Supply Chain Trend

OCTOBER 31, 2016

In the last 30 years S&OP improved performance in many businesses. However, S&OP has not yet substantially delivered on its ultimate promise of enterprise wide resource management, rolling financial forecasting and strategy deployment. 71% think we need more industry standards around S&OP.

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Supply Chain Movement

OCTOBER 16, 2015

Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) is a 30 year old horizontal business management process that provides executives with forward visibility on how their business is expected to perform against budget and strategy. Any decision being made in an S&OP meeting, needs to be in the context to achieve the vision and strategy.

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Supply Chain Trend

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

In the last 30 years S&OP improved performance in many businesses. However, S&OP has not yet substantially delivered on its ultimate promise of enterprise wide resource management, rolling financial forecasting and strategy deployment. 71% think we need more industry standards around S&OP.

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 19, 2024

In today’s fast-paced business landscape, having an efficient supply chain department is more important than ever. A streamlined supply chain can make a significant impact on the overall success of a business, improving operational efficiency, increasing customer satisfaction, and driving revenue growth. Enroll Now!

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 12, 2015

Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) is important to building value chain agility and improving enterprise performance. The building of an effective S&OP process takes many years–often three to seven. Like a marriage, it requires continuous readjustment and renewal. 3) Building the Right Team.

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ToolsGroup

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Thanks to the continuous improvement program with ToolsGroup, we’re now at the point where we can confidently switch off our own manual overrides and put complete trust in the forecasts.” – Joseph Ludorf, Executive Director Supply Chain, CIPLA Medpro. Enhanced foundation for decision making (S&OP).

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 11, 2023

If you’re a supply chain management professional, you’re probably aware of how important it is to continuously improve your skills and knowledge in this field. With the ever-evolving business landscape, staying current on the latest industry trends and best practices is crucial for your success.

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Logility

JUNE 26, 2018

Anthony “AB” Bourke, CEO and Founder of Mach 2 Consulting and former F-16 pilot spoke about his experiences as an F-16 pilot and the importance of pre- and post-flight briefings to ensure the continuous improvement of a fighter pilot’s ability to safely and effectively carry out their mission.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 1, 2013

Over the last five years, I have helped two companies, Sonoco Products and Owens Illinois (OI) with their selection of technologies to improve Sales and Operations (S&OP) planning. Their journey to be more market driven with a strong focus on Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) is now seven years old.

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DynaSys

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

On October 1st, QAD DynaSys was honored to be able to host SICPA’s “S&OP & Collaborative Planning” workshop in Lausanne, Switzerland. After a quick overview of best practices for implementing and managing an S&OP process, a lively discussion began: What about the KPIs? How can organizations collaborate better?

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Supply Chain Trend

AUGUST 31, 2023

But it is good to remember that the early pioneers always designed S&OP, the predecessor of IBP, as an executive decision-making forum. Palmatier and Crum (2002), Coldrick, Ling, and Turner (2003) and Bob Stahl (2009) all assert that S&OP is first and foremost an executive decision-making process.

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ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

There’s been a lot of discussion lately about the disconnect between very high level financial and supply chain KPIs and the individual level where the Supply & Operations Planning (S&OP) is executed. Planned - shows what should have happened, based on released S&OP plans.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

New forms of data–telematics, GPS, weather, sensor data–could help, but these new forms of data do not easily fit into today’s supply chain solutions. As shown in Figure 3, one of the largest issues with today’s supply chain planning systems is production of a feasible plan. 4) S&OP Feasibility.

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Supply Chain Trend

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

But it is good to remember that the early pioneers always designed S&OP, the predecessor of IBP, as an executive decision-making forum. Palmatier and Crum (2002), Coldrick, Ling, and Turner (2003) and Bob Stahl (2009) all assert that S&OP is first and foremost an executive decision-making process.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 2, 2021

.'”[1] As a result they note, “Marketers must adopt an omnichannel mindset to be ready for people’s changing behavior, both today and tomorrow, and to deliver a frictionless customer journey across all channels.” Reiterate this process for continuous improvement.”[4]. Improving Customer Experience.

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Logility

AUGUST 31, 2021

It also lays a long-term foundation for a supply chain resilient against extreme volatility and one that continuously improves to drive strategic change. Read about how a strong S&OP foundation is critical to operate an F&B supply that can withstand major and minor disruptions now, and in the future.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

SIOP stands for “Sales, Inventory, Operations Plan”, not to be confused with “S&OP”. Traditional S&OP planning often deals with product families or wide-ranging product categories and though providing valuable data, this process delivers results at an aggregate or macro level.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 7, 2023

Cardinal Health, a global manufacturer and distributor of medical, surgical and laboratory products, is focused on continuous improvement of service. Global logistics leaders wanted to improve service levels, lower costs, and fortify Cardinal Health’s supply chain planning process. They already had a Supply Planning COE.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 11, 2014

Over the course of the last two years, we at Supply Chain Insight s have worked on a methodology to gauge supply chain improvement. The third principle is that the supply chain is a significant contributor to corporate performance, and that supply chain improvement can be tracked and measured based upon public financial statements.

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SCMDOJO

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Therefore, evaluating performance and creating a comprehensive digitalization strategy are essential for a distributor’s success. You can access our online course “How to Run a S&OP Process – Benefits, Process Steps & Overcome Barriers” to better your understanding.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Labor day also signals the end of summer, and for many supply chain leaders the beginning of 2017 strategy discussions and intense S&OP debates to finalize Q3 and Q4 planning. The focus cannot be about only continuous improvement of existing processes. Together, let’s tackle building new capabilities!

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 21, 2016

I will also pen my 95th report for this week’s Supply Chain Insight’s newsletter. It is one that is often asked: “S&OP How Do I Get Started?” ” S&OP: How Do I Get Started? I asked, “Why is S&OP important to your business?”

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Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

JANUARY 7, 2015

Sales &Operational Planning - If this is in place; improve! If there is no S&OP you should try it - it works ! If you are agnostic about S&OP, take a look at how S&OP helped one FMCG company turn performance around. Is you business running on raw data or actionable information?

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

They also improved their sales & operations planning process. The Kinaxis solution also provides robust decision support for their S&OP process. Ipsen’s approach to continuous improvement is interesting; it mirrors the process they used in plants to promote safety.

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ThroughPut

JUNE 16, 2023

S&OP) 2. How can it help improve the overall bottom line for a particular line of product or service? This includes enhanced product portfolio planning, robust demand planning and sensing, accurate supply and inventory planning, and a comprehensive Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) mechanism.

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DynaSys

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Sodebo’s Supply Chain teams must then be very responsive and flexible to manage the daily flows. To do this, they rely on forecasts, it’s really in the heart of their business to have reliable forecasts in order to organize the different business services on both the workforce and machines.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 21, 2016

Functional silos define today’s supply chain organization. This lack of alignment is an impediment to improving balance sheet results. My first job was in manufacturing in the 1980’s. Inside-out processes assume that the order represents demand, and that the supply chain’s role ends with a perfect shipment.

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AIMMS

JANUARY 28, 2019

To learn more about these efforts, we spoke with Wilko Sierksma , HEINEKEN’s manager for Network Design and Global S&OP. . Heineken’s brewery in Zoeterwoude, image credit: Heineken. The other part of my team’s responsibilities is what we call global S&OP. HEINEKEN is a very de-centralized company.

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CHAINalytics

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Getting better statistical forecasts involves choosing the right technology, applying multiple forecast optimisation techniques, and a continuous improvement approach. This blog post is the second part of a Chainalytics’ Integrated Demand and Supply Planning practice five-part series on improving statistical forecasting.

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SCMDOJO

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

It’s a fast-paced, evolving industry that has a lot of challenges, but also plenty of rewards, including a potentially lucrative income. We have Courses like S&OP deployment, Supply Chain Digitalization , , and Negotiation in Procurement. Here’s an easy way to learn how to apply it to Supply Chain.

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DynaSys

DECEMBER 15, 2021

First, the S&OP (Sales and Operations Planning) process must be confirmed by senior management as the process for validating the company’s capability investments. The result of the S&OP is broken down at the operational level through the planning sub-processes: MPS, MRP, CRP, Scheduling.

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Logility

AUGUST 30, 2016

Improvement work is the stuff of 80-hour work weeks, but is it strategic? Yes, in the sense that continuous improvement is table stakes for company survival, but, no, in the sense that these improvements are by definition within the box. Related Content: White Paper: The Practical Approach to S&OP.

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Logility

AUGUST 30, 2016

Improvement work is the stuff of 80-hour work weeks, but is it strategic? Yes, in the sense that continuous improvement is table stakes for company survival, but, no, in the sense that these improvements are by definition within the box. Related Content: White Paper: The Practical Approach to S&OP.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 16, 2014

They have a goal to be agile and aligned; however, their continuous improvement processes are making steady improvement on an efficient supply chain model that is anything but agile or aligned. How could we improve outcomes through better work in horizontal processes? (S&OP, I see many ironies. Let me give you a few.

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Elementum

JUNE 10, 2019

“There’s S&OP… and then there’s the real world.” — Gartner Research. While organizations spend 30% of their time doing sales & operations planning in the “liquid zone”, they spend 70% of their time with actual sales & operations execution (S&OE) in the “frozen zone”. Continuing Improvement.

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USC Consulting Group

JANUARY 10, 2022

Operations management consulting is a discipline designed to improve your company’s internal operations and processes, making them more efficient, streamlined and ultimately, profitable. It’s our enhanced methodology on Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP). Listening is a big part of the job.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 2, 2017

A good 3PL will work with carriers to solve these issues with the shipper or consignee and expand carrier capacity by focusing on continuous improvement beyond rates alone. Integrate Logistics and S&OP Functions.

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