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The ‘Why’ in S&OP: or How to Find More Meaning

Supply Chain Trend

There is a lot of evidence that S&OP is hard to implement and get right. And when S&OP is implemented it often stalls, doesn’t make enough progress and doesn’t deliver enough value. Maybe at the start of the S&OP project executives buy in and employees are still eager.

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S&OP, a vision for the future. The expert interview series #4

Supply Chain Trend

In the last 30 years S&OP improved performance in many businesses. However, S&OP has not yet substantially delivered on its ultimate promise of enterprise wide resource management, rolling financial forecasting and strategy deployment. Worse, overall S&OP development and progress seems to have stalled.

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Next Level Apparel® Takes its Demand and Inventory Planning to the Next Level with the Logility® Digital Supply Chain Platform

Logility

Before implementing the Logility platform in January, Next Level Apparel used a mix of Excel spreadsheets and a legacy proprietary ERP system to manage its supply chain. s current Form 10-K and other reports and documents subsequently filed with the SEC. These factors include, but are not limited to, continuing U.S.

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Clouds: A Beautiful Thing for Sure!

Supply Chain Shaman

In 2002, there was no interest. Each year, we do a study–we term it the Voice of Supply Chain User – on user satisfaction with today’s systems. We would love your input on this year’s study. ) The concept of Software as a Service S&OP was introduced by Steelwedge before the market was ready.

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Supply Chain as a Service (SCaaS): A Golden Opportunity for the Supply Chain Industry

SCMDOJO

Let’s delve into this emerging concept. Companies with advanced supply chain practices excel in delivering quality third-party logistics management, SKU optimization, efficient transport management, and swift handling of B2B/B2C shipments. By incorporating SRM into SCaaS, companies can avoid being burdened with these risks.

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The End of a Fairy Tale

Supply Chain Shaman

” At least, that’s what was promised. This includes the automation of path-to-purchase for consumer products, active shaping of demand through price, channel incentives and promotions, eCouponing and mobile commerce for retail, and product proliferation for all. My preference is monthly as part of the S&OP process.).

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Seven Misconceptions on Managing Inventory in a Market-Driven World

Supply Chain Shaman

Executive, after executive, lament, “They have purchased many technologies and sponsored many projects to reduce inventories, but they are not seeing results.” ” I have been studying the evolution of inventory technologies as an industry analyst since 2002. This week, I published an in-depth analysis on the topic.