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These 2 Concepts Dictate Whether S&OP Implementation Will Succeed Or Fail

Jonathon Karelse & John BurkhardtOctober 7, 2022

Research carried out by EY in 2019 suggested that more than 90% of senior executives were making or planning to make risk management and Business Continuity Planning key pillars of their businesses, and that 70% already had begun to. Following CO... Read More...

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Mapping The Process For New S&OP

Eric Wilson, ACPFMay 12, 2022

Based on IBF research, 12% - 16% of people reading this are starting a new S&OP process. Whether it’s because a company started an S&OP process, stalled, and then relaunched, or is doing it for the first time, many organizations are takin... Read More...

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Where To Start With S&OP?

Eric Wilson, ACPFAugust 10, 2021

Successful S&OP implementation is not a law set in stone; each business is unique and has its own dynamics. Getting started can be one of the biggest challenges and knowing where to begin may be overwhelming. How do we segregate the busine... Read More...

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S&OP KICK OFF GUIDE: PART II

Ulisses de Lima MessiasJune 25, 2018

In the previous article we talked about the essential requirements for people and processes to ensure successful S&OP. In this second part, we will talk about the initial business decisions that must take place before the implementation process b... Read More...

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S&OP Kick Off Guide

Ulisses de Lima MessiasJune 4, 2018

The purpose of this article is to make clear the essential requirements for sustainable S&OP process implementation. S&OP implementation has a high failure rate, with most initiatives not actually delivering any value and doing nothing to imp... Read More...

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First Day Of S&OP Implementation? Calm Down & Start With Data

Antonio MangioneMay 14, 2018

It's your first day at a new company and you're tasked with implementing S&OP. What's the first thing you do? The best starting point is to figure where to get the data for your forecast, and how you're going to prepare it for input. When we ... Read More...

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S&OP Implementation For Beginners

Antonio MangioneApril 30, 2018

One of my favorite authors in this world we call S&OP is Tom Wallace, who co-wrote "Sales & Operations Planning, The How-to Handbook”. It’s one of the definitive texts on S&OP, in large part because it is both easy to understand and inclu... Read More...

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