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Avoid “Lost in Translation”. Monetize S&OP to Include Finance.

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3-9% reduction in transportation costs as a percentage of sales (overhead costs and profitability). In a recent web seminar entitled S&OP: From Volume to Value she asks, “How do supply chain leaders transition from a cost-based agenda to drive value?” These are numbers that most financial people can appreciate.

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Supply Chain Leadership Series III: Andrew Olah – Changing the Denim Industry One Brand at a Time

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Some of these include the following: Currency is one of the most difficult problems. Each country has their own machinery, and all exports involve some form of currency hedging, because there are so many cross-border trades. Currency fluctuations are constant and are a historical industry problem.