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. Sales and Operations Maturity Model from 2005-2008. Figures 2 and 3.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 19, 2025

The past approach of limited, incremental improvements is not sufficient for today’s supply chain needs. Intelligent and agentic: The company indicated that its cognitive solutions are inherently intelligent and agentic, leveraging Blue Yonder’s history as an early adopter of machine learning and other forms of AI.

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AIMMS

JULY 5, 2017

You are currently using AIMMS to enable your S&OP process. What was the driver to look for S&OP technology and how did you do things before? That’s why I decided that this should change completely and decided to embrace S&OP. Within SAP, there is also a solution called S&OP.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 1, 2025

Explore trends in demand sensing, S&OP, and the evolving tech stack of supply chain planning. Learn how marketplaces and execution platforms are redefining agility in logistics. Download Executive Summary Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) Beyond inventory: WMS is the control tower of modern fulfillment.

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ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Technological Advancements Real-time inventory tracking and predictive analytics give leading firms a competitive edge. Optimize Inventory and Pricing Use AI-driven insights for stock mix optimization and dynamic pricing, reducing excess stock while meeting service level goals.

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AIMMS

JANUARY 9, 2018

You are currently using AIMMS to enable your S&OP process. What was the driver to look for S&OP technology and how did you do things before? That’s why I decided that this should change completely and decided to embrace S&OP. Within SAP, there is also a solution called S&OP.

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Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

JUNE 10, 2025

Do Embrace Technology and Data : Use real-time data for demand forecasting, inventory management, and route optimization. Do Set Clear KPIs and Governance Structures : Establish transparent metrics for sales, coverage, and service levels. Regular reviews and joint business planning foster accountability and trust.

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Elementum

JUNE 18, 2021

Dear S&OP, First of all, “A for Effort”. “There’s S&OP…and then there’s the real world.” Only 11% of manufacturers are able to consistently, accurately tie S&OP to execution. That’s what 63% of planners say, even after implementing S&OP. executives lament.

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Elementum

JUNE 18, 2021

Dear S&OP, First of all, “A for Effort”. There’s S&OP.and then there’s the real world.". Only 11% of manufacturers are able to consistently, accurately tie S&OP to execution. That’s what 63% of planners say, even after implementing S&OP. S&OP is hard to implement.

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DELMIA Quintiq

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

The cancellation of this year’s Oktoberfest is another blow to a beleaguered beer industry that’s still reeling from the effects of the global health crisis. The world’s biggest beer festival was expected to bring in up to six million visitors to the city of Munich. billion liters less than in 2019.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 5, 2023

Well, ARC Advisory Group , the owner of Logistics Viewpoints, has been conducting research on the PLC market for decades. And now on to this week’s logistics news. million-square-foot warehouse in Connecticut Flexport announced the acquisition of Shopify Logistics’ assets, including Deliverr. Come on – not a chance!

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 10, 2021

In fact, Yossi Sheffi ( @YossiSheffi ), the Elisha Gray II Professor of Engineering Systems at MIT, asserts data is a company’s most important asset. 1] That’s why most business consultants insist that organizations built on a foundation of Industrial Age processes need to transform into digital enterprises. .”[2]

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DELMIA Quintiq

DECEMBER 23, 2014

Power up your sales and operations planning (S&OP). A common mistake is to merge an organization’s long-term strategic plan with its monthly S&OP plan. Tip 5: Close the inventory gap between model and reality. Flawed inventory data leads to plans that are of little practical use.

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Logility

AUGUST 5, 2021

For example, protectionist trade policies, labor shortages, scaled-down logistics services, and higher-volume direct-to-consumer transactions have increased the cost of ingredients and finished products, left store shelves partially empty, and caused revenue loss. Yielding Winning Outcomes in a Field of Uncertainty.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 19, 2016

In last week’s blog we talked about the fundamental challenge of connecting tactical S&OP down to detailed execution. Here we look in the other direction and examine the challenge of connecting tactical S&OP up to the strategic plan. And it also creates a common baseline.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 21, 2025

An efficient supply chain strategy is one that takes every aspect of your supply chain into account, from inventory management and warehouse design to freight tendering and transport optimisation. Let’s look at some of the best ways to make your supply chain more efficient. What is Supply Chain Efficiency?

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DELMIA Quintiq

MAY 19, 2020

Supply Chains and Integrated Logistics. The crisis generated by Covid-19 brought as one of its aspects, the notion of the extension of supply chains and integrated logistics, its impacts on the businesses of the companies, and the lives of people. It’s also necessary to think ahead. The idea of ??a

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 20, 2023

And now on to this week’s logistics news. This new system of inventory management will go into effect on March 1, and will replace weekly restock limits that Amazon used for calculating FBA storage. Directors at Amazon agencies and accelerators said that these new changes will help sellers forecast inventory better.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 6, 2023

The roots of IBP are in sales & operations planning (S&OP). S&OP is usually a month-long cross functional process that involves five steps. Mr. Herrin has been doing sales & operational planning (S&OP), and now integrated business planning, for over 40 years. It’s the narrative.

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Silvon Software

JUNE 1, 2023

KPIs are essential in S&OP as they provide a quantitative framework for gaining visibility, aligning efforts, supporting decision-making, and driving continuous improvement across the business. Ideally, your S&OP KPIs should consist of a mix of strategic, tactical, and operational metrics.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

A transportation planner has no transparency on the impact of transportation on inventory level. Transportation is executed without considering material availability, inventory level or storage capacity. We answer this question by bringing transportation optimization and load building capabilities directly into the S&OP processes.

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ToolsGroup

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

As we head into the holiday season, supply delays, logistics constraints and inflation are looming over shoppers and retailers—and the manufacturers and distributors who keep them in supply. Use analytics to put your available inventory to the best use. Incorporate production planning to adapt to supply disruptions.

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Logistics Bureau

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Too many organisations don’t have an S&OP process when they need one. And too many don’t get the benefits they should from S&OP. Watch the video to know the most common reason why S&OP is not delivering what it should.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 5, 2013

Most often the focus is on transportation or logistics, but does not take into consideration the trade-offs between make, source and deliver. Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP). Planning data is often debated and participation in S&OP decisions is often ad hoc. Focus on the level of inventory.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 23, 2024

Situation Companies are increasingly confronted with complex planning scenarios due to predictable events such as mergers and acquisitions, category expansions, supplier changes, and distribution evolution, as well as disruptive events including demand volatility, material shortages, capacity constraints, and logistical surprises.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 26, 2019

Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) has been around for three decades. Many pundits, however, believe the S&OP process, as originally conceived, needs to change. What’s going on? ”[2] Think back 30 years to around the time the S&OP concept was first developed. They are: 1.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 12, 2022

At Dow, Mr. Baker had Purchasing experience in raw materials, and logistics for their plastics supply chain. That meant Myers had limited capabilities when it came to sales & operational planning (S&OP). You know it’s really good. Actually, it’s really exceptionally good,” Mr. Baker exclaimed.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 30, 2022

She worked as a production planner, a master planner, a demand planner, and inventory manager, before leading a team of demand planners in 2015. In winning the business, Jabil had committed themselves to being able to turn inventory 12 times a year. They had over 100 days of inventory on hand. They were only doing four turns.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 9, 2023

With the rise of logistics and procurement constraints, an analysis of only manufacturing does not yield a feasible plan. S&OP Is Over-Played. Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) is no panacea for the lack of clarity of an operating strategy or the absence of product flow design. My response is a big YAWN.

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Kinaxis

JUNE 26, 2015

Traditionally, an S&OP cycle is a process geared towards taking a medium/long-term forecast, balancing with aggregate level resources and generating questions/answers to establish preventative action. The monthly S&OP also assumes that supply chains are stable! Is the traditional S&OP cycle now defunct?

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 6, 2020

Tom, the colorful warehouse manager, constantly heckled Frank for the increasing inventory levels while Ed, the quiet material/logistics manager, constantly questioned if there was a better way. As a result, we shelved Ed’s idea. Testing Ed’s idea was beyond my circle of control. Strength in S&OP.

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BlueYonder

MAY 5, 2025

We believe that combining GXOs global scale and logistics expertise coupled with Blue Yonders state-of-the-art supply chain technology stack will provide unmatched services and capabilities to our customers and support the growth of both of our companies.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 11, 2014

Over the course of the last two years, we at Supply Chain Insight s have worked on a methodology to gauge supply chain improvement. The balance factor tracks progress on both year-over-year growth and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), and the strength factor is based upon improvement in both operating margin and inventory turns.

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Logistics Bureau

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Want to find out the greatest success factor in S&OP? Watch the full video below as we discuss what makes the S&OP work. What do you need to have an effective one?

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Kinaxis

OCTOBER 9, 2014

In this video hear, Don Gaspari, Director, Materials & Inventory, Global Operations and Logistics, NCR, speak about his time at NCR and their vision to leverage it’s market leadership in self service devices and applications to transform the way that business does business with consumers.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

It’s still early days, but there are already two Ethereum-based projects that address some of the major problems that hamper logistics. Making it easier to track shipments and supplies is a huge part of the promise that blockchain holds for supply chain and logistics. Blockchain in supply chain changes that.

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Silvon Software

MARCH 3, 2023

Having a strong Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) strategy ensures that your forecasts, raw materials availability and production capacity all match up and that the factory floor can meet its defined deadlines. But simply putting an S&OP strategy in place isn’t enough. logistics firms).

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