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VALUE CHAIN PLANNING
Figure 2. Dashboard with
scenario comparison and KPIs for decision-making in S&OP
contribute the efficiency, speed and agility necessary for planning teams to provide the best plans. On the contrary, it eliminates the possibility of creating integrated scenarios, excluding the possibility of the best choice. The best decision here takes into account the
most viable option among all possible options. Here, planning solutions with optimisation fit very well with this concept. This includes the use of models that reflect the value chain — from raw material to delivery to the customer — with calculation support through optimisation engines. This also considers elements of predictive and prescriptive analysis and in- memory processing. More advanced S&OP systems have these
characteristics, and the results and benefits of this new level of technological support meet the current corporate business needs: ● All-important plans (purchasing, production,
storage, distribution, export, import, etc.) can be the result of a single round of the system. ● Trade-offs between plans in each area must
be considered. ● KPIs guide planning objectives, especially
financial ones. ● Simulations and scenarios can be created
quickly and compared for impact analysis and decision making. ● The generated plans
are optimised, and not just feasible or simply amenable to execution. ● Independence of
spreadsheets to complement the plan. ● Speed of planning and revising according
to market dynamics. In today’s “new normal”, we will see the
importance of the ability of companies to plan operations more efficiently and with the necessary accuracy to meet variable demands through processes where integration is essential to bridge the corporation’s strategic objectives. The execution of operations, balancing customer service, cost, risk and asset strategies are other critical elements. In this sense, advanced S&OP systems will be
strong allies in post-crisis recovery, working with variable visibility as the recovery scenario advances over time, looking at the impacts of plans across the entire chain and allowing for better decision-making appropriate to each new scenario that appears.
Through fast actions and decision-
making, businesses can utilise a range of analytical tools and insights to drive the business forward. Value chain planning during disruptive
times, simplified to its core, is the process of estimating external influences and providing the clearest, and best, navigational path. Without proper tools, this process can never reach its full potential. While spreadsheets and other options
help to provide some form of reasoning for a decision, it’s rarely a truly informed decision that has taken into account all possible variables.
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