Demand Planning 101 (6 MIN)

Introduction to Demand Planning

Learn how inventory forecasting can help you balance the cost of maintaining inventory and potentially running out of product.

Jeet Shah

Jeet Shah, Flexport’s Director of Business Operations, has been in the supply chain industry for over 12 years and has extensive experience in supply chain strategy, procurement, manufacturing, and bringing products to market. He and his team oversee continuous improvement efforts including procure-to-pay and opportunity-to-cash initiatives. Jeet also brings expertise in leading the intersection of business and technology to the digital freight forwarding industry.

Jeet Shah
Jeet Shah, Flexport’s Director of Business Operations, has been in the supply chain industry for over 12 years and has extensive experience in supply chain strategy, procurement, manufacturing, and bringing products to market. He and his team oversee continuous improvement efforts including procure-to-pay and opportunity-to-cash initiatives. Jeet also brings expertise in leading the intersection of business and technology to the digital freight forwarding industry.

Your Key Takeaways

How you can use demand planning to adapt and respond quickly to supply and demand shocks.

How to use and improve inventory forecasting in order to optimize your demand planning.

The importance of demand planning in preventing stock-outs, improving customer satisfaction, and reducing overall costs.

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