After attending the APICS/IBF Best of the Best S&OP conference I came back with a sense of eagerness and ambition to implement what I had learned over the two days I had spent at the conference filled with information. The sessions that I attended included presentations from Motorola, BASF, Rolls-Royce Energy, Rubbermaid, Timberland, &...
Thank you IBF and APICS for organizing a very successful Best of the Best S&OP Conference. Our company is in the early stages of formalizing our S&OP process. The presenters shared many great ideas that we will be able to use as we begin our S&OP journey. I would like to take this opportunity...
This was the first APICS/IBF Best of the Best S&OP conference that I have attended. . It was a great experience to learn from some of the top companies in the world as the guest speakers share their journey to implementing S&OP throughout their organization. One key lesson learning & takeaway for me was...
We are a medium sized privately held business that has a large ERP, but probably hasn’t invested into its processes and user reporting as much as we should. In my 6 years with the company, I started as the Controller, and then moved to Director of our retail stores/internet operation, and now I fill...
Although our company is considered to be ahead of many companies where our S&OP Process is concerned, I am what might be considered to be a “newbie” in the S&OP arena. I began my journey working in Demand Planning (unfortunately we did not use S&OP then) and now work in supply planning, My direct...
The Executive S&OP Meeting is the culminating meeting in the S&OP process that is often preceded by a Portfolio Review, Demand Consensus, Supply Consensus, and Pre-S&OP meetings. It’s the S&OP meeting, led by the company’s, or business unit’s senior executive. The Executive S&OP Meeting is also where the management team: Confirms the summary level...