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Buckhead Meat & Seafood Partners with DecisionNext to Strengthen Protein Forecasting and Procurement Strategy

Sysco subsidiary adopts DecisionNext platform to enhance procurement, pricing strategy, and finished goods forecasting across key protein markets. SAN FRANCISCO, …

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5 Questions with Michael Billings of ButcherBox

With over 40 years of experience, Michael Billings has seen a lot over the years that we can learn from. We recently had the good fortune to catch up with him for this …

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The DecisionNext Finished Goods Index Report – September 2023

Hamburger prices are up while Hot Dog and White Bread prices are down year-over-year. Note our latest addition to the DecisionNext monthly index report: Supermarket …

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Market Forecasting—Part 1

DecisionNext CEO and co-founder Mike Neal and his team have done a lot of interesting thinking around decision making, forecasting and AI technology over the years. In …

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The DecisionNext Finished Goods Index Report – August 2023

White Bread Loaf and Hamburger prices are down from last year. Hotdog prices are up. But will world events cause those prices to fluctuate again? Keep tracking …

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Atlases to Apps: Navigating the Evolution of Decision-Making Technology

Raise your hand if the following words make your head spin with ambiguity and overuse: big data, machine learning, artificial intelligence, predictive analytics — the …

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IDDBA Show Anaheim, 2023: Recap

More than 10,000 industry attendees descended on Anaheim, CA in early June to interact with over 800 exhibitors. With these staggering attendance numbers, the IDDBA show …

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The DecisionNext Finished Goods Index Report - July 2023

Hotdog vs. Hamburger Deep Dive Taking a closer look at what is driving the unit cost of hamburgers down while driving the unit cost of hot dogs up. The market is …

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Five Meaty Questions with Bill Rupp

DecisionNext has a long list of experienced customers, partners, industry advocates, and friends that know a lot about the meat industry. We are honored this month to …

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The Beauty of Backtesting

There is no such thing as a crystal ball. In fact, every forecast will be wrong. The real value in a forecast is having an accurate understanding of how wrong it will be. …

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