Auto Supply Chain Insights: Global Trade, Compliance and Logistics with Tenneco
Today’s businesses are beset by a multitude of challenges around trade compliance. From a worldwide shipping container shortage, to backed up ports of entry and constantly changing global policies – it’s...
Risk Management and Mitigation Through S&OP
Understanding S&OP in Risk Management
Risk management and mitigation play a crucial role in Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP). In this blog post, we will delve into how S&OP can effectively identify...
5 Steps for Effective Product Portfolio Management
As we outlined in the “S&OP: A 7-Step Business Process” article, periodically reviewing each of the products in your portfolio is a key component of product portfolio management. It is essential...
What to Know About Direct Spend Management
Direct Spend Management Explained
Direct spend management refers to the processes of tracking, controlling and optimizing the purchases directly tied to producing a company's products or services. It covers the procurement of...
Tips to Boost Business Alignment Through S&OP
Enable Optimized Decision-Making
In today's fast-paced business environment, achieving alignment across all departments and trading partners is crucial for sustainable success. Effective Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) plays a crucial role in...
What is Landed Cost and Its Importance?
Introduction
The accurate analysis and calculation of total landed costs is imperative for organizations with global supply chain operations. However, many companies overlook common cost elements including duties, tariffs, taxes, harbor fees...
Main Keys to Optimizing Supply Chain Collaboration
Collaboration: A Critical Ingredient for Successful Supply Chains
As its definition states, ‘collaboration’ is ‘the action of working with someone to produce something’. When it comes to the supply chain, collaboration is...
Gauging Recent China Tariff Increases
On May 14, 2024, the White House announced increased tariffs on Chinese imports across industry sectors that include steel and aluminum, semiconductors, electric vehicles, batteries, critical minerals, solar cells, ship-to-shore cranes...
Sales & Marketing Leader’s Role in S&OP
Updated: June 26, 2024
Published: February 4, 2021
What is the Sales & Marketing Leader’s Role in S&OP?
The Sales & Marketing leader is a key part of the Roles and Responsibilities of Sales...
Master Schedule: A Critical Function in S&OP
Introduction to Master Schedule in S&OP
The master schedule – also known as production plan – is crucial within the roles and responsibilities of Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP). It aligns supply...