Achieving a Well-Rounded Approach to Digital Business Planning
Digital business planning should be seen as a comprehensive approach to supply chain planning that uses trusted data, process integration, automation, and collaboration to meet the demands of complexity in the digital economy. FP&A professionals should also consider the idea of integrating demand planning and demand sensing into the larger planning process in order to deliver what customers want most. While demand planning involves traditional time-series methods that are based on historical trends and seasonal patterns, demand sensing brings live or recent data into the mix. Together, these processes span the entire planning spectrum – from more strategic planning such as sales and operations planning to operational demand planning.
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