Logility

JUNE 9, 2023

The S&OP process is only about 10% technology. But without the right technology and tools, S&OP processes will likely fail.” PPC’s proudly provides exceptional services to its customers and meets expectations for on-time, in-full deliveries. The company is now operating with a 14.8%

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

I wrote my first report on Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) while sitting on the floor in the Atlanta airport in 2005 when I was an AMR Research analyst. The model in Figure 1 became the foundational model for the Gartner S&OP model. In 2022, I frequently ask companies to draw their river of demand.

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ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

That got me to thinking about decoding the language of Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) which, like demand forecasting, has also taken on multiple personalities as it has matured. Ideally it links companies’ strategic and business plans to execution processes. S&OE meetings are typically held weekly.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 11, 2022

“Over the last fifteen years,” writes Lora Cecere ( @lcecere ), founder and CEO of Supply Chain Insights, “Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) enjoyed a renaissance.”[1] ”[1] She also hints it’s time to move on. ” A New Planning Approach for the Post-S&OP Era.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 2, 2017

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. Let me explain.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 2, 2017

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.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 10, 2021

We live in a digital age in which data has become an important company resource. In fact, Yossi Sheffi ( @YossiSheffi ), the Elisha Gray II Professor of Engineering Systems at MIT, asserts data is a company’s most important asset. Today, it’s not people but data that tops the asset value list for companies.”[1]

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AIMMS

JULY 23, 2019

It’s not limited to managing crops and livestock, but encompasses all equipment, services, and product processing as well as commercialization. A well-executed S&OP process can go a long way to help organizations rein in some of this complexity. The agribusiness supply chain is highly complex.

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S&OP Prescriptive Analytics Software Supply and Demand Predictive Analytics 278

ToolsGroup

MAY 10, 2017

Gartner Research just released its new Magic Quadrant for Sales & Operations Planning Systems of Differentiation (S&OP SOD). One example of a changing user requirement is the ascendancy of supply chain modeling to the highest priority in Gartner’s Market Ranking of S&OP Capabilities.

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S&OP Supply and Demand Gartner Supply Chain Planning Software 213

Adexa

MARCH 29, 2021

Gartner reports that almost 70% of companies are either at stage 2 or 3 of supply chain maturity. Stage 3 is generally attributed to the use of S&OP technology in the supply chain. Perhaps you have already implemented S&OP or in the process of or thinking about it. Is this really necessary?

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Elementum

JUNE 18, 2021

Dear S&OP, First of all, “A for Effort”. But today, companies are spending more than ever and customers expect “Prime” level service. “There’s S&OP…and then there’s the real world.” Only 11% of manufacturers are able to consistently, accurately tie S&OP to execution.

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Elementum

JUNE 18, 2021

Dear S&OP, First of all, “A for Effort”. But today, companies are spending more than ever and customers expect “Prime” level service. There’s S&OP.and then there’s the real world.". Only 11% of manufacturers are able to consistently, accurately tie S&OP to execution. For that, we salute you.

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QAD

AUGUST 30, 2023

What is Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP)? Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) is a structured planning process that uses forecasted customer demand to drive production schedules. What is the Goal of S&OP? What are the Benefits of S&OP? What Makes S&OP Successful?

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Silvon Software

JUNE 1, 2023

KPIs are essential in S&OP as they provide a quantitative framework for gaining visibility, aligning efforts, supporting decision-making, and driving continuous improvement across the business. Ideally, your S&OP KPIs should consist of a mix of strategic, tactical, and operational metrics.

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S&OP Supply and Demand Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Planning Software 93

Logility

AUGUST 5, 2021

McKinsey & Company research recently revealed that 76% of surveyed consumers experimented with new shopping behaviors during the pandemic primarily because of product availability – an area in which larger competitors have an advantage. And the stakes have never been higher. Yielding Winning Outcomes in a Field of Uncertainty.

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New Horizon Supply Chain Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Introduction After receiving numerous comments on my recent blog about sales and operations planning (S&OP), I’ve been inspired to delve deeper into the subject. I’ve decided to create a series of follow-up blogs regarding the intricacies of executing an S&OP process and utilizing related software.

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CHAINalytics

OCTOBER 28, 2020

The benefits of Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) are well known — e.g., improved forecast accuracy, lower working capital, better customer service, and higher EBITDA. Unfortunately, for many companies, their S&OP process hasn’t yielded these results.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 18, 2019

I spent time this week completing reference calls on the use of S&OP technologies. Seeking the next sequel in technology adoption, I want to write how the confluence of new technologies changed companies’ abilities to improve decisions. Companies average ten ERP and five Advanced Planning Solutions. The reason?

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Silvon Software

MARCH 3, 2023

Having a strong Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) strategy ensures that your forecasts, raw materials availability and production capacity all match up and that the factory floor can meet its defined deadlines. But simply putting an S&OP strategy in place isn’t enough. logistics firms).

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Logility

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

Many companies have high hopes when they set out to establish a Lean operating environment. A growing body of knowledge and experience indicates that advanced Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) may be the key ingredient for Lean success. Most companies have tactical and strategic planning processes.

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S&OP Supply and Demand Agile and Lean Supply Chain Lean 113

AIMMS

MAY 14, 2018

In fact, it’s become internalized to a degree that companies often have several (competing) S&OP pro cesses in different geographies & business units. Why is it that despite its popularity, only 42% of companies rate their S&OP process as effective? .

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New Horizon Supply Chain Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Introduction After receiving numerous comments on my recent blog about sales and operations planning (S&OP), I’ve been inspired to delve deeper into the subject. I’ve decided to create a series of follow-up blogs regarding the intricacies of executing an S&OP process and utilizing related software.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 10, 2013

This week, we will be sharing research from over 90 respondents on Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP). In this report, we find that S&OP processes have grown more complex in scope and governance over the last decade. The average company over 3B$ in annual revenue has four S&OP processes.

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Arkieva

JANUARY 14, 2021

With strong leadership by the executive team, over time, the business begins to think in terms of overall health and welfare of the company, rather than optimizing a function at the expense of the overall company benefits.

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QAD

MAY 31, 2022

Keeping Your Manufacturing Operations in Sync with S&OP. In today’s world, the ability to synchronize these areas of operation successfully and efficiently to meet company objectives requires something that for the moment, we will temporarily call a “process”. It is called; Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP).

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AIMMS

JULY 23, 2019

It’s not limited to managing crops and livestock, but encompasses all equipment, services, and product processing as well as commercialization. A well-executed S&OP process can go a long way to help organizations rein in some of this complexity. The agribusiness supply chain is highly complex. – Tweet this.

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Supply Chain Movement

MARCH 3, 2022

Namely S&OP. So when you bounce over with a fantastic, shiny idea to increase their output with something called S&OP, it’s likely they might not fall head over heels. Set up S&OP correctly, and everyone wins. In most companies the sales team’s the voice of the customer.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

An effective S&OP plan is the goal of many, but there is no clear industry definition of an effectiveness. To better understand the characteristics of an effective S&OP plan, we just completed a study of seventy-three companies. 2) Tie the S&OP Plan to Execution. This is a maturity factor.

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Supply Chain Movement

JANUARY 13, 2022

Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) is a tough nut to crack, according to renowned American analyst Lora Cecere of Supply Chain Insights. During my presentation at Supply Chain Media’s S&OP Vendor Day in October 2021, I asked the audience what they considered to be the most important obstacles to S&OP.

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 18, 2016

S&OP (Sales & Operations Planning) and SI&OP (Sales, Inventory & Operations Planning) are two well know acronyms. Now Gartner has added an acronym with a distinctly different twist, Sales and Operations Execution (S&OE). The role of S&OE, says Gartner, is to capture the differences and adjust.

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AIMMS

MAY 14, 2018

In fact, it’s become internalized to a degree that companies often have several (competing) S&OP pro cesses in different geographies & business units. Why is it that despite its popularity, only 42% of companies rate their S&OP process as effective? .

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Demand Solutions

JUNE 28, 2017

Got questions about sales and operations planning (S&OP)? And at the end of a recent webinar, we picked the brain of the “Father of S&OP,” Dick Ling. Who usually wants S&OP software? According to Ling, successful S&OP comes from the executive level.

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Kinaxis

JUNE 2, 2017

by Alexa Cheater As Gartner Research Director Matthew Spooner noted in his recent presentation at the Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference, advanced sales and operations planning (S&OP) is like a hotel. In fact, Spooner says S&OP isn’t a supply chain process at all. What exactly does that mean? Service up 8%.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 25, 2015

” I think it is the most complete assessment of the S&OP value proposition I have seen in the industry. The processes are very different by company. Building S&OP maturity takes time, discipline and focus. Many companies struggle on how to evaluate planning effectiveness and productivity.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 26, 2019

Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) has been around for three decades. Many pundits, however, believe the S&OP process, as originally conceived, needs to change. What’s going on? ”[2] Think back 30 years to around the time the S&OP concept was first developed. They are: 1.

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Supply Chain Trend

APRIL 2, 2018

Sales and Operation Planning (S&OP) made it’s break through in the 80’s, when Material Requirement Planning (MRP) was the hottest planning methodology around, computer screens had monochrome green letters, our music and dress sense were questionable, and it was common for companies to have a command and control management style.

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