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Demand Planning: Whipped And Chained by Tradition

Supply Chain Shaman

Given your expertise, I’d love to hear what alternatives you recommend for better demand forecasting and real-time visibility beyond what’s commonly adopted today.” Over the last two years, I actively engaged technologists and business leaders to redefine demand planning. Clear mission.) She is a disbeliever.

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How AI Saves Your S&OP Planning Process

Logility

Sales and operations planning (S&OP) has been a longstanding practice for businesses across nearly every industry. Yet, as supply chain innovators, we also know the rich history of applying technologies to continuously resolve these challenges and optimize S&OP outcomes.

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PPC Flexible Packaging: Creating the Blueprint for a Successful S&OP Journey

Logility

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. And the results speak for themselves.

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18 Ways to Get SALES Involved in Demand Planning

Silvon Software

Collaboration between Sales and Operations professionals in the demand planning process is critical if you want to achieve better delivery rates, higher service levels, fewer stock-outs and increased customer satisfaction. THE DEMAND PLANNING PROCESS (FOR SALES) Simplify the inputs needed by Sales.

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S&OP: Can You Make Decisions at the Speed of Business?

Supply Chain Shaman

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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How to harvest success with S&OP in agribusiness

Supply Chain Movement

S&OP is often pictured as a largely standard process; textbook S&OP starts with agreeing an unconstrained demand plan that is handed over to supply planning who need to ensure product availability. The challenge that arises is how to still balance demand and supply.

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S&OP, a vision for the future. The expert interview series #4

Supply Chain Trend

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. Worse, overall S&OP development and progress seems to have stalled.

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