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What Does Good Look Like S&OP?

Supply Chain Shaman

The journey for S&OP is a road with many ruts and potholes. In my twenty years of following the progression of S&OP as an analyst, I am amazed at the number of “experts” with so little expertise. For most companies, building a great S&OP process is a missed opportunity. Governance.

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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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Driving profitability through advanced S&OP

Kinaxis

by Alexa Cheater As Gartner Research Director Matthew Spooner noted in his recent presentation at the Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference, advanced sales and operations planning (S&OP) is like a hotel. In fact, Spooner says S&OP isn’t a supply chain process at all. Inventory down 7%.

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Outside-in Process Q&A

Supply Chain Shaman

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. In today’s training class, we focused on determining the balanced scorecard. Based on market conditions, the meat packer will shift to optimize the demand opportunity.

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Four Keys to S&OP Effectiveness

Kinaxis

by Lori Smith In a previous post , I talked about the ineffectiveness of Excel, ERP, and legacy planning for S&OP. A modern pilot embarks with a general flight plan, but then monitors a continuous readout of key metrics, which he uses to make numerous small course corrections to arrive at the proper destination on schedule.

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Just Jump

Supply Chain Shaman

We explore the concept of holistic inventory strategies focused on the form and function of inventory. In the process, we learn that only 15-20% of inventories are safety stock and that the current APS frameworks do not enable a holistic analysis of the form and function of inventory. Lack of aligned metrics.

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How To Leverage The Benefits Of S&OP For The Food And Beverage Industry?

ThroughPut

How To Leverage The Benefits Of S&OP For The Food And Beverage Industry? An effective Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process can do the trick. S&OP helps you keep a close eye on financial and business impact, prompting better decisions across teams through carefully planned strategies.

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