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? What Makes S&OP Successful?

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DynaSys

JANUARY 7, 2020

There is no way Santa Claus could achieve his annual success without sticking rigidly to an S&OP /IBP process also referred to as Santa and Opening Presents. Toy shops are visited and millions of children quietly note the presents they would like from Santa. No working in silos here. Very Doubtful. Merry Christmas.

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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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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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Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

I would like to present the Story of MANCO, a manufacturing-based FMCG Multinational Organisation.

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DELMIA Quintiq

OCTOBER 14, 2014

Sales and operations planning (S&OP) is a critical part of any business. Yet many companies are struggling to realize the full value from their S&OP process. At its core, S&OP is a business process that links your supply chain to your business strategy. The question is, which set do you choose?

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Supply Chain Trend

APRIL 2, 2018

Sales and Operation Planning (S&OP) made it’s break through in the 80’s, when Material Requirement Planning (MRP) was the hottest planning methodology around, computer screens had monochrome green letters, our music and dress sense were questionable, and it was common for companies to have a command and control management style.

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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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Kinaxis

DECEMBER 5, 2014

by Melissa Clow Today’s Friday post is to let you know that we have posted the on-demand version of last week’s webcast on “ Continuous S&OP for Life Sciences – Breaking the Mold ” (registration required). In this capacity, process execution evolves into operational orchestration.

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

Just a quick post to let our readers know of an upcoming webcast “ Purposeful Collaboration: What It Could Mean for Your S&OP Process ” on Wednesday, October 8th at 2:00pm ET. Capabilities required to facilitate purposeful collaboration in S&OP.

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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. From time to time, I hear comments such as: “My monthly S&OP process takes 6 weeks to execute”. “We

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Logility

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

(NASDAQ: AMSWA), a leading provider of innovative AI-powered supply chain management and advanced retail planning platforms, today announced that Allan Dow, Chief Executive Officer and President, and Vincent Klinges, Chief Financial Officer, will present virtually at the following investor conference: Jefferies Virtual Software Conference.

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Kinaxis

MARCH 6, 2017

by Melissa Clow Recently Matt Davis of Gartner (formerly SCM World) published Concurrency: Embracing the death of S&OP, SCOR and Other Supply Chain Paradigms as a result of three years of Future of Supply Chain research. In this new research paper, SCM World describes the death of S&OP as we know it.

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DELMIA Quintiq

JUNE 8, 2017

Most companies have an S&OP process, but what about the right solution to support it? At the S&OP executive meeting, the team presents their proposal and compares it against the budget. If so, consider the benefits of implementing an S&OP solution that is fully capable of supporting your business goals.

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Logility

JANUARY 13, 2022

A live webcast of the presentation will be accessible via American Software’s website and archived for a limited time at www.amsoftware.com/investor-relations. Date: Wednesday, January 19, 2022. Time: 10:00 am ET.

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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. A well executed S&OP process could be the answer, but S&OP for the metals industry is particularly challenging.

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Kinaxis

JANUARY 26, 2015

by Melissa Clow Just a quick post to let our readers know that we’ll be at the 2015 S&OP Innovation Summit. Wehlage , Vice President, High Tech Solutions, Kinaxis, as he presents ‘S&OP: It’s the Journey, not the Destination’ on Wednesday, January 28th at 11:00a.m. Happy Monday all!

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DynaSys

DECEMBER 22, 2020

What are the 5 key pillars of S&OP? The What Is S&OP? article states that the structured format of S&OP processes makes the S&OP planning methodology repeatable across businesses and industries. S&OP Key Pillar 1: Visibility and Analytics. Data tells a story.

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Kinaxis

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

Just a quick post to let you know of our upcoming live webcast, “ Continuous S&OP for Life Sciences – Breaking the Mold “, which we will host this Wednesday, November 19th at 11am EST. Trevor Miles, VP of Thought Leadership, Kinaxis, will present on the following topic. Webcast Abstract.

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DynaSys

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) is a structured planning process that uses forecasted customer demand to drive production schedules. Successful S&OP results in high levels of customer service, optimal inventory levels, and highly efficient production runs that maximize manufacturing efficiency.

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Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

DECEMBER 9, 2014

Christmas is coming around quickly so who better than Noddy Holder and Slade to suggest you give a Sales & Operational Planning (S&OP) process to your business as a present. If you don''t know the tune then click here for the original non-S&OP version. Are you looking at your sales chart on the wall?

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Supply Chain Trend

JUNE 16, 2017

S&OP continuous to be a popular topic that remains high on the agenda of executives. To assess the current state of S&OP, I interviewed 7 S&OP thought leaders at the end of 2016 for my blog supply chain trend. A group, eligible to comment on the current state of S&OP.

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Kinaxis

AUGUST 5, 2016

Puricelli Last month, I launched a new blog series on sales and operations planning (S&OP). Building upon my post about the ownership of S&OP , it’s time to talk about defining the operating model for S&OP. They help define the operating model for S&OP. Conceptual Model.

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Supply Chain Movement

JUNE 29, 2017

S&OP continuous to be a popular topic that remains high on the agenda of executives. To assess the current state of S&OP, I interviewed 7 S&OP thought leaders at the end of 2016 for my blog supply chain trend. A group, eligible to comment on the current state of S&OP.

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Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

DECEMBER 15, 2017

“Dashing through the snow In a one horse open sleigh…”.

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Supply Chain Trend

AUGUST 19, 2017

S&OP has the potential to transform an organisation. S&OP can do more than create a rolling forecast, contribute to improved strategy execution and company performance. Once S&OP is influencing company culture for the better and achieves these type of employee benefits, I consider S&OP transformational.

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Logility

OCTOBER 29, 2015

After a particularly difficult football weekend, I pondered the similarities between the struggles of my favorite NFL team and the difficulties of implementing a winning Sales and Operations Planning ( S&OP ) process. The NFL was formed 89 years ago, while S&OP has been around for about 40 years. Let me explain.

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Supply Chain Trend

MARCH 29, 2016

To help your company to execute its strategy, executives need to aspire to implement advanced S&OP. The ultimate goal of S&OP is to plan ahead and provide visibility and support to execute the company strategy. Therefore communication needs to be integrated in an S&OP process.

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Supply Chain Movement

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

There is much to do about S&OP/IBP software lately. Last month Involvation had the pleasure of presenting the executive programme on ‘From S&OP to IBP’ at the Rotterdam School of Management (RSM). So why do I think there’s such a buzz around S&OP/IBP software right now?

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Supply Chain Movement

JUNE 30, 2015

Companies can learn a lot from football, including from the point of view of sales & operations planning (S&OP). The football metaphor not only applies to the company strategy in general, but also to the business-critical decision-making process that is S&OP.

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Supply Chain Trend

JULY 28, 2018

To be most effective, S&OP requires a positive, growth-oriented, mentally tough mindset as well as constructive behaviours. It is unlikely that a critical mass of effective behaviours is present in every company that implements S&OP. Why we need Behavioural Coaching for effective S&OP.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

In our monthly webinar last Wednesday, I presented these results. During the webinar, a respondent asked me to not present just the facts but to give advice. Let’s Start with Definitions: One of the difficulties in supply chain is the lack of common definitions. Recently, I was presenting to a supply chain team in Europe.

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Supply Chain Trend

JULY 28, 2018

To be most effective, S&OP requires a positive, growth-oriented, mentally tough mindset as well as constructive behaviours. It is unlikely that a critical mass of effective behaviours is present in every company that implements S&OP. Why we need Behavioural Coaching for effective S&OP.

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Supply Chain Trend

DECEMBER 4, 2016

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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Supply Chain Trend

FEBRUARY 21, 2016

An S&OP implementation requires many changes, not the least behavioural change. However, there are different behavioural change requirements during S&OP maturity stages. In four posts, four coaching phases will be explained to support leaders with behavioural change in different S&OP maturity phases.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Let’s Start With Clear Definitions My inbox is full. Let’s have fun! Let’s start with the definitions: Graph AI uses Machine Learning on graph-based technology to understand the relationships between variables to drive insights. Many of today’s solutions include Narrow AI. Or transform work?”

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DynaSys

AUGUST 27, 2019

In the last decades, the S&OP/IBP (Sales & Operations Planning / Integrated Business Planning) process has been continuously changing, adapting to the moving needs of the companies but also to the technology and system evolutions. Why is it an important change? Companies are now utilizing the role of the Data Analyst.

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