The art and science of demand forecasting have both come a long way in the past 20 years. Yet as much as demand forecasting has improved, we believe there’s still plenty of opportunity to take it much further. We’re especially enthusiastic about the business results that future improvements will bring. Today we share some of [...]

Let me guess what came to your mind first ... "What is MIOE?" I can tell you that was my first thought when I read the recent research article from Gartner Research VP, Mike Griswold.  The article, "Retailers Embrace an MIOE Framework for Reduced Inventory and Greater Revenue," is the culmination of Mike's long-held vision that [...]

Earlier this week I had lunch with a friend and business associate, Chris Rowen from VRA Partners.  VRA is an investment banking firm that works with distribution companies.  Seems strange to say, but true.  In this market where all the money seems to be flowing at cloud-this or SaaS-that (not that I'm complaining...plenty of people [...]

Buy low, sell high’… If you took anything away from any Economics class, that’s probably it. Now that Trump’s import tariffs have pushed inflation to the highest it has been in six years, many retailers and distributors are putting that strategy into play.