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, International Business Bachelor
Title assignment: Research and Accountability report
Name module: Graduation semester
School supervisor: Sandy Garcia
Company supervisor: Lorenzo Rampazzo
Student no: 487138
Full-time|Part-time Full-time
Course Year 2020-2024
Date 16/6/2024
Topic Integrated Demand Planning Process
Assessment
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,Table of Contents
Part A: Research ..................................................................................................................... 6
1. Introduction..................................................................................................................... 6
2. Analyses of current and desired situations of the organization. ............................................. 8
2.1 Current problem ................................................................................................... 8
2.2 Desired situation .................................................................................................. 8
3. A review of research contents ............................................................................................ 9
4. Research methods are used to get the findings. ................................................................ 10
4.1 Methodologies to answer research question. ............................................................... 10
4.2 Literature review ....................................................................................................... 13
5. The findings of the research ............................................................................................. 17
5.1 Internal analysis ....................................................................................................... 17
5.2 Benchmarking .......................................................................................................... 23
6. The conclusions from the project ..................................................................................... 25
7. Deviations from the original POA ...................................................................................... 26
8. Limitations to the research .............................................................................................. 27
Part B: Accountability ............................................................................................................ 28
1. Top two things I wanted to achieve while doing this assignment .......................................... 28
2. The process of working on the FIA .................................................................................... 29
4. Self-reflection on achieving goals .................................................................................... 32
5. Appeals and Difficulties .................................................................................................. 34
6. Conclusion .................................................................................................................... 35
7. Appendix ....................................................................................................................... 36
8. Bibliography .................................................................................................................. 45
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, Table of figures
Figure 1: Selection process for secondary sources (Trang Phan)...................................................... 11
Figure 2: Aggregation and disaggregation techniques: top-down, middle-out, and bottom-up (Chopra,
2019) ................................................................................................................................... 13
Figure 3: A 5-step framework for demand planning excellence (Chopra, 2019) .................................. 13
Figure 4: Forecast Accuracy and Bias (Chopra, 2019) ................................................................... 15
Figure 5: Value chain Teams Overview at PVH (Thread PVH, 2024) ............................................... 17
Figure 6: Integrated Demand Planning steps (Jen, 2024)................................................................ 18
Figure 7: Triangle in Supply Chain Operations (Jen, 2024) ............................................................ 19
Figure 8: Integrated Business Planning process (Amraoui, 2024) .................................................... 20
Figure 9: Template to send to other stakeholders to get the forecast/data inputs (Jen, 2024) ................. 21
Figure 10: Data flow inputs-Forecast entry for IDP team (Jen, 2024) ............................................... 21
Figure 11: Gantt chart (Project timeline) (Phan, 2024)................................................................... 30
Figure 12: STARR reflection method (Carnegie, 2006) ................................................................. 32
Table 1: Key words and main search strings (Phan, 2024) .......................................................... 10
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, International Business Bachelor
Title assignment: Research and Accountability report
Name module: Graduation semester
School supervisor: Sandy Garcia
Company supervisor: Lorenzo Rampazzo
Student no: 487138
Full-time|Part-time Full-time
Course Year 2020-2024
Date 16/6/2024
Topic Integrated Demand Planning Process
Assessment
2
,Table of Contents
Part A: Research ..................................................................................................................... 6
1. Introduction..................................................................................................................... 6
2. Analyses of current and desired situations of the organization. ............................................. 8
2.1 Current problem ................................................................................................... 8
2.2 Desired situation .................................................................................................. 8
3. A review of research contents ............................................................................................ 9
4. Research methods are used to get the findings. ................................................................ 10
4.1 Methodologies to answer research question. ............................................................... 10
4.2 Literature review ....................................................................................................... 13
5. The findings of the research ............................................................................................. 17
5.1 Internal analysis ....................................................................................................... 17
5.2 Benchmarking .......................................................................................................... 23
6. The conclusions from the project ..................................................................................... 25
7. Deviations from the original POA ...................................................................................... 26
8. Limitations to the research .............................................................................................. 27
Part B: Accountability ............................................................................................................ 28
1. Top two things I wanted to achieve while doing this assignment .......................................... 28
2. The process of working on the FIA .................................................................................... 29
4. Self-reflection on achieving goals .................................................................................... 32
5. Appeals and Difficulties .................................................................................................. 34
6. Conclusion .................................................................................................................... 35
7. Appendix ....................................................................................................................... 36
8. Bibliography .................................................................................................................. 45
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, Table of figures
Figure 1: Selection process for secondary sources (Trang Phan)...................................................... 11
Figure 2: Aggregation and disaggregation techniques: top-down, middle-out, and bottom-up (Chopra,
2019) ................................................................................................................................... 13
Figure 3: A 5-step framework for demand planning excellence (Chopra, 2019) .................................. 13
Figure 4: Forecast Accuracy and Bias (Chopra, 2019) ................................................................... 15
Figure 5: Value chain Teams Overview at PVH (Thread PVH, 2024) ............................................... 17
Figure 6: Integrated Demand Planning steps (Jen, 2024)................................................................ 18
Figure 7: Triangle in Supply Chain Operations (Jen, 2024) ............................................................ 19
Figure 8: Integrated Business Planning process (Amraoui, 2024) .................................................... 20
Figure 9: Template to send to other stakeholders to get the forecast/data inputs (Jen, 2024) ................. 21
Figure 10: Data flow inputs-Forecast entry for IDP team (Jen, 2024) ............................................... 21
Figure 11: Gantt chart (Project timeline) (Phan, 2024)................................................................... 30
Figure 12: STARR reflection method (Carnegie, 2006) ................................................................. 32
Table 1: Key words and main search strings (Phan, 2024) .......................................................... 10
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