Reviewing demand, supply and resulting financial impact are all part of Sales & Operational Planning (S&OP). We support this top-level decision-making process through better inventory visibility, control, monitoring and planning.

Tie your business processes to the bigger strategic plan

 

Effective S&OP maintains business productivity by balancing demand and supply, setting up appropriate rates of production, smoothing backlogs and inventory. It concerns itself with the tactical alignment of all business functions to support your organisation’s overall long-term strategic plan. S&OP is a crucial tool in joining daily operations, monthly and quarterly plans to these strategic objectives. Acorn’s supply chain expertise and logistics support gives you the tools and information to master these.

Our services improve your inventory visibility, warehousing productivity, stockholding and components supply to support your enterprise S&OP efforts. Gain a competitive advantage by streamlining these processes.

Benefits of Sales and Operations Planning

— Balance supply and demand
— Align tactical to strategic plans
— Reduce stockholding
— Increase cashflow
— Improve inventory management
— Improve product lifecycle management

Keys to success in Sales and Operations Planning

— Optimising projections with demand planning and forecast precision
— Rolling plans (Yearly and Monthly)
— Service level plan and variables
— Inventory strategy, including purchasing plans
— Supplier and client collaboration

S&OP helps eliminate weaknesses

— Stock-out and supply risks
— Over-production
— Over-stocking and unnecessary inventory
— Under-utilising workforce
— Over production and processing

Acorn’s services improve your inventory visibility, warehousing productivity, stockholding and components supply to support your enterprise S&OP efforts. Gain a competitive advantage by streamlining these processes.