PLANNING AND DISTRIBUTION · DEM
Demand Planning and S&OP
Forecasting method, planning rhythm and, most often, who decides what. That settles whether a plan still means anything after the meeting.
Category:
Planning and distribution
Category:
Planning and distribution
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What you get
Forecast accuracy measured properly, by product group and by time horizon, so the argument about whether the forecast is any good can be settled. A forecasting method for each group, with effort matched to value. Steady high-volume lines and erratic slow sellers do not need the same treatment. An S&OP calendar built around your own cycle, with inputs, owners and the decisions the meeting may take written down. Two cycles run with your team, with me facilitating, not performing. And a short set of measures so you can tell in six months whether the process still works.
Who it is for
Commercial and operations leaders where sales and production plan separately and only meet at the line.
Related services
PROC, WC, OPS.
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