S&OP Introduction
- 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
- 10. The S&OP 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
- 14. S&OP Maturity
- 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
- 32. S&OP and Integrated Business Planning (IBP)
- 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