What it takes to build a robust S&OP model?
However, technological advancements and process maturity in mainstream demand and supply management functions over the years have been insufficient in increasing S&OP effectiveness. S&OP still remains an art when organizations require it to be more of a science. While improved supply chain planning tools have made it possible to get demand and supply pictures at lowest levels of granularity, supply chain executives still do not receive sufficient information fast enough to make the right strategic decisions.
Read here my recent article published on Supply Chain Digest ,outlines some of the key challenges in executive S&OP processes and delineates a few strategies for building a robust S&OP model.
