Implement the S&OP process for supply chain success

Roger OakdenLogistics Management, Logistics Planning, Procurement, Supply Chains & Supply Networks

People planning

S&OP as the hub of your business. My previous post discussed Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) becoming the ‘hub of your business’.  After about six months, a successful implementation of the initial stage can result in the executive team working from one plan. That is an improvement over the more common situation, where the profit centre manager is lobbied by … Read More

Sales and Operations Planning, the hub of your business

Roger OakdenLogistics Management, Logistics Planning, Procurement, Supply Chains & Supply Networks

Planning Process

Why are you not using S&OP? In business, we live (and die) by financial results. The Profit & Loss and Balance Sheet tell us the financial result of our actions for the past period(s). My question for clients is why financial budgets, with all their defects, is the only tool used for looking forward. For more than 30 years, Sales … Read More

Demand and supply risks at logistics service providers

Roger OakdenGlobal Logistics, Logistics Management, Procurement, Supply Chains & Supply Networks

Transport within logistics

Risks with commodity services. Many people work in or are affected by the volatility of markets for commodities and commoditised services. The challenge for Procurement professionals and Logisticians is to understand (and plan for) the state of a supply market at a point in time in the future, recognise the associated risks and attempt to mitigate them. Supply markets and … Read More

There are capacity constraints in your operations

Roger OakdenLogistics Management, Logistics Planning, Supply Chains & Supply Networks

Theory-of-constraints

Planning is critical. For the flows of materials and money into, through and out of your business to be effective, they must be planned. Planning is a core capability of a successful business; without it, staff become reactive to events. This looks good as a ‘can do’ attitude, running around to ‘put out fires’, but it is an ineffective and … Read More

Logistics strategy needs a defined process to succeed

Roger OakdenLogistics Management, Procurement, Supply Chains & Supply Networks

Business strategy to planning

Logistics Strategy relies on the Business Plan. Logistics, like other functions in your organisation requires a plan to operate against. Importantly, it should be a part of the One-Plan process shown in the diagram, whereby each stage of planning is linked to others, so there is traceability of information and data. To start the Logistics Strategy planning process, the inputs … Read More