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September-October 2014
2014 marks the 10 year anniversary of the Gartner Supply Chain Top 25 ranking. This year we have a diverse set of large, global companies with mature, demand-driven supply chains. There are lessons to be learned from these supply chain leaders, many of whom have led their industries over the past decade. Browse this issue archive.Need Help? Contact customer service 847-559-7581 More options
I met a young woman at a semi-conductor manufacturer who wanted advice concerning Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) processes. Her Chief Operating Officer (COO) had asked her to start a process among executives. Her main concern was that the COO wanted it to focus exclusively on the immediate fiscal quarter.
This planning horizon is too short for executives to have meaningful future impact.
Sales and marketing activities can’t be significantly changed, supply is relatively limited, and the S&OP meetings are too operationally-oriented. I advised that she should focus on getting a routine process started and eventually convince the COO to move the planning horizon out to at least six months, and possibly up to 18 months; consistent with typical S&OP processes.
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2014 marks the 10 year anniversary of the Gartner Supply Chain Top 25 ranking. This year we have a diverse set of large, global companies with mature, demand-driven supply chains. There are lessons to be… Browse this issue archive. Access your online digital edition. Download a PDF file of the September-October 2014 issue.Download Article PDF |
I met a young woman at a semi-conductor manufacturer who wanted advice concerning Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) processes. Her Chief Operating Officer (COO) had asked her to start a process among executives. Her main concern was that the COO wanted it to focus exclusively on the immediate fiscal quarter.
This planning horizon is too short for executives to have meaningful future impact.
Sales and marketing activities can’t be significantly changed, supply is relatively limited, and the S&OP meetings are too operationally-oriented. I advised that she should focus on getting a routine process started and eventually convince the COO to move the planning horizon out to at least six months, and possibly up to 18 months; consistent with typical S&OP processes.
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