Definition Manufacturing S&OP Supply Chain Software 
Supply Chain Shaman
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
In my writing, I try to get clear on definitions. The supply chain space is heavily laden with acronyms, gobbledygook, false narratives, and over-hyped, fast-talking technology sales teams. Let’s take an example. “At the Digital Supply Chain event at SAP. Let’s take another example.
Supply Chain Shaman
MAY 9, 2023
Organizations use S&OP as a hammer in search of a nail. Currently, LinkedIn is flooded with smiling pictures of supply chain business leaders attending conferences. Supply Chain Center of Excellence Let’s start with a discussion on Supply Chain Centers of Excellence.
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Supply Chain Shaman
NOVEMBER 15, 2023
Supply management. Supply chain management. Supply chain planning. When deploying enterprise decision support applications, there are many implementations and lots of hype but few clear and consistent definitions. My Point of View (POV): current processes and technologies are insufficient.
Supply Chain Shaman
APRIL 18, 2023
The global supply chain is built on three assumptions: rational government policy, availability of reasonably priced logistics, and low variability. In March 2023, the Global Supply Chain Pressure Index fell to the lowest level since November 2008. S&OP is too slow and cannot achieve the needed alignment.
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. However, this mature team found the technology insufficient.
DELMIA Quintiq
MAY 17, 2022
Many organizations are still struggling to understand and implement basic Sales and Operations Planning processes to cope with supply chain disruption. Unfortunately, the definitions of S&OP and IBP are often confusing as they seem to be both distinct and overlapping processes. There’s a clue in the name.
DELMIA Quintiq
AUGUST 31, 2022
In this blog series, I’ll take a look at the current state and future evolution that can be expected within the world of supply chain planning software through the lens of Dassault Systèmes DELMIA. What is supply chain planning? Why do manufacturers need an effective supply chain plan?
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