Anupam Shrotary, Head of Supply Chain at Kimberly-Clark IFP, shares insights on FMCG challenges, switching to FEFO, AI-driven planning, and offers valuable advice for young professionals entering the dynamic supply chain industry.
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6 Benefits of Demand Forecasting
Demand forecasting is the systematic process of predicting future customer demand for products or services. It is not merely guesswork; it is a scientific approach that combines rigorous data analysis, statistical modeling, and market intelligence to estimate what and…
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What Is Demand Forecasting?
With fluctuating demand, price volatility, and frequent disruptions, the ability to anticipate what is coming next is no longer an easy task but a strategic imperative. Global organizations face significant financial challenges, with an average annual loss of $184 million…
Leading large-scale supply chain transformations for global giants like P&G, PepsiCo, and Accenture, Shekhar Tiwari’s career spans over 30 years of hands-on industry evolution. In this candid interview, he shares the lessons, mindset, and practical advice young professionals need to thrive in supply chain today.
In today’s supply chains, there’s no shortage of data. Every process, every movement, every interaction, it’s all being tracked. From shipment tracking to delivery confirmation, route history to vendor updates, compliance checks to fuel logs the numbers are there. The systems are active. The dashboards are full.
Quick Commerce in India didn’t start with Blinkit or Zepto; it was already being explored behind the scenes at companies like Flipkart during the early days of COVID. Gauri Sapna, part of Flipkart’s Supply Chain Design Team, was closely involved in shaping one of the company’s earliest attempts at rapid delivery.
Any organisation that handles the production and distribution of goods operates through supply chain operations. Knowing how supply chain operations function remains vital for all business owners who run from small entities to large organisations because it ensures products move effectively from suppliers to customers.