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Your S&OP Analytics: Crystal Ball or Ball and Chain?

Posted: 15 Aug 2013 06:00 AM PDT

The following Steelwedge blog guest posting is submitted by Bob Ferrari, Managing Director, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group, and Founder, Supply Chain Matters blog. This week, I had the opportunity to be the featured guest speaker for the ongoing … Continue reading →

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Facebook Voice Technology Soon!

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 09:20 PM PDT

Yes, Facebook's product manager Tom Stocky confirmed on Monday on his post that World's Number One Social Media Site, Facebook, will acquire Mobile Technologies, a company which is behind speech recognition and machine translation technologies.

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"It has always been our mission to make the world more open and connected. Although more than a billion people around the world already use Facebook every month, we are always looking for ways to help connect the rest of the world as well. Voice technology has become an increasingly important way for people to navigate mobile devices and the web, and this technology will help us evolve our products to match that evolution. We believe this acquisition is an investment in our long-term product roadmap as we continue towards our company's mission.", Tom added.

So we believe, this voice technology will soon be rolled-out and incorporated to Facebook Apps in Mobile phones soon.

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What is Your S&OP Data Telling You? Find Out at the SCOPE Fall Conference

Posted: 09 Aug 2013 04:01 PM PDT

What is your planning data telling you? If it's not able to answer the following types of questions, you’re selling your business short: How is our sales funnel impacting our demand plan? What is the revenue risk if we are … Continue reading →

The Role of Statistical Forecasting in S&OP

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 11:43 AM PDT

The collaborative nature of sales and operations planning (S&OP) begs the question: Do we need a statistical forecast? Is the “best-fit” engine a dinosaur that ought to be relegated to the past? Many companies ask these questions as if there … Continue reading →

Establishing a Single Plan of Record for Supply and Demand at Radisys

Posted: 18 Jul 2013 10:16 AM PDT

While outsourcing manufacturing operations can undoubtedly create distinct cost-saving benefits, it often also brings a loss of visibility and control. When Radisys, the market leader in enabling wireless infrastructure solutions, outsourced all of its manufacturing in 2009, the company found … Continue reading →

Do You Have S&OP Shock Absorbers for your Business? Radisys Does.

Posted: 11 Jul 2013 04:02 PM PDT

The strength of a superior sales and operations planning (S&OP) infrastructure lies in its ability to empower a business to absorb and maneuver through the changes arising from external and internal sources. No one knows this better than Radisys, the leading … Continue reading →

Gartner’s Tim Payne Follows Up on Top Technology Tips for Supply Chain Planning

Posted: 01 Jul 2013 11:10 AM PDT

On June 21st, Gartner's lead supply chain technology analyst, Tim Payne, led a thought-provoking Steelwedge Agility Series Webinar on re-thinking technology selection criteria for supply chain planning. In this session, he advocated that the current top two criteria often used … Continue reading →