🔴 LIVE | The Hidden Cost of Forecast Accuracy 📅 Thursday, October 23rd — 16h30 CEST / 10h30 ET Everyone says, “improve forecast accuracy.” But what if chasing forecast accuracy quietly destroys profit? In this episode, we will (1) break down the hidden costs of chasing accuracy and (2) present an alternative theory of what to optimize. 👥 Speakers: Joannes Vermorel (CEO & Founder, Lokad) | Conor E. Doherty (Director of Marketing, Lokad) What we’ll cover (fast + practical): - Why “better accuracy” can still produce worse decisions - Why measuring "Rate of Return" (RoR) is a better fix - The subtle (but significant) traps of time-series forecasting - Why assuming "normal distributions" is so dangerous ❓ Bring your hot takes & questions—we’ll do live Q&A. 🎯 Ideal for supply chain practitioners, directors, CFO/finance leaders, and logistics ops who want results, not just pretty dashboards. Supply Chain Breakdown: Real insights. Real impact.
Lokad
Développement de logiciels
Paris, Ile-de-France 27 162 abonnés
Lokad is a SaaS platform for quantitative supply chain optimization; cloud + machine learning + numeric optimization.
À propos
Quantitative supply chains are the future: where every possible future gets a probability, where every possible decision gets an economic score, and where control is given back to management thanks to extensive automation. Lokad's goal is to make this future a reality. We help companies do more with their supply chains, their inventories and their production capacities than classical methods would ever allow. Our technology combines big data and machine learning. Our teams deliver the supply chain expertise.
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https://www.lokad.com/
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- Secteur
- Développement de logiciels
- Taille de l’entreprise
- 51-200 employés
- Siège social
- Paris, Ile-de-France
- Type
- Société civile/Société commerciale/Autres types de sociétés
- Fondée en
- 2008
- Domaines
- demand planning, machine learning, supply chain, big data, inventory optimization, cloud computing, sales forecasting, saas, supply chain management, algorithms, s&op, blockchain et articial intelligence
Produits
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Lokad
Logiciel de planification de la demande
Forecasts for your supply chain. Better service levels with less stocks. Supply chain excellence requires smart optimization of millions of decisions, rather than merely making decisions out of habit or inertia.
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Be careful: averages are misleading 😉
If your plan rests on one number, you’re betting the business on averages - and averages lie. We make ourselves feel safe with tidy surrogates: the “one” forecast, the “one” service level, the “typical” lead time. They smooth dashboards while hiding where money is really made or lost: in the tails, the uneven payoffs, the value of waiting one more day. A better habit: think in distributions, not points; price choices in euros, not vibes; and let simple software refresh those prices daily so people can focus on the few trade-offs that truly move the P&L. Which surrogate would you retire first in your team—point forecast, single service level, or average lead time—and what would you replace it with? Comment below.
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Has Generative AI actually transformed supply chain? Listen to Knut Alicke (McKinsey & Company) and Joannes Vermorel (Lokad) share their anecdotes and perspectives in our new studio! Link in the comments below!
Has GenAI really changed supply chains? If yes, to what degree? I sat down with Knut Alicke (Partner Emeritus, McKinsey & Company) and Joannes Vermorel to separate fact from hype on GenAI's influence. Knut has more than 25 years of experience to draw on, and that is reflected in the way he communicates: sharp and impactful anecdotes that resonate with listeners. It was a pleasure having him in the studio and hopefully we'll host him at Lokad again soon! Full interview available in the comments below. Let us know what you think! 👇
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What is a decision? For real, please define it. If that was hard, don't worry! You can join Joannes Vermorel, Warren Powell, and Conor E. Doherty for a live podcast on this very topic. 📅 Thursday, October 30 — 16h30 CET / 11h30 ET Everyone makes “decisions.” Few define them. Even fewer people make them pay. In this episode, we’ll discuss what counts as a decision and how this definition influences business outcomes. 👥 Speakers: Joannes Vermorel (CEO & Founder, Lokad) • Warren B. Powell (Professor Emeritus, Princeton University) • Conor E. Doherty (Communication Director, Lokad) ❓ Bring your operational questions & concerns — Joannes and Warren are happy to answer! 🎯 For supply chain leaders, finance, and ops teams who want to know what better decisions look like. Supply Chain Breakdown: Real decisions. Real impact.
What is a decision?
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Say my name... Live this week: The Hidden Cost of Forecast Accuracy 📅 Live Oct 23 - 16h30 CEST / 10:30 ET. Join us: https://lnkd.in/eyNzge2s
No more half measures. Join Joannes Vermorel and me as we discuss the hidden penalties of chasing forecast accuracy. We’ll also present a better alternative: economics that help you to make better decisions. 📅 Live Oct 23 - 16h30 CEST / 10:30 ET. 💡 Register: https://lnkd.in/e47C9wJb Yeah, science!
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🎉 Ravis de partager la vidéo de la table ronde #SupplyChainEvent de cette semaine avec SMCP – Sandro, Maje, Claudie Pierlot, Fursac ! Un grand merci à Carole Thomazeau (Directeur Business Planning & Supply, SMCP) et Yuting CHANG (Global Transformation Leader Supply Chain, SMCP) pour leurs perspectives aux côtés de Joannes Vermorel (CEO & Founder, Lokad) et Swann Bareilhe (Partner Supply Chain Scientist, Lokad). Ensemble, ils expliquent comment des décisions probabilistes au niveau magasin–SKU, des transferts plus malins et la prise en compte explicite de l’incertitude transforment le réassort et l’allocation à l’échelle du réseau SMCP. Si vous vous intéressez au retail fashion et au ROI concret, cette vidéo est pour vous ! https://lnkd.in/eyMgevcY
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Lokad a republié ceci
No, you don't need a new Software, you need a new mindset || Financial Optimization for Supply Chains ||
Last day at the #MROEU ! Lokad sent a german and an argentinian to spread the Quantitative Supply Chain vision to everyone dealing with uncertain lead times and demand variability !
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🔔 Lokad sera présent à EQUIP AUTO Paris cette semaine. Elliot Langella sera sur place jeudi. Si vous souhaitez échanger sur la supply chain aftermarket (prévisions probabilistes, optimisation des stocks, service levels), contactez-le : [email protected]. On se croise au salon ? #EquipAuto #AutomotiveAftermarket #SupplyChain
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Rejoignez Lokad au #SupplyChainEvent 2025 ! Passez nous dire bonjour au stand F22! Notre équipe (Fabian Hoehner, Mohamed Rouis, Tristan Oualid) est sur place aujourd’hui pour vous aider à prendre de meilleures décisions supply chain… au quotidien. Demain, nous animerons d’ailleurs une table ronde avec SMCP – Sandro, Maje, Claudie Pierlot, Fursac, intitulée « La précision à grande échelle : la transformation de la supply chain de SMCP avec Lokad ». Et, comme si cela ne suffisait pas, notre PDG Joannes Vermorel sera présent pour parler de tout — de l’économie aux niveaux de service. Rejoignez-nous 😉
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🔴 LIVE | SAP Antitrust: Escape ERP Lock-In 📅 Thursday, Oct 9th 10h30 ET / 16h30 CEST A fair and frank discussion on the economics, software, and business implications of the recent SAP antitrust investigation. What we’ll discuss: - How this came about + why it matters - Why ERP lock-in is so common and what to do about it 👥 Speakers: Joannes Vermorel (CEO, Lokad) & Conor Doherty (Director of Marketing, Lokad) 🎯 Who it’s for: Supply-chain directors, ops leaders, CFOs (anyone tired of paying for options they don’t actually have). ❓ Live Q&A: Bring your hardest questions (you know JV loves tough questions!) Supply Chain Breakdown: real decisions, real impact.
SAP Antitrust: Escape ERP Lock-In
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