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Supply Chain as a Service (SCaaS): A Golden Opportunity for the Supply Chain Industry

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Supply Chain Planning as a Service has emerged as a game-changer, enabling companies to efficiently outsource non-core activities. Why outsource Demand Planning? Demand planning outsourcing is one of the most highly discussed topics when it comes to SCaaS. In a study conducted by Nicholson et al.

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S&OP, a vision for the future. The expert interview series #4

Supply Chain Trend

This operating model included order to cash, make to demand, purchase to pay, finance and planning processes. I was planning consultant implementing demand planning, supply planning and production planning across 10 Sara Lee business units.

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Integrated Business Planning: A New Narrative for an Old Process

Supply Chain Trend

At about the same time that Wave 2 was gaining momentum, we saw publication of the book Enterprise Sales & Operations Planning: Synchronizing Demand, Supply and Resources for Peak Performance (Palmatier and Crum, 2002). New Product Review, a Demand Review, a Supply Review, and a Management Business Review.