An economy Discussions about Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) concern the balancing of customer demand with sufficient supply. While S&OP operates at the tactical level within an organisation, a national economy also needs balancing of aggregate demand with supply capability. How a government views the importance of demand or supply factors to a national economy can affect the operations and … Read More
Demand and Sales Income Plan is a Supply Chain input
Sales data in S&OP Your supply chain processes can be too supply focused. To provide the Availability of products and services needed by customers and consumers requires a knowledge of markets and sales. Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) is the tactical planning process that brings together the Sales and Operations views on the future of markets and supplies. The Supply … Read More
Supply Markets Plan is a Supply Chain input to the S&OP
Understanding supply markets This is an core requirement of Procurement. The global pandemic has affected supply markets in different ways and organisations at nodes through supply chains were often unaware of the changing situation. Supply markets can be complex to understand, requiring a comprehensive knowledge of a market. Adding to this need is the continuing uncertainty (therefore risks), concerning community … Read More
S&OP more important for planning new era supply chains
One Plan process for your organisation Tactical planning that assists the future profitability of a business needs to be a core feature of your organisation. This is whether, under the business environment after COVID, the driver of your business is to be efficient, responsive or agile, as discussed in the previous blogpost. Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) is the tactical … Read More
Logistics could have limited future operations models
Current Logistics models Whenever the world emerges from the pandemic, the Aim of Logistics – to provide Availability of items, will not change. But, businesses will need to consider how the Aim will be accomplished – that is, the structure of Logistics within the business model. The options are not new, but have become more limited. Previously, choices about Logistics … Read More