Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

JULY 28, 2021

The Enchange Supply Chain House ; the one-stop shop for all the elements you need to achieve supply chain excellence.

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QAD

AUGUST 30, 2023

What is Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP)? Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) is a structured planning process that uses forecasted customer demand to drive production schedules. What is the Goal of S&OP? What are the Benefits of S&OP?

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Demand Solutions

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Sales and operations planning, also known as S&OP, is a key business activity for production heavy firms. So how can your firm improve your sales and operations planning? Why Focus on S&OP? Steps of the S&OP Processes, Summarized. How to Choose S&OP Software.

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Logility

AUGUST 5, 2021

Food and beverage companies that engage in sales and operations planning (S&OP) and act on those strategies early are the ones that can safeguard their profitability, satisfy consumers, and operate more responsively than their competition. Yielding Winning Outcomes in a Field of Uncertainty. Improved customer satisfaction.

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Silvon Software

JANUARY 25, 2023

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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Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

JULY 14, 2021

As described in the introductory Planning article , plan appears in every room in the Supply Chain House and rightly so. Today we are looking at the top 10 tips for a fully functional Sales & Operational Planning (S&OP) process.

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New Horizon Supply Chain Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Introduction After receiving numerous comments on my recent blog about sales and operations planning (S&OP), I’ve been inspired to delve deeper into the subject. I’ve decided to create a series of follow-up blogs regarding the intricacies of executing an S&OP process and utilizing related software.

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Logility

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

A growing body of knowledge and experience indicates that advanced Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) may be the key ingredient for Lean success. Advanced S&OP stretches from nearer-term tactical planning to longer-term strategic and financial planning.

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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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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Demand Planning in VUCA Times with Ali Raza. Ali Raza and Joe Lynch discuss demand planning in VUCA times. Key Takeaways: Demand Planning in VUCA Times. This episode is actually a webinar hosted by Joe Lynch, featuring Ali Raza discussing demand planning in VUCA times. About Ali Raza.

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Arkieva

JULY 13, 2021

Over the past 5 weeks, Jeff Ondria has hosted a set of short interviews on LinkedIn about the five distinct steps to develop an effective S&OP process. In today's blog, we discuss step 4 Balancing Supply & Demand where we will answer some key questions with respect to balancing supply and demand.

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CHAINalytics

OCTOBER 28, 2020

The benefits of Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) are well known — e.g., improved forecast accuracy, lower working capital, better customer service, and higher EBITDA. Unfortunately, for many companies, their S&OP process hasn’t yielded these results.

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Supply Chain Management and Analytics

JANUARY 10, 2024

Both in the budgeting and the S&OP processes, Demand Planning is usually the starting point and plays an essential role in establishing a resilient planning process.

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New Horizon Supply Chain Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Introduction After receiving numerous comments on my recent blog about sales and operations planning (S&OP), I’ve been inspired to delve deeper into the subject. I’ve decided to create a series of follow-up blogs regarding the intricacies of executing an S&OP process and utilizing related software.

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Supply Chain Movement

JANUARY 13, 2022

Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) is a tough nut to crack, according to renowned American analyst Lora Cecere of Supply Chain Insights. During my presentation at Supply Chain Media’s S&OP Vendor Day in October 2021, I asked the audience what they considered to be the most important obstacles to S&OP.

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Kinaxis

JUNE 2, 2017

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. What exactly does that mean?

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 8, 2017

In my previous guest commentary , I shared some of my thoughts on the impact of machine learning on S&OP and described what would be a potential ultimate machine learning solution. In today’s post, I’ll share some concrete examples of machine learning applications used today in the context of S&OP.

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AIMMS

DECEMBER 1, 2016

Throughout the years, we’ve witnessed waves of interest in S&OP and its evolution IBP, which incorporates financial planning. In the past 2 years, we’ve seen the appeal of S&OP increase a lot more. In this blog post, I will delve into 5 issues companies typically experience with their S&OP software.

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Arkieva

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Effective demand planning positively impacts everything from production to inventory, distribution to marketing—and all steps in between. 8 Things that Should be on Every Demand Planning Wish List was first posted on December 19, 2023 at 7:51 am.

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Arkieva

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Making the business case for Sales and Operations planning is not always easy given that you will need to bring on board key decision-makers in your organization. Let us explore how one can go about making the business case for a proposed S&OP project.

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DELMIA Quintiq

MARCH 10, 2014

The road to achieving sales and operations (S&OP) excellence is not an easy one. Making more effective S&OP decisions. Today’s supply chain planning and optimization technology allow companies to establish a vertically integrated S&OP process. Mark your calendar!

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DynaSys

JANUARY 15, 2021

An underlying concept of the What Is S&OP? article is the commonality of an S&OP plan and process. As a structured, repeatable process, S&OP planning provides a common lingo and framework for business practitioners across industries. Develop Demand Plan.

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CHAINalytics

JULY 7, 2020

A sales and operations planning (S&OP) process has its limitations. Forcing an S&OP process to close the gap between tactical planning and day-to-day operations too often leads to compromised results. There is a planning process that is specifically designed to bridge the chasm between the two.

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New Horizon Supply Chain Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Interest in sales and operations planning (S&OP) always runs high in times of economic uncertainty, so I’ve been fielding a lot of questions the last couple years from clients on how to do S&OP. The proliferation of alternative terms for S&OP has added to the confusion. What is S&OP?

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DynaSys

MARCH 10, 2021

S&OP collective memory. S&OP is the most collaborative process that exists in most businesses. S&OP is all about reaching a consensus about what we are going to do and how we are going to do it. S&OP and Collective memory. Clarity and consensus. Building the collective memory.

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Adexa

DECEMBER 22, 2021

What is S&OP & How Can It Be Used to Increase Efficiency in the Supply Chain? What is S&OP? Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) is, at its simplest, the integrated business planning (IBP) process of determining demand and supply. How Does S&OP Work?

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Kinaxis

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

The topic that often comes up in these conversations is Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP). While S&OP as a discipline has been around for over two decades, it has been generating great interest recently. We started S&OP as our COO insisted we do it.

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Supply Chain Movement

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

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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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. Now with their Demand Planning solution, three demand planners can calculate and review a new forecast in minutes. Project success!!

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AIMMS

DECEMBER 1, 2016

Throughout the years, we’ve witnessed waves of interest in S&OP and its evolution IBP, which incorporates financial planning. In the past 2 years, we’ve seen the appeal of S&OP increase a lot more. In this blog post, I will delve into 5 issues companies typically experience with their S&OP software.

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ThroughPut

MAY 8, 2023

Demand planning is like the stone you throw into a lake. A smart demand plan, in short, has immense business value. A smart demand plan, in short, has immense business value. But customer demand changes can be super hard to keep up with.

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Arkieva

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Demand planners are facing unprecedented pressures caused by the all-time high number of planning combinations. Supply chain planning software can help. Demand Planning by Segmentation-based Exceptions was first posted on September 20, 2022 at 8:49 am.

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Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Well, what a year it has been. As 2020 stutters and stumbles to the end we all need to think about how our Supply Chains will operate in 2021 and beyond. Just like those old school photographs, your steady-state, stable 2018 set-up has gone and will never return.

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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.

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DELMIA Quintiq

APRIL 7, 2015

Quintiq is proud to announce a new, industry-focused webinar on sales and operations planning (S&OP) for the metals industry, happening on April 15. Get S&OP answers for the metals industry. Unfortunately, many manufacturers are still planning in silos and are struggling to adhere to their plans.

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DynaSys

JANUARY 8, 2021

Defining the different Roles and Responsibilities of S&OP. As noted in the What Is S&OP article, a multi-functional S&OP team allows each organization to participate in plan development. Usually participate the organizations that are impacted by or has an impact on the plan.

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DynaSys

MARCH 3, 2021

What is the Demand Planner’s Role in the S&OP Process? First of all, the Demand Planners is part of the Roles and Responsibilities of S&OP. Therefor, the Demand Planner assimilates data from multiple resources to develop an accurate set of finished goods and raw material needs.

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