Sales and Operations Planning in Software - Softcover

Snapp, Shaun

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1939731135 ISBN 13: 9781939731135

Publisher: Scm Focus, 2015

Synopsis

An explanation of how S&OP systems can be used to support the S&OP process and how to successfully pull off S&OP implementations.  

S&OPis a commonly discussed, yet infrequently mastered area of planning. S&OPis a type of long term planning that attempts to match supply and demand andprovides input to a financial plan to support the firm's overall strategy. S&OPis in part a subcategory of consensus based forecasting, however, it means drivingto a consensus from what are branches within the company or entity that are oftenmore competitive with one another than actually collaborative. Obtaining thisconsensus is no easy task, and beyond the political aspects of S&OP,S&OP comes with its own special software challenges because it means bothplanning at a higher level of aggregation than other planning processes, whilealso exposing the specific constraints so that those constraints can beevaluated for possible alteration. All of these issues and more are addressed inspecific detail in this book.

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From the Author

By reading this book you will learn:

By reading this book you will learn:
·What is the difference between S&OP and IBP,and how does this relate to the difference that is often described in them marketplace?
·What are important features of S&OP applications and how do some common S&OP applications differ in their design?
·What are the implications of aggregation toS&OP application and process?
·What are the political considerations that are required to be understood to be successful with S&OP?
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: The Relationship Between Planning Systems andS&OP Systems
Chapter 3: S&OP Versus Integrated Business Planning
Chapter 4: SAP IBP, ANAPLAN & SAP Cash Management
Chapter 5: The Impact for SAP IBP with HANA
Chapter 6: S&OP, Aggregation and Forecast Hierarchies
Chapter 7: Challenges in S&OP Implementation
Chapter 8: How MisunderstandingService Level Undermines Effective S&OP
Chapter 9: Conclusion

Edition details

• Publisher: Scm Focus
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1939731135
• ISBN 13: 9781939731135
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 134