Alex Koshulko is a leading supply chain planning expert with over 10 years of experience. Ph.D. CEO and cofounder of GMDH Streamline. As business leaders, we inevitably find ourselves quoting Tom ...

This article is more than 9 years old. In my travels many people ask me, "What is the value proposition for Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP)?" Based on the research that we do, my first ...

Both sales and operations planning and budgeting concepts aim to take into account the overall view of the company and access the specific needs of the company. A company can utilize either tool ...

This process, typically called “sales and operations planning (S&OP),” is where profits are made or lost, so it’s reasonable to ask, “Can AI make effective S&OP automatic?” Before ...

Sales, inventory and operations planning (SIOP) is process used for monitoring and upgrading a company's operating plan. It pulls all departments together to ensure that potential problems can be ...

Analyst insight: Many companies have launched sales and operations planning (S&OP) initiatives, with varying degrees of success. Those who have achieved significant benefits have done so through the ...

Identifying gaps in sales and operations planning (S&OP) is critical to achieving the value of demand-driven supply networks. There are practical methods to uncover misalignments that can hinder ...

Sue Williams, managing director at Hexagon Consultants, shares her insights on overlooked supply chain risks, digital transformation pitfalls, AI’s… Resources Tariffs will have a major impact on your ...

Sales and operations planning (S&OP) systems and processes hold a vital niche with executives as tools to meet corporate objectives forecasting, planning and alignment of supply and demand; but when ...

Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) is a very well known practice in the physical supply chain. There are many reasons why I believe it could become an excellent paradigm to improve cash ...