Sales & Operations Planning

Celestica's Top Priorities for Improving Forecast Accuracy

January 7, 2015

Jeff Murphy, Director, Supply Chain Managed Services, Celestica

Too Much Information? Not a Problem for Dow AgroSciences

January 6, 2015

JP Swanson, Global Supply Chain Analyst, Dow AgroSciences

Mining Critical Data in the Era of the Internet of Things

January 6, 2015

Yogesh Amraotkar, Innovations and Solutions Group, Cognizant

How Anritsu Achieved End-to-End Supply Chain Visibility

January 6, 2015

Dave Stenfort, Director of Operations, Anritsu

Navigating Supply-Chain Complexity

January 5, 2015

SupplyChainBrain

E-commerce, the ever-present risk of supply disruptions, volatile and unpredictable consumer demand - they're all combining to create global supply chains with more complexity than ever before. Valerie Bonebrake, senior vice president of Tompkins International, describes the challenge, and offers some solutions.

Aras Issues Microsoft Azure-Certified Version of PLM Suite

December 30, 2014

Aras

Aras has made available a Microsoft Azure-certified version of its Innovator suite of applications for project lifecycle management.

Oracle Introduces App for Project-Driven Supply Chains

December 29, 2014

Oracle Corp.

Oracle Corp. has introduced an application to support project-driven supply chains.

Do Backward-Looking KPIs Have a Place in S&OP?

December 29, 2014

SupplyChainBrain

Backward-looking KPIs, especially those on safety stock, are a necessity in successful S&OP processes, says Erik Hjerpe of TreeHouse Foods, a private-brand food manufacturer. He explains why this is so and how TreeHouse employs a variety of safety stock strategies.

Can You Hear Me Now? Faulty Logistics Services Hamper Growth of Ecommerce in India

December 29, 2014

Business Week

You think you've had bad customer service buying products online - how about the guy in India who ordered his wife a Samsung smartphone, and the package arrived with only a brick and a bar of soap in it!

JDA Offers Flowcasting Capabilities to Reduce Stockouts

December 24, 2014

JDA Software Group Inc.

JDA Software Group Inc. has developed a new application that allows users to achieve correct in-stock positions across their stores.

Sales & Operations Planning

The latest news, analysis, trends and solutions regarding sales and operations planning (S&OP) and its impact on supply chain management. New technologies in S&OP are transforming the way companies do business - and allowing them to stay ahead of the competition in their industries. As these solutions continue to evolve, businesses are discovering new ways to increase efficiency and cut costs. Learn how companies around the world are using S&OP solutions for supply chain optimization.