In this episode of Supply Planning & More we dive deeper into the subject of Sales and Operations Planning Process. Our special guest Doug Dedman, President DBM Systems, helps us uncover this topic by answering the below highly relevant questions:

- How to build S&OP process ground up

- What are the key data points to help build this process

- What are the key outcomes and metrics

- How to make the outcomes actionable & relevant for Schedulers, Buyers and Customer Service teams

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If your organization is planning to start on an S&OP journey definitely check out Doug's Youtube channel and website:

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@DBMSystemsLTD

Website: https://www.dbmsys.com/blog

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For quick and effective decision making in Supply Chain - You need the right data in the right place and at the right time. This episodes uncovers Data Management strategies that enable the same. In the process we untangle Dashboards, Reports, Analytics and Business Intelligence and other buzzwords like "Fit for use" and "Fit for purpose" with Data Guru - Ratan Verma.

Skills such as Analytical skills, Communication skill and being detail oriented can help you be a good planner. But what does it take to be a great planner that can drive value across the organization? Find out in this episode of Supply Planning & More as Himani Kanwal (Supply Chain Director, Middle East, Johnson & Johnson) shares her top 5 with examples from real life business situations. Also we explore how top Management can guide, enable and inspire Supply Planning teams in this journey towards greatness!

This Episode of Supply Planning & More explores the Art and Science behind something all organizations strive to achieve: "Right Sizing your Inventory through S&OP". And to do that we have a special guest Shannon Karels who throughout her illustrious career has managed to achieve that across multiple sites. Shannon is also the author of highly inspiring book: "Steel Toes and Stilettos: A True Story of Women Manufacturing Leaders and Lean Transformation Success." She shares with us her journey through addressing the following topics:

• What is right sized inventory

• How to use S&OP to achieve it

• What challenges to expect in driving changes through S&OP at an individual level

• What cultural changes you expect to see

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This Episode of Supply Planning & More has a special guest Steve Hainey. Steve is a planning veteran and has helped transform S&OP process of multiple organizations. He covers vital topics like:

- What S&OP is

- What is the timeframe of an S&OP process

- Why Organizations fail to implement it

- How to measure success of an S&OP process

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This episode covers the complex topic of Supply Planning interactions with Production and Production Planning.

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This episode dives into interactions with customer service and order management. Some tips on how to streamline the communications process.

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This is the introductory episode which talks about how the podcast came about and briefly discusses what Supply Planning is.

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