Chris Mennona

Special Guest Blog Post written by Chris Cunnane with InterSystems   In a world defined by rapid market shifts, volatile supply chains, and unpredictable customer behavior, traditional forecasting methods often fall short. Relying primarily on historical data is no longer enough. To stay competitive, organizations are increasingly turning to demand sensing and forecasting, an approach that blends real-time data, advanced analytics, and AI to anticipate demand more accurately and respond faster to change. This shift is not limited to retail or manufacturing. Demand sensing is transforming how organizations across industries plan operations, allocate resources, and improve service levels. Below, we explore key industry use cases where demand sensing is delivering measurable value, and why businesses should care.   Why Demand Sensing Matters Demand sensing moves beyond static historical trends. It incorporates current, high-velocity data signals such as sales transactions, weather patterns, logistics feeds, economic indicators, and even social sentiment to generate short-term demand forecasts that reflect real-world conditions. The benefit is clear. Organizations gain better visibility and responsiveness across procurement, production, inventory, and distribution. Instead of reacting to outdated forecasts, they can make timely decisions that reduce costs, prevent stockouts, and improve customer satisfaction. FMCG, CPG, Retail, & E-Commerce Fast-moving…

It’s been an exciting week here at Supply Chain Now! Get ready to hear all the latest episodes, interviews, conversations, and livestreams from this week right here. On Monday, we released 3 new episodes! In this episode of Supply Chain Now, we introduced the relaunch of our Supply Chain Real Estate series, in partnership with Prologis. Special host Ward Richmond of Colliers International joined our Supply Chain Now host Scott Luton to welcome Melinda McLaughlin and Megan Creecy-Herman of Prologis to the show. On This Week in Business History, Scott Luton shares 9 Things you Didn’t Know About Tina Fey. On Supply Chain Now en Espanol, host Enrique Alvarez welcomed José Luis Silva Vázquez with Dux Capital to hear stories from his childhood and how self-motivation and taking risks have gotten him where he is today. On Tuesday, we released 2 new episodes! On this episode of TEKTOK, Kelly Barner and Enrique Alvarez joined Karin Bursa and Scott Luton to discuss how the industry has bounced back since the pandemic began and how far we’ve come on a few important themes around digital supply chain and procurement. On TECHquila Sunrise, host Greg White continued his conversation with stealthy startup co-founder…