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S&OP: Can You Make Decisions at the Speed of Business?

Supply Chain Shaman

I spent time this week completing reference calls on the use of S&OP technologies. Eerily the case studies sound the same as the ones heard when I completed S&OP research in 2004. Eerily the case studies sound the same as the ones heard when I completed S&OP research in 2004. What am I hearing?

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The March of the Lemmings.

Supply Chain Shaman

A lemming’s population rises and falls. In this blog post, I share quantitative research, mixed with stories, of Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP). Let’s face it folks, we have acted as lemmings over the last decade when it comes to S&OP. Effective S&OP takes work.

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Head Scratcher

Supply Chain Shaman

The broader concepts of connecting from the customer’s customer to the supplier’s supplier are largely forgotten. My focus is on process flows from the customer’s customer to the supplier’s supplier. John’s Vision of Supply Chain Planning. What do you think of John’s vision?

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Announcing the Supply Chains to Admire for 2019

Supply Chain Shaman

Maturity in horizontal process development– Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) and new product launch—also drives value. Apple, Broadcom, Dollar General, TJX and Ubiquiti Networks earn placement in the Winner’s Circle for three successive years. Imagine Supply Chain 2030. Outside-in Processes.

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For Every Tom, Dick, and Harry

Supply Chain Shaman

His first call was on Sales & Operations Planning, and his new inquiry was on S&OP. Tom wanted help to take his S&OP processes to a new level, but his boss was dismissive. On the recent call, Tom shared the story of S&OP evolution through two bosses. The struggle for Tom’s team is real.