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5 Recommendations towards a Resilient S&OP

Logistics Viewpoints

Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) as a process has been around since the 1980’s. While the terminology evolved, the underlying thesis of S&OP has stayed the same, i.e., bridge the divide between sales forecasts and operational plans while respecting the budget.

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Definitions Matter

Supply Chain Shaman

Let’s take an example. Let’s take another example. Matching demand and supply in Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP). Use of order patterns to execute a route guide in Transportation Planning (TMS)–route planning, pooling of less than truckload, and load tender. Be careful about the gaps.

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Supply Chain Normalcy? Think Again.

Supply Chain Shaman

Yes, we have achieved greater normalcy in transportation. S&OP is too slow and cannot achieve the needed alignment. Process latency, the time for an organization to make a decision using a traditional S&OP process, is two-to-six weeks. Build in-market sourcing. What is normalcy? Shift in cycles.

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What is Supply Chain Decision Support? Are We Rearranging Deck Chairs on the Titanic?

Supply Chain Shaman

Today’s headline news includes AllBirds, Boeing, Canada Goose, Chemours, EMC, Hanes Brands, Fisker, Ford, Krispy Kreme, LKQ, Ryder, Tesla, Timken, Tyson Foods, Weight Watchers International, and WestRock. Let’s not quibble on the percentages. For context, let’s call him Dave. The public markets are nervous.

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What is Sales and Operations Planning? [S&OP Guide]

Unleashed

Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) is the process of aligning demand planning with supply planning and financial planning to create an integrated business strategy. Other benefits of Sales and Operations Planning include: Happier customers: A high-functioning S&OP team supports better decision-making at the executive level.

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Avoiding Dead-end Streets As We Build the Future of Supply Chain Planning

Supply Chain Shaman

” Let’s start with a definition. Let’s examine each dead-end street: Control Tower. While running a supply chain based on the downstream customer’s forecast sounds good, most will find that most are not accurate enough by running an FVA analysis on the customer’s forecast. Dead-end Streets.

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Consumer Goods: A Formula for Service, Speed, & Brand Success

Logility

This experience is not only frustrating industry executives – it’s compelling them to reassess their sales and operations planning (S&OP) process. Capacity planning drives production plans, cadence, and raw material procurement and has cost-justified an investment in small-batch processing equipment.