Using Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) to Ensure Enterprise-Wide Pull
| Removing bottlenecks in manufacturing and the supply base may be a hallmark of any Lean transformation, but the bottlenecks themselves can’t be conveniently transferred to distribution if the transformation is to be a success. |
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As a cornerstone of Lean supply chain operations, Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) is, by design, an enterprise-wide business planning process. It critically evaluates the use of all supply chain assets to ensure that Lean disciplines are universally applied and managed. Organizations seriously considering a Lean supply chain transformation must link distribution improvements to their S&OP program.
By viewing this on-demand event, you find out:
- The importance of S&OP to drive Lean across the value chain
- How S&OP links the value streams of buyers, suppliers and customers
- How organizations are using S&OP as driver of margin growth
- The critical need to link S&OP to level-pull scheduling
Presenter Bob Hawkey of Lean Horizons Consulting discusses:
- How to use software to manage S&OP complexity and standard work
- Using S&OP as a vehicle to understand supply chain costs before deployment
- A case study outlining the benefits of S&OP
Speaker
- Brad Kenney, Associate Editor, IndustryWeek
- John Kim, Senior Partner, Lean Horizons Consulting
- Bob Hawkey, Partner, Lean Horizons Consulting
- Dave Strothmann, Industry Principal, Industrial Machinery & Components, SAP Americas, Inc.