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...
Tom Wallace and I are currently collaborating on a portion of his new book. According to Tom, the book is titled Sales & Operations Planning: Beyond the Basics and according to Tom, “will focus on innovative enhancements to the basic S&OP set of processes”. One such innovative enhancement that has been made by V&M...
This past week the mighty LA Lakers, were swept by the Dallas Mavericks in four games. The Lakers had won two straight NBA titles and were favorites of many to three-peat. Immediately after the 4th loss, which turned out to be one of the five worst losses of series deciding games in the history...
Having worked in the industry, we all know that Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) is all about mega decisions being made by executives about issues such as building factories, authorizing inventory or hiring people for major projects. We also know that executive decisions are made with limited information and, especially in the world of...
No I’m not talking about the Chicago Cubs or deep dish pizza. Rather, I’m talking about our third Best of the Best S&OP Conference, co-sponsored by APICS and IBF last month. It was quite a success with a very nice turnout, particularly when one considers the state of the economy. And the speakers –...