Supply chain leaders know that accurate sales and operations planning (S&OP) is the bedrock of efficiency and agility. But traditional supply chain planning processes often struggle to cope with the realities of today’s complex business environment. Once-standard supply and demand forecasts don’t reflect the growing trends of personalization, and the huge shift in demand patterns caused by COVID-19 has made historic data obsolete.
Typical planning challenges include inaccurate forecasts from multiple sets of books, limited visibility into demand drivers, and a growing number of inputs containing detailed intelligence but no systematic way to capture it.
Complicating matters further are …
