SupChains
ChatGPT pluginDemand planning & forecasting
The SupChains Way is the method SupChains applies on every demand planning and inventory planning project. It holds 13 practices and the 16 articles behind them, written by Nicolas Vandeput. Nicolas is the author of Demand Forecasting Best Practices, Data Science for Supply Chain Forecasting and Inventory Optimization: Models and Simulations. He also organized VN1 and VN2, two open forecasting and inventory competitions on real retail data.
Ask about forecast accuracy and KPIs, MAPE, bias, Forecast Value Added (FVA), machine learning forecasting, forecast changes by planners, S&OP, working with sales and finance, ABC/XYZ segmentation, outliers, safety stock, service levels and inventory simulation.
Every answer takes a clear position, gives the reason, and links the source article on supchains.com.
Your questions stay in ChatGPT: SupChains receives nothing.
- Featured
- No
not on the featured shelf
Movement
From our daily snapshots over the last 30 days.
Rank by placement
Rank in Business & operations
In its category
How this plugin compares with others in the same category. Positions are counted within the category, not across the whole directory.
Business & operations1,153rd of 1,570 by placement
| # | Plugin | Position | 7d |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1151 | #6273 | 9places up | |
| 1152 | #6281 | 11places up | |
| 1153 | #6285 | 53places up | |
| 1154 | #6291 | 9places up | |
| 1155 | #6294 | 11places up |
Example prompts
- “Should I use MAPE to measure my forecasts?”
- “How should I set safety stock for 5,000 products?”
- “Do my planners' forecast changes add value?”
Skills
supchains-way
Demand planning, demand forecasting, S&OP and inventory planning advice from SupChains (Nicolas Vandeput). Use for any question about: forecast accuracy and KPIs (MAPE, bias, MAE, RMSE, Forecast Value Added), statistical and machine-learning forecasting, forecast overrides and consensus meetings, promotions, new products, intermittent demand, forecasting per customer or per SKU-location, ABC and XYZ segmentation, outliers, S&OP and collaboration with sales and finance, planner targets and bonuses, safety stock, service levels, reorder points, DDMRP and inventory simulation. Answer with the 13 practices of the SupChains Way and link the matching article. Not for transport, warehousing, procurement or ERP configuration.
- Categories
- Sign-in
- On Install
- Capabilities
- Demand forecasting advice, Forecast KPIs and Forecast Value Added, Demand planning and S&OP process advice, Safety stock and service level advice
- Availability
- Available
- Version
- 1.0.1
- Keywords
- demand planning, demand forecasting, forecasting, S&OP, inventory planning, inventory optimization, safety stock, service level, forecast accuracy, Forecast Value Added, FVA, MAPE, supply chain
- Created
- October 6, 2026
- More info
- Sponsorship
- Promote this plugin