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SupplyChainBrain Power Lunch: Should We Forget About the Forecast?

January 16, 2014

Is the forecast really dead? Should companies instead shift their focus to acquiring the ability to respond quickly to whatever happens in markets? A SupplyChainBrain Power Lunch discussion with Jim White, vice president of central operations with Applied Materials; Jake Barr, chief executive officer of Blue World Supply Chain Consulting; and C.J. Wehlage, vice president of high tech solutions with Kinaxis.

Spinnaker Consultancy Acquires Plan4Demand

January 9, 2014

Spinnaker

Spinnaker, a supply-chain and logistics-consulting firm, has acquired Plan4Demand Solutions Inc., a supply-chain consultancy with an emphasis on planning.

Don't Ignore the 'People' Part of S&OP

December 4, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

People and their corporate cultures are essential elements in crafting an effective sales and operations planning process, says Eric Kulikowski, senior director of supply chain optimization with Philips Home Healthcare Solutions.

What Is Your S&OP Program Telling You?

November 25, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

Thirty years after sales and operations planning was defined as a key business practice, companies are still struggling to achieve visibility of demand in their supply chains. E.J. Tavella, vice president of strategic sales and solutions with Steelwedge Software, ventures a reason why.

Why Is S&OP Essential?

September 10, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

A good sales and operations planning process is vital to the fortunes of many companies today. But success in implementing it has been elusive. Seema Phull, principal with NorthFind Partners, explains why.

enVista Teams With Avercast for Inventory Forecasting, Demand Planning

September 4, 2013

enVista

enVista has joined with Avercast to provide demand-planning and sales and operations planning (S&OP) applications to users of Microsoft Dynamics AX.

The ABCs of Sales & Operations Planning

August 23, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

John Boyer Jr., president of J.E. Boyer Co. Inc., explains the basics of sales and operations planning, and details the benefits to be obtained from embracing the process within the organization.

The New World of Profitability: Everybody Wins

August 22, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

Hard to believe, but profitability hasn't been the driving force behind sales and operations planning within most businesses - until now. Gregory Schlegel, adjunct professor of supply chain risk management at Lehigh University, explains why.