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What Does Good Look Like S&OP?

Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The journey for S&OP is a road with many ruts and potholes. In my twenty years of following the progression of S&OP as an analyst, I am amazed at the number of “experts” with so little expertise. For most companies, building a great S&OP process is a missed opportunity. Drives Value.

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Leveraging Scenario Planning for S&OP Decision Support

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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5 Recommendations towards a Resilient S&OP

Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 22, 2021

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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How AI Saves Your S&OP Planning Process

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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How We Stubbed Our Toe in The Evolution of S&OP

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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Leveraging Scenario Planning for S&OP Decision Support

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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Gartner Releases a New S&OP Magic Quadrant

ToolsGroup

MAY 10, 2017

Gartner Research just released its new Magic Quadrant for Sales & Operations Planning Systems of Differentiation (S&OP SOD). One example of a changing user requirement is the ascendancy of supply chain modeling to the highest priority in Gartner’s Market Ranking of S&OP Capabilities.

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S&OP is Helping Food and Beverage Executives Sleep Better at Night

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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S&OP: Can You Make Decisions at the Speed of Business?

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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S&OP: Middle-aged or Never Grown Up?

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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Is S&OP an expensive band aid?

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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Demand Planning: Whipped And Chained by Tradition

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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3 Trends Captivating Supply Chain Planning Leaders’ Attention

Logility

AUGUST 11, 2023

Yet, few have a sales and operations planning (S&OP) process, as well as the reporting tools and integrated, coordinated network of partners, that’s comprehensive and responsive enough to keep up. We can now decide when to act to mitigate risk in the future.

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One version of the truth in S&OP – Our collective memory

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. We also have socialisation within the S&OP system.

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Avoid “Lost in Translation”. Monetize S&OP to Include Finance.

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

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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How To Leverage The Benefits Of S&OP For The Food And Beverage Industry?

ThroughPut

MAY 25, 2021

How To Leverage The Benefits Of S&OP For The Food And Beverage Industry? An effective Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process can do the trick. S&OP helps you keep a close eye on financial and business impact, prompting better decisions across teams through carefully planned strategies.

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How To Leverage The Benefits Of S&OP For The Food And Beverage Industry?

ThroughPut

MAY 25, 2021

An effective Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process can do the trick. Supply chain-focused organizations like the food and beverages industry can turn the tide with an efficient S&OP process and improve their overall business performance. . All you need to know about the stages of S&OP.

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To be an Industry Leader, Bridge the Gap Between Strategy and Execution

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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Building a Triple A Supply Chain: Ten Tactics That Work

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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Excel, ERP and Legacy Apps, Oh My! What Technology is Supporting Your S&OP Process?

Kinaxis

AUGUST 24, 2015

by Lori Smith Can the S&OP process be done without technology? So what technologies are today’s supply chain teams using to support the critical S&OP process? In addition, companies will have two to five S&OP processes working independently.”. Provide in-depth analysis using complex analytics.

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Supply Chain Normalcy? Think Again.

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. Build in-market sourcing. Rationalize global strategies to focus on building markets based on in-market sourcing.

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Don’t Be Afraid of S&OP: Four Simple Steps to Jumpstart your S&OP Process

Logility

MARCH 28, 2013

I recently read a roundup of all the research Gartner Group has published around S&OP. I’m struck by the fact the research points to 70% of companies are at a maturity level of 2 or lower even after 30 years of S&OP chest beating by the supply chain industry. So, where is the disconnect? It is simple.

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Don’t Be Afraid of S&OP: Four Simple Steps to Jumpstart your S&OP Process

Logility

MARCH 28, 2013

I recently read a roundup of all the research Gartner Group has published around S&OP. I’m struck by the fact the research points to 70% of companies are at a maturity level of 2 or lower even after 30 years of S&OP chest beating by the supply chain industry. So, where is the disconnect? It is simple.

S&OP

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Don’t Be Afraid of S&OP: Four Simple Steps to Jumpstart your S&OP Process

Logility

MARCH 28, 2013

I recently read a roundup of all the research Gartner Group has published around S&OP. I’m struck by the fact the research points to 70% of companies are at a maturity level of 2 or lower even after 30 years of S&OP chest beating by the supply chain industry. So, where is the disconnect? It is simple.

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

Logility

AUGUST 31, 2023

This experience is not only frustrating industry executives – it’s compelling them to reassess their sales and operations planning (S&OP) process. Need more on inventory, S&OP, or network optimization? Download free copy of one of our executive briefs here.

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S&OP, a vision for the future. The expert interview series #1

Supply Chain Trend

OCTOBER 31, 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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American Software Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2022 Results

Logility

JUNE 8, 2022

NASDAQ: AMSWA) today reported preliminary financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2022. For the twelve months ended April 30, 2022, the Company reported operating earnings of approximately $13.2 Continued Strong Growth in Subscription Fees Fuels Revenue Growth of 21% in Q4 and Record Revenue in Fiscal 2022.

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3 Supply Chain Trends to Keep an Eye on in 2020

AIMMS

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

What’s on the horizon for supply chain professionals? Moving past waste, water, and C02 reduction, they have begun searching for renewable energy sources, different forms of packaging, and increased efficiency overall. Supporting S&OP with prescriptive analytics . This promises to be a very eventful year.

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Analysts Support a Single Model for Sales and Operations Planning

ToolsGroup

JANUARY 9, 2018

A new report from Nucleus Research, Value Drivers of Single Model S&OP , concludes that the historical disconnect between planning and execution in S&OP is best bridged by a single unified data model that allows companies to continuously synchronize their strategic, tactical and execution plans.

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Dispelling Untruths: 10 Generative AI Myths

Logility

MARCH 21, 2024

However, AI is based on artificial intelligence and machine learning methodologies that have continuously evolved since the 1950’s. Because of a personal relationship, the supply chain manager knows they can call their colleague from sourcing to lean on their vendors to get the shipments expedited.

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Inventory Management: We Can Do Better

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 Leaders Prepare For The Long Haul. Caution: It Will Be Gray.

Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 2, 2020

The Global Risk Report published in January 2020 highlights the issue. Global Risk Management Report Study of Risks Published in January 2020. Global Risk Management 2020 Report Summary of 640 Business Leaders. When compared to the S&OP plan, how did the mix change? How does this compare to the S&OP plan?

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The Automation of Routine Collaborative Decisions in S&OE

Supply Chain Trend

OCTOBER 20, 2022

The Sales & Operations Execution (S&OE) cycle is a much-needed addition to your S&OP/IBP process. Gartner came up with S&OE and Oliver Wight now calls it ITP (Integrated Tactical Planning). S&OE meetings make periodic (weekly) basic cross functional decisions. Some examples: A material is short.

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Supply Chain Department – A Typical Structure

SCMDOJO

MARCH 19, 2024

In today’s fast-paced business landscape, having an efficient supply chain department is more important than ever. Here’s why a structured approach is important: Efficiency A structured department creates a clear division of labor and defines processes for procurement, production, distribution, and returns.

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Logility Recognized Among SupplyChainBrain’s 100 Great Supply Chain Partners

Logility

AUGUST 16, 2022

a leader in supply chain innovation powering the sustainable and resilient enterprise, today announced its recognition as one of SupplyChainBrain ’s 2022 100 Great Supply Chain Partners. ATLANTA, GA (August 16, 2022) – Logility, Inc., Manual entry and spreadsheet-based planning are a hindrance to expansion in today’s competitive marketplace.

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Supply Chain Disruption : 5 Ways to Advance with S&OP Technologies

Logility

JULY 21, 2023

Companies find themselves struggling to serve customers, source materials, manage costs, handle supply constraints and shortages and, above all, gain visibility into what’s next. The latest generation of sales and operations planning (S&OP) applications are providing better tools for managing supply chains internally.

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American Software Reports Third Quarterof Fiscal Year 2022 Results

Logility

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

NASDAQ: AMSWA) today reported preliminary financial results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2022. For the nine months ended January 31, 2022, the Company reported operating earnings of approximately $7.7 Double-Digit Revenue Growth Driven by Continued Strong Growth in Subscription Fees. million compared to $0.5 million or $0.27

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American Software Reports Second Quarter of Fiscal Year 2022 Results

Logility

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

NASDAQ: AMSWA) today reported preliminary financial results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2022. For the six months ended October 31, 2021, the Company reported operating earnings of approximately $4.5 wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company, were recognized as SupplyChainBrain ’s 2021 100 Great Supply Chain Partners.

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American Software Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2021 Results

Logility

JUNE 8, 2021

NASDAQ: AMSWA) today reported preliminary financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2021. For the twelve months ended April 30, 2021, the Company reported operating earnings of approximately $4.4 Record Quarterly Bookings Accelerated Growth in Cloud Services Annual Contract Value. million, a 15% increase compared to $1.1

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3 Supply Chain Trends to Keep an Eye on in 2020

AIMMS

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

What’s on the horizon for supply chain professionals? Moving past waste, water, and C02 reduction, they have begun searching for renewable energy sources, different forms of packaging, and increased efficiency overall. Supporting S&OP with prescriptive analytics . This promises to be a very eventful year.

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Seven Mistakes You Wish Your CFO Had Not Made You Make

Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 31, 2022

Companies that viewed the pandemic as another risk management event will struggle the most with Q1 and Q2 earnings reports. Source E2open Shipping Index). The Chief Financial Officer gained more presence with procurement and IT reporting to finance. We started the conversation with sourcing. Focus on Cost. What to do?

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Logility Powers Sustainability-Minded Brands with Advanced Supply Chain Technology and Resources

Logility

JANUARY 25, 2022

The corporate responsibility solution can foster a strong, collaborative supply network, and can enhance corporate reputation with consistent social and environmental data that drives ethical sourcing decisions, transparent reporting and better risk management across the supply network. 626) 657-0013 or email kliu@amsoftware.com.

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American Software Reports First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2022 Results

Logility

AUGUST 25, 2021

NASDAQ: AMSWA) today reported preliminary financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2022. Electrical Home-Aids Pty Limited (Godfrey’s), Fantastic Furniture Pty Ltd, Herbalife International of America, Inc.,Omega ATLANTA (August 25, 2021) American Software, Inc. million compared to $0.8 Trinseo S.A.,

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What Does Good Look Like S&OP?

Leveraging Scenario Planning for S&OP Decision Support

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5 Recommendations towards a Resilient S&OP

How AI Saves Your S&OP Planning Process

How We Stubbed Our Toe in The Evolution of S&OP

Leveraging Scenario Planning for S&OP Decision Support

Gartner Releases a New S&OP Magic Quadrant

S&OP is Helping Food and Beverage Executives Sleep Better at Night

S&OP: Can You Make Decisions at the Speed of Business?

S&OP: Middle-aged or Never Grown Up?

Is S&OP an expensive band aid?

Demand Planning: Whipped And Chained by Tradition

3 Trends Captivating Supply Chain Planning Leaders’ Attention

One version of the truth in S&OP – Our collective memory

Avoid “Lost in Translation”. Monetize S&OP to Include Finance.

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

How To Leverage The Benefits Of S&OP For The Food And Beverage Industry?

How To Leverage The Benefits Of S&OP For The Food And Beverage Industry?

To be an Industry Leader, Bridge the Gap Between Strategy and Execution

Building a Triple A Supply Chain: Ten Tactics That Work

Excel, ERP and Legacy Apps, Oh My! What Technology is Supporting Your S&OP Process?

Supply Chain Normalcy? Think Again.

Don’t Be Afraid of S&OP: Four Simple Steps to Jumpstart your S&OP Process

Don’t Be Afraid of S&OP: Four Simple Steps to Jumpstart your S&OP Process

Don’t Be Afraid of S&OP: Four Simple Steps to Jumpstart your S&OP Process

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

S&OP, a vision for the future. The expert interview series #1

American Software Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2022 Results

3 Supply Chain Trends to Keep an Eye on in 2020

Analysts Support a Single Model for Sales and Operations Planning

Dispelling Untruths: 10 Generative AI Myths

Inventory Management: We Can Do Better

Supply Chain Leaders Prepare For The Long Haul. Caution: It Will Be Gray.

The Automation of Routine Collaborative Decisions in S&OE

Supply Chain Department – A Typical Structure

Logility Recognized Among SupplyChainBrain’s 100 Great Supply Chain Partners

Supply Chain Disruption : 5 Ways to Advance with S&OP Technologies

American Software Reports Third Quarterof Fiscal Year 2022 Results

American Software Reports Second Quarter of Fiscal Year 2022 Results

American Software Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2021 Results

3 Supply Chain Trends to Keep an Eye on in 2020

Seven Mistakes You Wish Your CFO Had Not Made You Make

Logility Powers Sustainability-Minded Brands with Advanced Supply Chain Technology and Resources

American Software Reports First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2022 Results

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