Monitoring Update: Continued semiconductor shortages disrupt end-to-end automotive supply chains This blog builds further on our blog post of July 2021. This blog post discussed the semiconductor shortage and its impact on the automotive sector. In this blog, we will provide an update on how this shortage has evolved. Furthermore, we will [...]
Monitoring demand & supply imbalances in the automotive industry following economic disruptions The path of economic recovery From March 2020 onwards, we have all experienced the effects of COVID-19 and its lockdown on our business. Over the last few months, we saw clear signs of economic recovery across different industries. Initially, [...]
5 relevant macro-economic indicators to monitor in your forecasting process The shockwave In March and April 2020, global economies have experienced an unprecedented global decrease in economic activities due to partial or full lockdown measures as a consequence of the corona virus outbreak. By the summer of 2020 the very worst [...]
Adding PMI to your forecasting process for better visibility WHAT The Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) is a leading indicator which gives insights on the current direction of economic trends in both the manufacturing and service industries. The index captures whether multiple market conditions are expanding, contracting or remaining stable based on [...]
Before we dive deeper in understanding the common pitfalls of market intelligence, it is important to have a mutual comprehension of what market intelligence is. Market intelligence, as its name implies, is simply the intelligence - or information - about a business's particular market. For example, the geographic location of a business, the [...]
The supply chain has come a long way since the days it functioned mainly as a tool for resource management, logistics and optimization. With today’s digital tools and technologies available, it has become easier to take the function of supply chain to a next level. Enhancing digitalization in the supply chain helps [...]
One year ago, we listed some of the things that we believe would matter today in the demand management field. To our experience, we feel that our thoughts and assumptions were right! (See blogpost here) These assumptions are confirmed when we look at what industry observers envision for the future of the [...]
Mother Nature can be fickle and her force relentless. The hurricanes that raged through the Carribean and the Southern part of the United States are proof of the devastating power nature can have on the land and its people. After the destruction, the time to rebuild has come in these areas. For [...]
