Recent Posts by Tom McDonough

Manufacturing continues to evolve, creating new challenges. According to John Barcus, group vice president, Oracle Discrete Manufacturing Industry Solutions, these challenges include how to meet the demand to launch new products faster, support rising customer expectations and requirements, keep costs in line, and manage the increasing complexity of global operations. In an interview with representatives from Oracle customer Juniper Networks and partner Trinamix, the three...

The rise of the COVID-19 virus in 2020, as well as increasingly regular ‘black swan’ events which can be weather or geo-politically driven makes it increasingly important for Demand Planners to develop agile and resilient responses to adjust forecasts to the new normal. In discussion with customers through the first six months of the pandemics spread, we’ve heard stories of independent demand fluctuating wildly.  Many companies saw a pause or initial drop in demand in March...

Hitachi Vantara, the tech-forward division of Hitachi Corporation, knows quite a bit about digital transformation.  The company’s mission is focused on helping customers develop practical, scalable digital strategies and solutions that transform operational processes, improve customer experiences and create new business models to drive innovation and growth. So when they decided to change their approach to demand planning, Hitachi Vantara’s team knew that they needed to...