Planning

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Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP)

Planning, Software, Trends

Sales & Operations Planning: just jump in at the deep end

Despite significant efforts, sales and operations remain two completely different worlds within many companies. How can we bring them closer together? Richard Evans from Slimstock advocated a practical approach during a recent Webinar Wednesday. Instead …

Recording

Planning, Software, Trends, Webinar Recording

Recording webinar ‘Sales are from Venus; Operations are from Mars’

S&OP is the ‘silver bullet’ that all the gurus preach about. So why isn’t it working for you? The answer is simple. People are motivated by what they are measured on. For Sales Directors, this means …

Jan van der Burg

Planning, Software, Trends

Future-proof and boost your business with a software-driven supply chain

Accurate and demand-driven forecasting has never been more important than in the past two years. Companies that rely mainly on their experience and gut feeling inevitably hit their limits during the covid pandemic. By Jan van …

Richard Evans

Planning, Software, Trends

How to sell S&OP to Sales (and everyone else)

Ever heard the story of the American man who mistakenly bought London Bridge, thinking he was buying Tower Bridge (the pretty one)? By Richard Evans Rumour has it he bought it, brick for brick, to have as …

A successful S&OP ‘marriage’ depends on more than just functionality

Blogs, Planning, Software

A successful S&OP ‘marriage’ depends on more than just functionality

Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) is a tough nut to crack, according to renowned American analyst Lora Cecere of Supply Chain Insights. Recent research reveals disappointing results: only half of all S&OP projects recoup the …

S&OP

Planning, Software, Trends

‘S&OP implementation can and must be much faster’

Many companies continue to struggle with sales & operations planning (S&OP) and integrated business planning (IBP). Eric van Dijk, CEO of Slimstock, advocates a practical approach. “You don’t learn how to play football by studying …

Lora Cecere

Planning, Reports, S&OP Selection Day, Software, Trends

Lora Cecere: ‘‘We’ve made the disciplines more efficient, but unbalanced the organization’’

How can you optimize supply chain performance if you don’t know what it takes to do so? According to Lora Cecere, a leading supply chain analyst known for her thought-provoking views, most companies lack a …

Henkel

Planning, Software, Trends

Henkel presses the reset button ahead of IBP implementation

After implementing sales & operations planning (S&OP), companies soon face the next challenge: the transformation to integrated business planning (IBP). During the recent S&OP Vendor Day, Henkel and AkzoNobel shared details of their experiences with …

Presentatie Slimstock

Planning, Reports, S&OP Selection Day, Software, Trends

Partner session Slimstock | S&OP Vendor Day 2021

During S&OP Vendor Day 2021 Rob van der Heiden, Division General Manager, and Jan Kraaijeveld, Sales & Business Development Manager at Slimstock, presented their solutions in a break-out session: ''Innovate the way you think of …

Presentatie Johan Smits

Planning, Reports, S&OP Selection Day, Software, Trends

Keynote Johan Smits | S&OP Vendor Day 2021

Supply Chain Media organized the first hybrid edition of S&OP Vendor Day on October 13, 2021. “Taste the flavours of S&OP Vendors” in one day. The main topic of this new and innovative international event in …