Should your Sales Team be Responsible for Forecasting?

Many supply chains and SME businesses rely on their sales team to generate sales forecasts. But is this a good practice? How to ensure that salespeople input realistic estimates?

Nicolas Vandeput
5 min readJan 6, 2022

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Before answering these questions, we should understand why we forecast demand.

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Nicolas Vandeput

Consultant, Trainer, Author: Forecasting & Inventory. 📦🚚📊 Contact me if you need help optimizing your supply chain. linkedin.com/in/vandeputnicolas