AIMMS

AUGUST 3, 2020

Sales and Operations Planning has become the preferred method to facilitate clear and formal communication between the demand and supply sides of a business. To address this, Gartner advises organizations to adopt scenario planning for S&OP. S&OP as a practice is changing.

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Scenario Planning S&OP Modeling Supply and Demand 398

Logility

AUGUST 10, 2023

The list of supply chain challenges is never stops. Steer through the complexity with the scenario planning and advanced S&OP. Learn more about S&OP in our executive brief: Optimize Your Decision Making with Advanced Scenario Planning , or get started advanced S&OP here.

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S&OP Scenario Planning Supply and Demand Supply Chain Planning 194

Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

S&OP Slip Slidin’ Away. …the same is happening in supply chain processes. In Figure 1, note the slippage in S&OP over the past three years. Satisfaction with Sales and Operations Planning. Why is progress in S&OP slip slidin’ away? Role of S&OP in Planning.

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S&OP Supply and Demand Forecasting Supply Chain Planning Software 323

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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S&OP Supply and Demand Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Design Software 244

Logility

JUNE 23, 2023

 S&OP and Multi-Horizon Integrated Business Planning Manual supply chain processes are a real headache. And next to impossible is creating plans in a timely manner when monitoring unrelated KPIs across multiple disconnected sources of data. Supply chain organizations are no strangers to this frustration.

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S&OP Supply and Demand Supply Chain Planning Software Scenario Planning 199

Logility

JUNE 9, 2023

The Gartner Supply Chain Symposium/Xpo conference brings thousands of supply chain executives together. Instead of enjoying world-famous theme parks, and nightlife in Orlando, Florida this year, attendees explored new ideas and technology investments that drive business growth and create more resilient supply chains.

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S&OP Supply and Demand Packaging Supply Chain Planning Software 188

Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 11, 2022

“Over the last fifteen years,” writes Lora Cecere ( @lcecere ), founder and CEO of Supply Chain Insights, “Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) enjoyed a renaissance.”[1] ”[1] She also hints it’s time to move on. ”[2] Quasney’s views motivated Robert J.

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S&OP Supply Chain Planning Software Supply and Demand Supply Chain Planning 130

Supply Chain Brief Submitted Articles

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The client engaged Clarkston’s life sciences and supply chain experts to align and train its organization on a S&OP process roadmap.

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Supply and Demand S&OP Training Price Mitigation Strategies 130

Logility

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

How AI powered demand planning solutions revolutionize the role of demand planners In today’s fast-paced and competitive business landscape, organizations are constantly seeking ways to optimize their operations and improve their supply chain.

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Supply and Demand Modeling Demand Planning Demand Planning Software 197

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. In 2022, I frequently ask companies to draw their river of demand.

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S&OP Supply and Demand Procurement Analytics Manufacturing Procurement 195

Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

JULY 28, 2021

The Enchange Supply Chain House ; the one-stop shop for all the elements you need to achieve supply chain excellence.

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Supply and Demand S&OP Demand Planning Supply Chain Planning 130

DELMIA Quintiq

MAY 17, 2022

Many organizations are still struggling to understand and implement basic Sales and Operations Planning processes to cope with supply chain disruption. Thanks to constant industry innovation, Integrated Business Planning (IBP) is now also becoming a common topic of conversation. There’s a clue in the name.

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S&OP Supply and Demand Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning 156

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. But how do you know if you are using the right KPIs, including both stakeholder and supply chain performance measures?

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S&OP Supply and Demand Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Planning Software 103

ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Since demand forecasting has developed many “personalities” over the decades, I recently wrote a blog that “decoded” the language of demand. That got me to thinking about decoding the language of Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) which, like demand forecasting, has also taken on multiple personalities as it has matured.

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S&OP Supply and Demand Modeling Gartner 189

Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

I have been talking to a number of FMCG Regional and Market Leaders in the past few months about the supply chain challenges that they face in African and Middle Eastern Markets. Most understand the benefits of a Sales and Operational Planning (S&OP) process.

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S&OP Supply and Demand Africa Supply Chain Planning 130

Arkieva

JULY 13, 2021

Over the past 5 weeks, Jeff Ondria has hosted a set of short interviews on LinkedIn about the five distinct steps to develop an effective S&OP process. In today's blog, we discuss step 4 Balancing Supply & Demand where we will answer some key questions with respect to balancing supply and demand.

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Supply and Demand S&OP Scenario Planning Supply Chain Planning 153

Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 2, 2017

A lasso is what supply chain leaders would like to have. To align S&OP. As companies transitioned from regional to multi-national organizations, Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) processes proliferated. The proliferation of S&OP is not a trivial topic. Let me explain.

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S&OP Supply and Demand Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software 152

Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

AUGUST 13, 2021

For a long time the sky above our house has seen very few vapour trails as COVID kept thousands of flights grounded. I can see they are slowly but surely returning but would you want to fly, anyway? I wouldn't.

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Supply and Demand S&OP Jordan Supply Chain 130

AIMMS

AUGUST 3, 2020

Sales and Operations Planning has become the preferred method to facilitate clear and formal communication between the demand and supply sides of a business. To address this, Gartner advises organizations to adopt scenario planning for S&OP. S&OP as a practice is changing.

Scenario Planning 156

Scenario Planning S&OP Modeling Supply and Demand 156

Arkieva

MARCH 24, 2021

For your business to effectively carry out the supply chain planning process, you will need to link up your short-term and medium-term, to the executive level S&OP plan so that it drives your tactical planning and operational planning.

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S&OP Supply and Demand Supply Chain Planning Scenario Planning 121

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 Supply and Demand Gartner Supply Chain Planning Software 213

Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 2, 2017

A lasso is what supply chain leaders would like to have. To align S&OP. As companies transitioned from regional to multi-national organizations, Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) processes proliferated. There needs to be a common definition of supply chain excellence.

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S&OP Supply and Demand Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software 155

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.

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S&OP Supply and Demand Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software 130

AIMMS

JULY 23, 2019

The agribusiness supply chain is highly complex. It’s not limited to managing crops and livestock, but encompasses all equipment, services, and product processing as well as commercialization. These intricacies make planning and decision-making difficult. Insights from Tereos Sugar & Energy Brazil.

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S&OP Prescriptive Analytics Software Supply and Demand Predictive Analytics 278

Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

APRIL 23, 2021

On 23 April we celebrate St George's Day and the birthday of William Shakespeare (also the date he died!). William wrote on many diverse subjects but here is one piece you will not find in a collection of his greatest works.

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Supply and Demand S&OP Supply Chain Jordan 130

Adexa

MARCH 29, 2021

Gartner reports that almost 70% of companies are either at stage 2 or 3 of supply chain maturity. Stage 3 is generally attributed to the use of S&OP technology in the supply chain. Perhaps you have already implemented S&OP or in the process of or thinking about it.

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S&OP Supply and Demand Supply Chain Planning Software Modeling 105

Arkieva

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

This blog discusses the pros and cons of the three most common S&OP methods: top-down, bottom-up and countercurrent planning. Battle of the S&OP Methods was first posted on November 15, 2022 at 8:08 am.

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S&OP Supply and Demand Supply Chain Planning Scenario Planning 78

Logility

AUGUST 5, 2021

From shifts in consumer demand to new regulations and disruption in market dynamics and supply networks, food and beverage (F&B) industry executives have always had many reasons to stay alert. But lately, a new set of supply chain challenges is making everyone more concerned that their business could fall behind overnight.

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S&OP Supply and Demand Beverage Optimal Sourcing 130

Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

JULY 14, 2021

The Enchange Supply Chain House ; the one stop shop for all the elements you need to allow your supply chain to operate effectively. Now we take a deeper-dive look at what you need in place to obtain the best value from your overall Planning discipline.

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S&OP Supply and Demand Supply Chain Planning Scenario Planning 130

Elementum

JUNE 18, 2021

Dear S&OP, First of all, “A for Effort”. For 10 years, you touted the Secret Sauce to Supply Chain optimization. We run our monthly planning cycles with religious diligence, but The Plan is outdated as soon as the last person logs off the Zoom call. Demand goes up. S&OP is hard to implement.

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S&OP Supply and Demand Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software 147

Elementum

JUNE 18, 2021

Dear S&OP, First of all, “A for Effort”. For 10 years, you touted the Secret Sauce to Supply Chain optimization. We run our monthly planning cycles with religious diligence, but The Plan is outdated as soon as the last person logs off the Zoom call. Demand goes up. S&OP is hard to implement.

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S&OP Supply and Demand Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software 148

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?

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S&OP Supply and Demand Scenario Planning Supply Chain Planning Software 52

Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

AUGUST 25, 2021

The Enchange Supply Chain House ; the one-stop shop for the elements you need to achieve supply chain excellence.

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Supply and Demand S&OP Supply Chain Jordan 147

Supply Chain Brain

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The latest generation of sales and operations planning (S&OP) applications are providing better tools for managing supply chains internally.

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S&OP Supply Chain Planning Software Supply and Demand Supply Chain Software 97