{"id":26586,"date":"2020-08-28T14:24:44","date_gmt":"2020-08-28T18:24:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stageres.blueridgeglobal.com\/?p=26586"},"modified":"2025-09-15T19:41:43","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T23:41:43","slug":"painless-collaborative-planning-and-forecasting-in-manufacturing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blueridgeglobal.com\/blog\/painless-collaborative-planning-and-forecasting-in-manufacturing\/","title":{"rendered":"Painless Collaborative Planning and Forecasting in Manufacturing"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"sdcexec-manufacturers-planning-data-collection\"<\/a>I’d be willing to bet there are very few<\/em> manufacturing companies that would describe forecasting and planning as “collaborative”, much less “painless”.<\/p>\n

Blame the pandemic. Blame e-commerce. Blame trade tariffs, transportation costs,\u00a0 supplier (mis)communication, or those stupid unreliable spreadsheets.<\/p>\n

Whatever it is, it all amounts to challenges and frustration.<\/p>\n

Manufacturing companies face an extraordinary challenge in forecasting and planning because of the limited availability or reliability of consumer, retail and distribution data.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Here’s what happens…<\/p>\n

The Bullwhip Effect<\/h3>\n

Because demand signals become fuzzier and the forecast error multiplies the higher you go up the supply chain, production\/inventory decisions being made at the top lag behind and never match what\u2019s going on at the consumer\/retail level \u2013 a very costly disconnect called The Bullwhip Effect. Read more:<\/strong> How to Shut Down The Bullwhip Effect<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Poor demand sensing and inefficient data collection methods, such as manual planning and spreadsheets, result in forecasting chaos, unnecessary risk, cost and headaches to the process. Good news though…<\/p>\n

New data collection solutions integrated with collaborative forecasting and supply chain planning are eliminating these challenges and enabling manufacturers to navigate chaos with confidence<\/a>. These solutions connect the manufacturing supply chain to the consumer and automate collaborative forecasting processes.<\/p>\n

NEW DATA COLLECTION AND COLLABORATIVE FORECASTING TOOLS WORK TOGETHER TO INTEGRATE RETAIL DATA INTO YOUR FORECAST FOR ALL TO SEE, IN REAL TIME. <\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Everyone on the Same Page<\/h3>\n

Blue Ridge has partnered with ReSight from CoopDIGITy<\/a> to create an integrated solution that makes forecasting in manufacturing painless. Better forecast accuracy, efficient planning processes, supply chain visibility and control. With all the data ‘dots’ connected.<\/p>\n

\"resight-data-collection-demand-planning-for-manufacturers\"<\/a>ReSight\u2019s fully managed data collection platform integrates with Blue Ridge Supply Chain Planning and Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) solutions, for a fully synchronized collaboration<\/a> engine.<\/p>\n

We’re excited about this value creation, as it will provide manufacturers with some really powerful building blocks all in a single, configurable platform, including:<\/p>\n