Tips for Launching Your S&OP Project
Okay – you and your decision makers have decided to take the plunge on S&OP. You know it’s the right thing to do, it’s going to help your company, everyone can feel it. So […]
Integrated Business Planning for Upstream Oil & Gas
To best take advantage of marketplace opportunities, some leading E&P companies are reducing their cash cycle times while improving focus on capital management and operating expenses through a process called Integrated Business Planning (IBP). While […]
Sales & Operations Planning/Integrated Business Planning Isn’t Just For Manufacturing Companies Anymore
The terms Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP), and Integrated Business Planning (IBP) are more and more becoming interchangeable. As S&OP has evolved to encompass more than just balancing supply and demand at an aggregate or […]
Five Suggestions for Effective Executive S&OP Meetings
The Executive S&OP is the culminating meeting in the S&OP flow that is often preceded by the Portfolio Review, Demand Review, and Pre-S&OP meetings. Read the article at the Institute of Business Forecasting and Planning’s blog […]
Five Ways to Excite Your Executive Team About S&OP
We’ve all heard that S&OP is an executive process, but how do you get their interest and support? By S&OP, I mean the monthly meeting flow that coordinates demand, supply, and financial planning to operationalize a company’s […]
