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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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We Are In Trouble. Raise the Red Flag. Be Proactive.

Supply Chain Shaman

of the world’s population aged 12 and over have received one dose of a covid-19 vaccine. The issues result in late arrivals and customer service issues. Orchestrate the design flows cross-functionally across source, make and delivery in Sales and Operations Planning and the execution of the S&OP plan.

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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. It is not as simple as trading-off inventory, cost, and customer service. Imagine Supply Chain 2030. The focus is on Imagining Supply Chain 2030. Outside-in Processes.

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Supply Chain Planning & Optimization Projections for 2018 - Back to the Future

Logility

The pace of the supply chain, increasingly driven by ever-growing customer expectations (Amazon Effect) can make monthly, weekly or even daily periodic planning processes on their own insufficient for today’s operations. One of my mentors once told me that, “One awe S#?* Taking S&OP to the Next Level.

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Think Differently. Drive New Outcomes. Let Us Help You Build A Guiding Coalition.

Supply Chain Insights

We can help by testing customer satisfaction and sharing what matters by channel partner. We will test to understand how you stack-up to your competitors and how to make customer service actionable. Customer Centric Policies. The game is designed to simulate an S&OP environment. Training.

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Technology Support in Integrated Business Planning: Automation, Augmentation and Human Centricity

Supply Chain Trend

S&OE ENVIRONMENT. In the S&OE horizon , automation can be beneficial, since many decision processes, rules, and thresholds can be digitized and automated. A system can automatically ship stock across the supply chain to optimize customer service and minimize obsolescence. Checklist for an S&OP mindset.