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This Week's Supply Chain Trivia - How Many SKUs Does a Demand Planner Manage?

 
 

For a Company with 10,000 SKUs, How Many SKUs Does an Individual Forecaster/Demand Planner Manage, on Average?

 
 

By SCDigest Editorial Staff

 
 

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Question: For a company with 10,000 SKUs, how many SKUs does an individual forecaster/demand planner manage, on average?

Answer is below.

 
     
 

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ANSWER

About 2200, according to the most recent annual survey by the Institute of Business Forecasting and Planning. At companies with 50,000 SKUs, the per planner average is 7000.

 
     
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