Demand Planning Manufacturing Metrics S&OP 
Supply Chain Shaman
JANUARY 2, 2023
A large consumer products manufacturer with nine Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) instances and several divisions wanted to discuss forecasting. The question was, “How can I redefine demand planning processes to use channel data?” Let’s start with the basics. Definitions of Planning Horizons.
Logility
JULY 20, 2023
Good forecasting leads to good demand planning —and good demand planning means better profitability. That’s why it’s essential to be sure you’re equipping your organization with the right demand planning software. Here are our answers to some of the most common questions about demand planning software.
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DynaSys
MAY 12, 2020
I have just completed a new demand planning project. Before the project, they were using Excel to forecast and plan their business. Before the project, they were using Excel to forecast and plan their business. They have over 60,000 items manufactured at many sites across the world and serve several thousand customers.
Kinaxis
AUGUST 31, 2015
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.
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. 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.
Kinaxis
JULY 14, 2016
Puricelli Last month, I launched a new blog series on sales and operations planning (S&OP). In that introductory post, I outlined a number of important topics that I plan to explore throughout the summer. S&OP is a team sport – period. Team Composition.
Supply Chain Shaman
MARCH 21, 2024
During the 1980s, I was on a management team for a large manufacturer. The Company was attempting to gain economies of scale by grouping manufacturing technologies within a common infrastructure to reap the benefits of a co-generation facility, a centralized warehouse, and a talented administrative team. Lack of aligned metrics.
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