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Sales & Operations Planning:
An Introduction
Sales & Operations Planning:
An Introduction
S&OP Overview
The S&OP
process was
first developed
in the1980’s.
1980’s 1990’s 2000’s Today
S&OP evolved from supply
chain execution activities
such as MRP (material
requirements planning)
Today, S&OP is
used across the
Global 1000
Sales and Operations Planning
(S&OP)
A integrated business process that drives
collaboration, focus and alignment across
multiple divisions and departments in a
company
• Demand plans
• Financial goals
• Supply plans
• Inventory quantities
• New product plans
S&OP brings together
Inventory
S&OP
• Aligns different teams around a common plan
• Balances supply and demand
• Identifies discrepancies between planning numbers
• Improves sales forecasts
• Reduces the long-term impact of unexpected events
Typical S&OP Results
50-70% reduction in planning cycle time
15-30% improvement in forecast accuracy
10-20% reduction in excess inventory
25% reduction in stock-outs
5% lift in revenue and margin
Source: Steelwedge Client Aggregate Performance Results
S&OP IS…
 A strategic approach that links the Business Plan
with current Demand/Supply Plans
 A cross-functional, collaborative process
focusing on improving business performance
 A structured, formal, holistic set of monthly
consensus business disciplines
S&OP is NOT…
x Informal, analysis-paralysis meetings
x A “silver bullet” solution to resolve all business
problems
x A short-term business issue resolution process
The S&OP Process
Annually
• Develop Financial Budgeting Plans
• Communicate Sales and Profit Expectations Internally and to the Analysts/Wall
Street
Quarterly
• Develop Financial Budgeting Plans
• Review Consensus Plans, Perform Financial Impact Analyses
• Select Optimal Plan, Submit for Approval
• Communicate Sales and Profit Expectations Internally and to the Analysts/Wall
Street
Monthly
• Develop Financial Budgeting Plans, Perform Financial Impact Analyses, Select
Optimal Plan, Submit for Approval
• Create Alternative Supply Plans
• Recommend and Review Preferred Consensus Plan
• Agree on Consensus Demand & Supply Plans
The S&OP Process
Weekly
• Adjust Sales Forecasts
• Create Alternative Supply Plans
• Production & Shipment Planning
Daily
• Order Fulfillment
• Inventory Management
• Production & Shipment Execution
The S&OP Process (cont.)
© 2012 Steelwedge Software, Inc. Confidential. 13© 2012 Steelwedge Software, Inc. Confidential. 13
Monthly S&OP Cycle
• To do:
• Financial review
• Prepare for exec S&OP
• Hold pre-S&OP
meeting
• Result:
• Balanced plan in units
and revenue
Week 4:
Executive S&OP
• To do:
• Aggregated plan review
• Resolve impasses
• Make key decisions
• Drive to consensus
• To do:
• Adjust supply
• Shape demand
• Hold review meeting
• Result:
• Balanced supply &
demand plans
• To do:
• Gather sales forecasts
• Drive to consensus
demand plan
• Hold demand
review meeting
• Result:
• Proposed demand plan
Week 1:
Demand Review
Week 2:
Supply Review
Week 3:
Pre-S&OP Meeting
Corporate Objectives, Annual Operating Budget/Plan
S&OP Maturity
90% of companies believe an S&OP process
can improve agility and impact business results
Source: Supply Chain Insights, 2012
That’s a significant opportunity for productivity improvement
But only 13% of companies can tie S&OP
directly to execution and measure results
Source: Supply Chain Insights, 2012
Your S&OP process will be driven by continuous,
incremental improvement.
Start by implementing small changes and improve on
them each month. This is the S&OP maturity process.
The S&OP maturity process
Level 3:
Strategic Collaboration
Level 2:
Decision Making
Level 1:
Fundamentals
Maturity Level 1: Fundamentals of S&OP
Bring together
• People, process, & technology
Compile
• Sales in units, revenue & currency data
Take action
• Forecasting
• Supply and demand balancing
Maturity Level 2: Decision-Making
Choose
• The best path to attain business drivers,
revenue and profit
Align
• The strategic plan with sales, operations and
financial plans
Compromise
• Competing groups should understand tradeoffs
—financial and operational—to achieve
Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s)
Maturity Level 3: Strategic Collaboration
Create
Collaborative process for internal
business inputs
External communication channels with
customers, suppliers, partners
Use
Technology to support processes via
workflows and plan performance reviews
Roadmap for S&OP Maturity
Level 3 Maturity
• Executive S&OP
• Performance Management
• Financial Planning
Level 2
Maturity
• Collaborative Forecasting
& Planning
• Supply Planning
• New Product Introduction
Level 1
Maturity
• Monthly Review Process
• Demand & Supply Visibility
7 Critical Factors for S&OP Excellence
1. Demand and Supply Visibility
Challenge
Multiple systems, outdated information, aggregate level detail,
growing volume of data.
Opportunity
• Data cleansing to improve account information
• Delete duplicate documents and information
2. Collaborative Forecasting
Challenge
Multiple forecasts for sales, operations and finance are
difficult to reconcile.
Opportunity
• Use S&OP meetings to set a cross-functional plan that
achieves margins rather than acting independently of
each other
3. New Product Introduction
Challenge
Limited interdepartmental visibility in new product planning
Opportunity
• Increase visibility to planned launch dates and forecasts
with easy-to-access tools
• Make sure new product planning is included in S&OP
process to align supply with demand plans
4. Supply Planning
Challenge
Excess inventory, supply constraints, limited supplier
response times
Opportunity
• Use the S&OP process to set a strategic planning horizon
and drive supply plans ahead of need.
• Strategic planning reduces "fire-fighting", improves fill
rates and lowers inventories
5. Monthly Review Meetings
Challenge
Ad Hoc process without clearly defined roles.
Opportunity
S&OP team should present the following to department
leadership and executives for approval:
1. A process plan—including situation, objectives,
strategies and tactics
2. Measurements—including margin goals, sales metrics
and operational targets
6. Performance Management
Challenge
Metrics not clearly defined with periodic updates and
exception alerts to mitigate outliers
Opportunity
• See #5
• Capture forecast accuracy and bias factors at various
levels of aggregation
• Use a manage by exception approach to address issues
and solidify improvements
7. Executive S&OP
Challenge
Lack of sponsorship and buy in, no connection with
company’s strategic and financial objectives
Opportunity
• See #5 and #6
• S&OP involves all levels of organization. Top level
management participation is critical to set expectations
and make key decisions
Unique Challenges
Executive S&OP 1. Lack of sponsorship or buy in
2. No connection with company’s strategic and financial
objectives
Performance Management 1. Metrics not clearly defined
2. No periodic updates or exception alerts to mitigate outliers
Monthly Review Process 1. Ad hoc process
2. No clearly defined roles
Supply Planning 1. Excess inventory
2. Supply constraints
3. Limited supplier response times
New Product Introduction 1. Limited visibility to NPI for Operations
Collaborative Forecasting
& Planning
1. Multiple forecasting views for sales, operations and finance
that are difficult to reconcile
Demand & Supply Visibility 1. Multiple systems with growing volume of data
2. Outdated information with no aggregate level detail
31
Summary of the 7 Critical Factors
S&OP and
Integrated Business Planning (IBP)
S&OP balances Demand and Supply
and is the first step to future-looking
Integrated Business Planning (IBP)
The IBP Roadmap
As recently as 8
years ago, each
company had ONE
S&OP process
IBP
Your S&OP/IBP Process
• Execution level
• Order fulfillment
• Master scheduling
• Strategic level
• Supply & demand
balancing
• Executive level
• What-if scenario
planning
• Financial Analysis
Today Month 1-2 Month 5-18Month 3-4 Month 19+Past
You are here
S&OP
Execution Planning
Achieving Corporate Goals with IBP
IBP maximizes:
• Cost & margin visibility
• Revenue & profit
• Geographic coverage
• Product life cycle management
• Plan and budget alignment
For more perspective on your IBP journey:
www.steelwedge.com
A Single Line of Sight: Plan, Perform, Profit

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Chapter 9 sales and operations planning in a supply chain

  • 1. Sales & Operations Planning: An Introduction Sales & Operations Planning: An Introduction
  • 3. The S&OP process was first developed in the1980’s. 1980’s 1990’s 2000’s Today S&OP evolved from supply chain execution activities such as MRP (material requirements planning) Today, S&OP is used across the Global 1000
  • 4. Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) A integrated business process that drives collaboration, focus and alignment across multiple divisions and departments in a company
  • 5. • Demand plans • Financial goals • Supply plans • Inventory quantities • New product plans S&OP brings together Inventory
  • 6. S&OP • Aligns different teams around a common plan • Balances supply and demand • Identifies discrepancies between planning numbers • Improves sales forecasts • Reduces the long-term impact of unexpected events
  • 7. Typical S&OP Results 50-70% reduction in planning cycle time 15-30% improvement in forecast accuracy 10-20% reduction in excess inventory 25% reduction in stock-outs 5% lift in revenue and margin Source: Steelwedge Client Aggregate Performance Results
  • 8. S&OP IS…  A strategic approach that links the Business Plan with current Demand/Supply Plans  A cross-functional, collaborative process focusing on improving business performance  A structured, formal, holistic set of monthly consensus business disciplines
  • 9. S&OP is NOT… x Informal, analysis-paralysis meetings x A “silver bullet” solution to resolve all business problems x A short-term business issue resolution process
  • 11. Annually • Develop Financial Budgeting Plans • Communicate Sales and Profit Expectations Internally and to the Analysts/Wall Street Quarterly • Develop Financial Budgeting Plans • Review Consensus Plans, Perform Financial Impact Analyses • Select Optimal Plan, Submit for Approval • Communicate Sales and Profit Expectations Internally and to the Analysts/Wall Street Monthly • Develop Financial Budgeting Plans, Perform Financial Impact Analyses, Select Optimal Plan, Submit for Approval • Create Alternative Supply Plans • Recommend and Review Preferred Consensus Plan • Agree on Consensus Demand & Supply Plans The S&OP Process
  • 12. Weekly • Adjust Sales Forecasts • Create Alternative Supply Plans • Production & Shipment Planning Daily • Order Fulfillment • Inventory Management • Production & Shipment Execution The S&OP Process (cont.)
  • 13. © 2012 Steelwedge Software, Inc. Confidential. 13© 2012 Steelwedge Software, Inc. Confidential. 13 Monthly S&OP Cycle • To do: • Financial review • Prepare for exec S&OP • Hold pre-S&OP meeting • Result: • Balanced plan in units and revenue Week 4: Executive S&OP • To do: • Aggregated plan review • Resolve impasses • Make key decisions • Drive to consensus • To do: • Adjust supply • Shape demand • Hold review meeting • Result: • Balanced supply & demand plans • To do: • Gather sales forecasts • Drive to consensus demand plan • Hold demand review meeting • Result: • Proposed demand plan Week 1: Demand Review Week 2: Supply Review Week 3: Pre-S&OP Meeting Corporate Objectives, Annual Operating Budget/Plan
  • 15. 90% of companies believe an S&OP process can improve agility and impact business results Source: Supply Chain Insights, 2012
  • 16. That’s a significant opportunity for productivity improvement But only 13% of companies can tie S&OP directly to execution and measure results Source: Supply Chain Insights, 2012
  • 17. Your S&OP process will be driven by continuous, incremental improvement. Start by implementing small changes and improve on them each month. This is the S&OP maturity process.
  • 18. The S&OP maturity process Level 3: Strategic Collaboration Level 2: Decision Making Level 1: Fundamentals
  • 19. Maturity Level 1: Fundamentals of S&OP Bring together • People, process, & technology Compile • Sales in units, revenue & currency data Take action • Forecasting • Supply and demand balancing
  • 20. Maturity Level 2: Decision-Making Choose • The best path to attain business drivers, revenue and profit Align • The strategic plan with sales, operations and financial plans Compromise • Competing groups should understand tradeoffs —financial and operational—to achieve Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s)
  • 21. Maturity Level 3: Strategic Collaboration Create Collaborative process for internal business inputs External communication channels with customers, suppliers, partners Use Technology to support processes via workflows and plan performance reviews
  • 22. Roadmap for S&OP Maturity Level 3 Maturity • Executive S&OP • Performance Management • Financial Planning Level 2 Maturity • Collaborative Forecasting & Planning • Supply Planning • New Product Introduction Level 1 Maturity • Monthly Review Process • Demand & Supply Visibility
  • 23. 7 Critical Factors for S&OP Excellence
  • 24. 1. Demand and Supply Visibility Challenge Multiple systems, outdated information, aggregate level detail, growing volume of data. Opportunity • Data cleansing to improve account information • Delete duplicate documents and information
  • 25. 2. Collaborative Forecasting Challenge Multiple forecasts for sales, operations and finance are difficult to reconcile. Opportunity • Use S&OP meetings to set a cross-functional plan that achieves margins rather than acting independently of each other
  • 26. 3. New Product Introduction Challenge Limited interdepartmental visibility in new product planning Opportunity • Increase visibility to planned launch dates and forecasts with easy-to-access tools • Make sure new product planning is included in S&OP process to align supply with demand plans
  • 27. 4. Supply Planning Challenge Excess inventory, supply constraints, limited supplier response times Opportunity • Use the S&OP process to set a strategic planning horizon and drive supply plans ahead of need. • Strategic planning reduces "fire-fighting", improves fill rates and lowers inventories
  • 28. 5. Monthly Review Meetings Challenge Ad Hoc process without clearly defined roles. Opportunity S&OP team should present the following to department leadership and executives for approval: 1. A process plan—including situation, objectives, strategies and tactics 2. Measurements—including margin goals, sales metrics and operational targets
  • 29. 6. Performance Management Challenge Metrics not clearly defined with periodic updates and exception alerts to mitigate outliers Opportunity • See #5 • Capture forecast accuracy and bias factors at various levels of aggregation • Use a manage by exception approach to address issues and solidify improvements
  • 30. 7. Executive S&OP Challenge Lack of sponsorship and buy in, no connection with company’s strategic and financial objectives Opportunity • See #5 and #6 • S&OP involves all levels of organization. Top level management participation is critical to set expectations and make key decisions
  • 31. Unique Challenges Executive S&OP 1. Lack of sponsorship or buy in 2. No connection with company’s strategic and financial objectives Performance Management 1. Metrics not clearly defined 2. No periodic updates or exception alerts to mitigate outliers Monthly Review Process 1. Ad hoc process 2. No clearly defined roles Supply Planning 1. Excess inventory 2. Supply constraints 3. Limited supplier response times New Product Introduction 1. Limited visibility to NPI for Operations Collaborative Forecasting & Planning 1. Multiple forecasting views for sales, operations and finance that are difficult to reconcile Demand & Supply Visibility 1. Multiple systems with growing volume of data 2. Outdated information with no aggregate level detail 31 Summary of the 7 Critical Factors
  • 33. S&OP balances Demand and Supply and is the first step to future-looking Integrated Business Planning (IBP)
  • 34. The IBP Roadmap As recently as 8 years ago, each company had ONE S&OP process IBP Your S&OP/IBP Process • Execution level • Order fulfillment • Master scheduling • Strategic level • Supply & demand balancing • Executive level • What-if scenario planning • Financial Analysis Today Month 1-2 Month 5-18Month 3-4 Month 19+Past You are here S&OP Execution Planning
  • 35. Achieving Corporate Goals with IBP IBP maximizes: • Cost & margin visibility • Revenue & profit • Geographic coverage • Product life cycle management • Plan and budget alignment
  • 36. For more perspective on your IBP journey: www.steelwedge.com A Single Line of Sight: Plan, Perform, Profit