Growth. The holy grail of business. All business leaders want it. Success and often livelihoods are determined by it. It’s not so easy. How many CEO’s or GM’s think about S&OP as a way to drive growth? More based on the topics we see being discussed, but it’s still a tactical process for most. Our […]
Is AI Good for S&OP?
It’s not a big leap to say that a step change in decision support (if I dare use that gray hair term from the 90’s) is upon us not only for Sales & Operation Planning, but for business intelligence in general. Those of us who really get the power of S&OP will agree these two […]
Prepare Your Supply Chain Before the Hurricane Strikes
As if companies don’t have enough challenges on a day-to-day basis, there are natural disasters to deal with too. After immediate safety and basic needs are met, company leaders need to take care of their stakeholders’ future livelihoods: their company’s abilities to compete and create opportunities. The hurricane season of 2017 will be remembered for […]
Why Your S&OP Initiative is on the Back Burner
Perhaps the absence of a Sales & Operations Planning process (or a well-functioning one anyway) has caused your team some missteps. Perhaps you are scaling up and need to get your act together internally. Perhaps you’ve lost a key heavy-lifter you depended on. Perhaps corporate is on you and you need to be better prepared […]
Does Your S&OP Process Need Portfolio Review?
While most developed companies have implemented some form of an S&OP process, many have yet to include the Portfolio Review component as part of their regular monthly meeting cadence (e.g. Demand Review, Supply Review, Pre-S&OP, Executive S&OP). As S&OP has evolved to integrate more functions of the company, Portfolio Review has been one of the […]
