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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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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 . They also prefer SaaS models that place a strong focus on innovation.

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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. They also prefer SaaS models that place a strong focus on innovation.

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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?