
Demand planning in practice: methods and common pitfalls
The whole supply chain starts from a single estimate: how much of a product will sell. If that estimate is wrong, everything downstream goes wrong

The whole supply chain starts from a single estimate: how much of a product will sell. If that estimate is wrong, everything downstream goes wrong

Every supply chain produces data: orders, deliveries, stock movements, sales and costs. Yet in most SMEs this data sits scattered across systems and spreadsheets, never

Many SMEs run their supply chain on spreadsheets and experience for longer than they should. It works until there are hundreds of items, demand fluctuates

Supply chain management increasingly decides which of two similar companies makes a profit and which struggles with margins. When raw material prices fluctuate, lead times

Is inventory value a constant topic of discussion? Are customers complaining about missing products? Does optimizing purchasing, workload, and inventory feel difficult to manage? These

Finnish kitchen brand family Fredman Group, founded in 1997, manufactures high-quality kitchen supplies and food packaging solutions. The group consists of two sister companies and

SCM Best Oy’s experienced experts support customers at every stage of the value chain, adding significant value to the use of Wisestein SCM® software. We

BLC Turva is a Finnish leader in security solutions, serving customers across 18 locations nationwide. Operating as a distributed organisation requires clear visibility into inventory,

Supported by Business Finland, SCM Best Oy has developed an AI Agent and AI19 forecasting models that seamlessly integrate new data sources into the forecasting process.

How can an industrial company both improve purchasing operations and optimize inventory turnover without a major system overhaul? Hannu Ranta-Lassila, Deputy Managing Director of the