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Lassoing S&OP

Supply Chain Shaman

To align S&OP. As companies transitioned from regional to multi-national organizations, Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) processes proliferated. The average company has seven S&OP processes, but a global chemical company averages over 30. Businesses are different. Reporting Structure.

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Lassoing S&OP

Supply Chain Shaman

To align S&OP. As companies transitioned from regional to multi-national organizations, Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) processes proliferated. Today, the average company has seven S&OP processes, but a global chemical company averages over 30. Each defining S&OP differently.

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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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Key learnings from Supply Chain Insights’ Global Summit

AIMMS

The conference, organized by Supply Chain Shaman Lora Cecere and her team, was structured around a compelling theme: “imagine the supply chain of 2030.” Require more robust risk management enabled through what if’s, simulations, and scenarios . Other major topics: S&OP and Demand Driven .

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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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Key learnings from Supply Chain Insights’ Global Summit

AIMMS

The conference, organized by Supply Chain Shaman Lora Cecere and her team, was structured around a compelling theme: “imagine the supply chain of 2030.” Require more robust risk management enabled through what if’s, simulations, and scenarios. Other major topics: S&OP and Demand Driven.

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Key learnings from Supply Chain Insights’ Global Summit

AIMMS

The conference, organized by Supply Chain Shaman Lora Cecere and her team, was structured around a compelling theme: “imagine the supply chain of 2030.” Require more robust risk management enabled through what if’s, simulations, and scenarios. Other major topics: S&OP and Demand Driven.