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Mark Chapman

Mark is the Head of Customer Success for our UK and Benelux regions, managing a growing team of customer success managers. Mark has overall responsibility for our customers' implementations, happiness and ensuring we continue to grow value in the long term. Having been at EazyStock for over six years, coming from a supply chain background and a veteran of almost 100 projects, Mark is well-placed to bring insights as a featured author.
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7 Ways ERP inventory management add-ons can save time and money

How ERP add-ons can add value to your current system’s functionality Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems have become essential business...

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Why you need to upgrade your stock ordering processes

The advantage of working in a business for a long time is that you know it inside and out. However,...

An introduction to quantitative and qualitative demand forecasting models

What is demand forecasting? Demand forecasting is the process of predicting future customer demand for your products to help with...

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Five steps to building a resilient supply chain

In the face of unprecedented global events that have posed significant challenges to businesses across the supply chain, the importance...

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Supply chain risk mitigation

As we ride each wave of supply chain disruption, we hope it will be the last. However, the world is...

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How to manage dead stock

Having enough stock to meet demand is fundamental to stock-holding businesses. Running out of stock leads to lost sales and...

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Improving inventory planning during supply chain disruption

This post focuses on inventory planning and optimizing stock levels during periods of supply chain disruption and erratic customer behavior....

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How to overcome Red Sea supply chain disruption

Why are there global shipping issues? Once again, global shipping is experiencing potential long-term disruption, this time due to Houthi...

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How to calculate forecast accuracy and forecast error

What is forecast accuracy? Forecast accuracy measures how close your demand forecast is to the actual demand value. You can...

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Fundamentals of Demand Planning and Forecasting

What is demand planning? Demand planning is part of a company’s planning strategy to allocate resources in the best and...

Demand forecasting challenges – how to deal with fluctuating demand

Global marketplaces have been rocked over recent years, with customer demand and inventory supply more erratic and complex than ever...

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Developing the right inventory management strategies during economic downturns

The right purchasing and logistics strategies give companies an edge during these unique, uncertain times and, during the return “to...