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. The definition is different by company.

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SCMDOJO

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

To get ahead in today’s competitive marketplace, distributors must remain on the cutting edge of innovation and stay up-to-date on new developments. Therefore, evaluating performance and creating a comprehensive digitalization strategy are essential for a distributor’s success.

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Kinaxis

JUNE 24, 2016

Puricelli A few weeks ago, I launched a new blog series on sales and operations planning (S&OP ). To make sure everyone is on the same page, I want to review the basics, the foundation, which is… what exactly is S&OP? S&OP is so much more than a process or a meeting.

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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. 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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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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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Today, I am again teaching an open class on outside-in planning concept s. Shown in Figure 1 is the definition of the layers of outside-in planning. Shown in Figure 1 is the definition of the layers of outside-in planning. In today’s training class, we focused on determining the balanced scorecard.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Let’s Start With Clear Definitions My inbox is full. The market is flooded with references to AI, but few stop to give a definition. To combat the hype cycle to drive value, I think that we need to get clear on use cases and definitions. Let’s have fun! Many of today’s solutions include Narrow AI.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 9, 2024

The companies with the strongest year-over-year performance (placing in the winner’s circle for six more times in ten years) are Apple, L’Oreal, Nike, Paccar, TJX, and TSMC. Many believe that an ex-supply chain exec knows the definition of supply chain excellence. An average margin of 21% with inventory turns of 1.58

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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 Shaman

OCTOBER 4, 2018

At the session, we discussed why companies have not made more progress on inventory management. In the case of Apparel and Automotive industries there are slight improvements, but they have shifted inventories to suppliers. Days of Inventory Pre and Post-Recession. IT View of the Current State of Inventory. Five Reasons.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 9, 2023

Each box has an optimizer that drives output from a model based on a functional definition using enterprise data. S&OP Is Over-Played. Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) is no panacea for the lack of clarity of an operating strategy or the absence of product flow design. My response is a big YAWN.

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Logility

AUGUST 19, 2016

According to Aberdeen Group, this process can result in a 14% increase in operating margin, a 4% increase in gross margin dollars, a 55% reduction in inventory write-offs, a 17% increase in new product revenues, and a 35% reduction in lost sales. Some refer to it as Sales & Operations Planning ( S&OP or SOP).

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Logility

AUGUST 15, 2016

According to Aberdeen Group, this process can result in a 14% increase in operating margin, a 4% increase in gross margin dollars, a 55% reduction in inventory write-offs, a 17% increase in new product revenues, and a 35% reduction in lost sales. Some refer to it as Sales & Operations Planning ( S&OP or SOP).

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Logility

APRIL 8, 2016

According to Aberdeen Research Group, this process can result in a 14% increase in operating margin, a 4% increase in gross margin dollars, a 55% reduction in inventory write-offs, a 17% increase in new product revenues, and a 35% reduction in lost sales. Some refer to it as Sales & Operations Planning ( S&OP or SOP).

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

Second, they adapt over time as market structures and strategies evolve. Over the last six years, we studied the connection between business results (growth, operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)) and the link to company characteristics. First, great supply chains are agile. What did we find?

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 21, 2015

Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) is in a renaissance. With growth slowing and complexity rising, S&OP is more important than ever. It is not sexy, and it requires hard work; but the greatest value of S&OP is profitable growth. S&OP is moving to the cloud. The reason?

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Pawn Definition: “A chess piece of the smallest size and value. Each player begins with eight pawns on the second row/rank and can promote a pawn to become any other piece (typically a queen) if it reaches the opponent’s end of the board. Dan’s peer was a man named Fred. He saw my client as competition.

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DynaSys

DECEMBER 8, 2021

In this last article of our series dedicated to Digital Supply Chain Planning, you will find out how Essilor moved to an agile and resilient supply chain and guided its digital transformation, through an interview with David Bourgoin, Essilor’s S&OP referential supervisor. ESSILOR is the World Leader of Ophthalmic Lenses.

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Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 7, 2023

Effective inventory management has become increasingly crucial for businesses in this fast-paced and rapidly evolving era of ecommerce. Moreover, the ecommerce explosion has brought new and unique challenges that complicate inventory management for enterprises selling online.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 30, 2023

Each executive has a different perspective on the definition of supply chain excellence, but they are never discussed and aligned. Let’s focus first on John. As a result, demand planning is largely manual, inventory management is a series of manual inputs, and production planning is via spreadsheet. Let me explain.

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DELMIA Quintiq

AUGUST 31, 2022

Before I get into the software itself, it is useful to start with something of a definition of the supply chain management process itself prior to moving on to the solutions that support it. A compact definition is especially useful in this case, as supply chain planning software comes in so many guises and has so many functions.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Next year’s conference will be on September 8th-11th in Franklin, TN, south of Nashville, TN. I find senior executives love to throw around superlatives like customer-centric, agile, efficient and responsive but lack the understanding of how the words translate to supply chain strategy in the real world. Time horizon.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 19, 2021

” To demonstrate the point, let me share a discussion with a client; let’s call him Joe. Joe’s selection team is large (twelve people from multiple organizations), and they are not clear on what defines a good plan. What defines S&OP success for your organization?” ” Joe. ” Lora.

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USC Consulting Group

JUNE 14, 2021

S&OP is a business management process that involves sales forecast reports, planning for demand and supply, and other factors. The goal is to help companies get a better, more clear look at their operations and create better-informed strategy decisions, allowing them to deliver what clients need in the most profitable way.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

A Participant’s View of the River of Demand In a Large Consumer Organization. While Figure 1 is the planner’s view, Figure 2 shows the executive’s mental model. S&OP becomes a Ferris Wheel of activity, creating a Deadpool of information. It is quick but cannot stand the test of time.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 3, 2019

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. Process definition? The Preamble.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 22, 2019

Companies with traditional definitions of marketing and sales struggle to beat the competition. A clear definition of purpose and alignment of business process to corporate strategy is an apparent characteristic of companies that outperform. The focus on functional silo excellence and transactional processing reduces value.

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SCMDOJO

JUNE 21, 2023

Let’s delve into this emerging concept. While implementing SCaaS poses challenges, it has demonstrated its effectiveness across industries, fostering company growth, cost reduction, and leveraging cutting-edge technology. Mayo Clinic, Johnson & Johnson, and Pfizer are among the organizations leveraging SCaaS.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 21, 2023

Many of the case studies being presented at today’s conferences were born during the pandemic and the post-pandemic turbulence. Before you react, here are some definitions. Leaders of the 90’s Are No Longer Leaders. Today’s risk management solutions focus largely on supply sensing and early alerting.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Definition: “Someone’s efforts, resolve, or viability are tested; things are meaningfully challenging. The supply chain team’s past thirty-two months of disruption were a long, winding road full of surprises. ” Following the announcement, Ford’s stock closed at the lowest valuation in eleven years.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 19, 2021

” To demonstrate the point, let me share a discussion with a client; let’s call him Joe. Joe’s selection team is large (twelve people from multiple organizations), and they are not clear on what defines a good plan. What defines S&OP success for your organization?” ” Joe. ” Lora.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Let’s look at some of the market trends to understand the severity: Lumber prices skyrocketed 60% in the last six months. For years Campbells strove to grow the soup category only to lose share in the soup category due to limited manufacturing capacity for the Swanson’s brand. Let’s call her Mary. The impact?

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Logility

JUNE 28, 2022

a leader in supply chain innovation powering the sustainable and resilient enterprise, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Starboard Solutions Corp., The solution is built for continuous use, eliminating the need for a consulting project to model potential resolutions to unexpected supply chain disruptions.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

They build the end-to-end value chain outside-in and align commercial and operational strategies. The later definition fits most organizations that I see. Many supply chain teams have aggressively cut costs to fund an organization’s growth. They focus on improving value to the customer. 3) Challenge the Status Quo.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 20, 2018

I believed that planning needed its own system of record and that this definition was distinctly different from a transactional system of record. Transactional systems are vertical by definition. Let’s compare the concept of the integrated supply chain with one that I call the connected supply chain. Horizontal Processes.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

A Participant’s View of the River of Demand In a Large Consumer Organization. While Figure 1 is the planner’s view, Figure 2 shows the executive’s mental model. S&OP becomes a Ferris Wheel of activity, creating a Deadpool of information. It is quick but cannot stand the test of time.

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Logility

MAY 12, 2020

I definitely earned some grey hair while leading supply chain activities in the F&B industry. F&B company I was lucky (using that term loosely) to be given the opportunity to develop a 3 to 5-year improvement strategy covering supply chain people, process, and solutions. Product Demand Profiles. Slow and Lumpy Demand.

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