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Understand the building blocks of the S&OP Process

Throughout the 6 supply chain training sessions, we will dive deeper into what we see as the building blocks of the S&OP process. You'll gain new insights on various planning challenges and boost your S&OP maturity. The below topics and many more will be covered during the different training sessions. As a result, each module is a 2-hours program supported by advanced content material, insightful and fun exercises, and challenging discussions. Select the module of your choice or go all-in.

What to expect from each module?

  • sharpen your vision during peer-to-peer and cross-industry discussions

  • challenge yourself to look beyond your own role & responsibilities

  • gather working points to enable further alignment in your supply chain processes

  • connect to fellow supply chain professionals by sharing best practices and joining interactive discussions

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    Content highlights

    • Understanding the different levels and horizons of planning

    • Applying the S&OP cycle and associated events

    • Adding meeting structures and agendas to the S&OP process

    Outcomes

    This session will enable you to:

    1. Gain new insights on various planning challenges & boost your S&OP maturity

    2. Analyze what you can do to harmonize different planning processes

    3. Identify the key steps of the S&OP process

    4. Arrange the proper stakeholders and agendas for key events in the S&OP process

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    Content highlights

    • Understanding optimization opportunities between S&OP and Financial Planning & Analysis

    • Applying market strategies to the Supply Chain Triangle

    • Identify the link between Supply Chain Triangle, ROCE and Free Cash Flow

    Outcomes

    This session will enable you to:

    1. Analyze the interdependencies of Service, Cost & Cash to maximize ROCE

    2. Identify how strategy models drive different supply chain designs

    3. Gain insights on how to harmonize Finance and Supply Chain

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    Content highlights

    • Relate the benefits of segmentation to supply chain

    • Applying differentiation in service based on segmentation

    • Identify the link between customer and product segmentation

    Outcomes

    This session will enable you to:

    1. Analyze the benefits of segmentation

    2. Facilitate a customer and product segmentation exercise

    3. Apply segmentation for service differentiation and portfolio management

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    Content highlights

    • Understanding the Demand Planning cycle

    • Applying collaborative planning techniques

    • Exploring foundations of quantitative methods

    Outcomes

    This session will enable you to:

    1. Apply a framework to the demand planning process

    2. Balance quantitative and qualitative approaches

    3. Measure demand planning performance

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    Content highlights

    • Understanding different inventory layers and their purposes

    • Applying inventory valuation and metrics

    • Discussing safety stock

    Outcomes

    This session will enable you to:

    1. Identify and differentiate the various purposes of inventory

    2. Calculate key inventory metrics

    3. Compare different replenishment strategies

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    Content highlights

    • Understanding lead time, capacity, and material balance

    • Analyzing the links and differences between RCCP, MPS, MRP, and DRP

    • Understanding foundational planning logic

    Outcomes

    This session will enable you to:

    1. Relate different planning solutions to their respective purposes

    2. Evaluate basic planning logic

Prefer to organize this training within your organization? Contact us for in-company options