Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 2, 2017

To align S&OP. As companies transitioned from regional to multi-national organizations, Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) processes proliferated. The average company has seven S&OP processes, but a global chemical company averages over 30. Reporting Structure. Financial Reporting.

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AIMMS

JANUARY 9, 2018

The directors of our D&SCs report directly to me. 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.

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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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ToolsGroup

JULY 11, 2017

But by monetizing Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP), supply chain planners can speak the language of finance while developing S&OP into a more mature process. This isn’t just aligning financial planning with S&OP. Value-driven S&OP is about “what’s important”.

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Logility

JULY 21, 2023

The latest generation of sales and operations planning (S&OP) applications are providing better tools for managing supply chains internally. These new S&OP platforms utilize artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to support better, faster and more inclusive decision-making. We’ve come a long way.”

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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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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. I wrote many reports on airport floors in those days–electrical plugs were just too scarce.) Sales and Operations Maturity Model from 2005-2008.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

Let’s Start with Definitions: One of the difficulties in supply chain is the lack of common definitions. To help the reader, let’s start with definitions used in our research: Efficiency. Driving Change: While companies desire agility, today’s supply chains are largely reactive. Maturity in S&OP.

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AIMMS

JULY 5, 2017

The directors of our D&SCs report directly to me. 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.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

An effective S&OP plan is the goal of many, but there is no clear industry definition of an effectiveness. To better understand the characteristics of an effective S&OP plan, we just completed a study of seventy-three companies. 2) Tie the S&OP Plan to Execution. This is a maturity factor.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 25, 2015

This afternoon I put the finishing touches on a new report, “What Is the Value Proposition for Sales and Operations Planning?” ” I think it is the most complete assessment of the S&OP value proposition I have seen in the industry. Building S&OP maturity takes time, discipline and focus.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 11, 2015

Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) is over thirty years old. With the rise of the global multi-national, S&OP increased in importance as a way to align and drive organizational balance. Today, companies do not have one S&OP solution. Our journey to better understand S&OP continues.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 21, 2016

I will also pen my 95th report for this week’s Supply Chain Insight’s newsletter. It is one that is often asked: “S&OP How Do I Get Started?” ” S&OP: How Do I Get Started? I asked, “Why is S&OP important to your business?”

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AIMMS

AUGUST 3, 2020

However, one-third of SCP leaders cite “the lack of effective decision making in the S&OP meeting process as the most critical problem to solve for their function’s overall performance” (source: Gartner, Improve S&OP Decision Making Through Scenario Planning, Supply Chain Research Team, 4 May 2020). ” .

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 24, 2025

Today’s planning market is muddy : the methodology is inadequate to compare entities that are not alike. I liken today’s selection process to making a bowl of minestrone soup. Let’s play out the analogy. Let’s have an honest discussion. How so, you might ask? The reason? They are too different.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 1, 2025

This report maps growth corridors across functions, technology, and regions. Explore trends in demand sensing, S&OP, and the evolving tech stack of supply chain planning. Go deeper with the full report. Download Executive Summary Supply Chain Management Market Opportunity Wheres the opportunity in global SCM?

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AIMMS

JULY 15, 2019

We are flattered to be recognized by Gartner in the 2019 Magic Quadrant for Sales and Operations Planning Systems of Differentiation , especially considerin g that we only launched our configurable S&OP application two years ago. Analytics will play an increasingly important role in S&OP .

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Logility

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Sales and operations planning (S&OP) has been a longstanding practice for businesses across nearly every industry. Yet, as supply chain innovators, we also know the rich history of applying technologies to continuously resolve these challenges and optimize S&OP outcomes.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Given your expertise, I’d love to hear what alternatives you recommend for better demand forecasting and real-time visibility beyond what’s commonly adopted today.” Unfortunately, the industry is full of a lot of Anna(s) and her friends, the doubting Thomas (s). Most of the industry is composed of doubting Thomas(s).

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 15, 2023

Current Organizational Alignment Let’s take the example of supplier development. I feel that supplier development– the practice of an organization to work with the supplier base to help drive improvements– is as important as an effective Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process.

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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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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 30, 2025

Let’s hope that these new executives see the light of a new day. OMP’s press release this week announced nine new chiefs. OMP, like o9 and Kinaxis, benefited from the SAP’s APO migration failure. following the reporting of fourth-quarter results. The latest round was $10M on January 11, 2024.

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AIMMS

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Manufacturers like Hyundai are experiencing a shortage of components that threaten s to halt production. First reaction s to the outbreak . A recent online survey conducted b y MIT’s Center for Transportation & Logistics aimed to understand how companies are reacting to the Coronavirus outbreak.

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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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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Why It Matters Q3 earnings reports continue to make headline news. FactSet reports that 66% of companies in Q3 2023 beat revenue guidance. PWC’s Digital Trends in Supply Chain Survey reports that 83% of manufacturers say that supply chain technologies have not delivered the expected results. The trend is clear.

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AIMMS

JULY 8, 2019

For many, a well-executed S&OP process should start with a demand forecast on one end and supply and resource plans to meet that forecast on the other. The results of the quiz will be shared in a Demand Forecasting report (responses will be kept anonymous). Demand forecasts are only becoming less accurate.

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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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AIMMS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

The report outlines the tools with the highest transformational benefits and capabilities that are becoming standard business practices. In the report, you will find capabilities across five categories: technologies, competencies, frameworks, operating model strategies, and organizational models. What to prioritize.

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Logility

MAY 3, 2021

Execution of S&OP through a sales and operations execution process is what sets top brands apart. S&OP Defined. The goal of S&OP is to create an overall strategy that helps resource allocation and management meet customer needs while controlling costs. S&OE Bridges the Gap.

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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. He presented a vision of moving from the kind of antiquated sales and operations planning (S&OP) done at many companies, to an advanced form of integrated planning.

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AIMMS

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

What exactly is Sales and Operations Execution (S&OE)? If you look at the continuum of your supply chain processes, all the way from supply to customer, S&OE falls somewhere between production and workforce scheduling and demand forecasting. It resides in the realm of Accurate Planning and picks up where S&OP leaves off.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

The phrase signified uncharted or dangerous areas where cartographers warned mariners “we don’t know what’s there, so beware.” Like medieval cartographers, honest prognosticators say, “We don’t know everything that’s out there, so beware?” Supply Chain Restrictions.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 18, 2023

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. If you click the link, please be assured that all responses are reported in aggregate, and the names are anonymous.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 9, 2024

The companies with the strongest year-over-year performance (placing in the winner’s circle for six more times in ten years) are Apple, L’Oreal, Nike, Paccar, TJX, and TSMC. As an old gal, with over forty-years of supply chain experience, writing this report for ten years taught me many lessons. I admit it. be careful.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 12, 2020

Each day through the COVID-19 pandemic, I tune into Anthony Cuomo’s (governor of New York) daily briefings. His opening line is, “Let’s start with facts. While we all have opinions, let’s start by reviewing the facts.” So, let’s start with the data. Balance in S&OP.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 24, 2022

This report takes me about six weeks to complete.). While I do not want to give away all of the insights from the report, here, I share a comparison of the best performance in the peer group while sharing the results of a larger, more well-recognized competitor, along with the industry average. Look for the full report next week.).

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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.

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