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* Creating a Demand Driven Supply Chain Date Published: 31/03/2009 *
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With the economic downturn presenting new challenges everyday, businesses need to address the short term by taking in the long term view. Achieving a synchronized process that aligns supply with demand over an extended horizon very much remains the Holy Grail.

Businesses that have implemented Sales & Operational Planning (S&OP) have found tremendous benefits including better visibility across the supply chain, reduced working capital and improved financial forecast accuracy. Top level ownership and cross-functional collaboration are keys to a successful S&OP operation.

IGD’s new hot topic report 'Creating a Demand Driven Supply Chain' will provide you with the latest developments taking place in this area including how leading suppliers and retailers are building capability and tackling the challenges of implementing S&OP.

Taken from IGD’s online guide to FMCG supply chains, Supply Chain Analysis, this new research provides practical insights into the range of measures that can be used to improve your sales & operational planning as a business-critical tool to building a demand-driven supply chain.
  
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IGD’s Hot Topic Report on Creating a Demand Driven Supply Chain will help you:

Consider how suppliers and retailers are building a demand driven supply chain

Benchmark your processes with your peer group in the industry

Understand the watch-outs from companies that have learnt the hard way

Prioritise on the KPIs you need to drive a Sales & Operational Planning culture in your organisation

Identify the capabilities you need to build a demand driven supply chain
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BACKGROUND
  • Rationale
  • About this Report
  • IGD's Research on Demand Driven Supply Chains
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  • Aims
  • Key Findings
WHAT IS SALES & OPERATIONAL PLANNING?
  • Introduction
  • Definition
  • Stages
  • Adoption
  • Managing S&OP
  • Impact
  • Summary
WHERE SHOULD YOU START?
  • Introduction
  • Initiating S&OP
  • Enablers of S&OP
  • Building Capabilities
  • Challenges
  • Summary
HOW DO YOU PLAN FOR SUCCESS?
  • Introduction
  • What is best-in-class S&OP?
  • Advanced Capabilities
  • Industry Priorities
  • Key Performance Indicators
  • Pitfalls to Watch out for
  • Defining the Process for Success
  • Summary
FINAL THOUGHTS
  • Introduction
  • Big Industry Issues to Consider
  • State of Demand Planning
  • Changes in Consumption
  • Responding to the Challenge
  • Collaborating to Survive
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