Case Study #3

Strategic Business Planning

Need:

Align manufacturing capacity and demand forecasting for business planning

Solution:

S&OP Alignment Reporting System

S&OP data visualization process consolidates Production, Demand Forecast, and Inventory data into an east-to-follow and centralized reporting system - with automatic updates

Result:

Data-visualized report identifies business goal alignment status through incorporation of Capacity, Demand and Inventory data

  • Example: Product #1 March Position
    • April: Demand begins to exceed Capacity
    • September: Sales Backlog recovered
    • September: Excess inventory will be created

 

  • Business decisions options:
    1. Raise Demand (i.e. sales incentive programs)
    2. Decrease capacity (close factories, layoff personnel)
    3. Maintain capacity (increase Inventory)

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