texts. Like all

There is an old expression that is ubiquitous in human activities that involve the use of input data to create actionable information. That expression is:

Arguably, SKUs with Intermittent Demand are some of the most challenging to forecast with any modicum of accuracy.  We generally define Intermittent Demand as follows:

As a consequence of being in a forecasting consultancy we have picked up an in-depth understanding of the planning and forecasting functions of the firms.

Regression is one of the highly spoken about quantitiative methods in forecasting. It is a statistical method of identifying relationship between two or more variables

How to Analyse Variations in Forecast vs. Actuals to Improve Forecasts. The job of demand planners is not over by generating forecast numbers. In order

Business planning & forecasting as a subject and function makes for an interesting discussion on its importance. With availability of data and technology the function

Today, most companies involve themselves with a wide range of products. Competitive compulsions force companies to keep the product range fresh and relevant in the