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S&OP

Why Apple has to pay back Samsung a billion US$

“If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants”, Isaac Newton famously said, talking down his own innovative thoughts on gravity. Einstein took Newton’s theory further to general relativity, but then he didn’t really believe in quantum mechanics. Fast forward to 2012 and only last months, the world discovered the Higgs boson -or God- particle. A particle that only existed … Continue reading Why Apple has to pay back Samsung a billion US$

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S&OP

S&OP and Collaboration

As media partner for the IE group, I didn’t need a lot more trigger to write a blog then the tag used for the October 2012 summit; ‘Advanced S&OP: Create True collaboration’. You can find my whitepaper on S&OP and collaboration here: SCT on S&OP and collaboration I’ve always been interested in collaborative processes like Collaborative Planning Forecasting & Replenishment (CPFR) and Sales and Operations … Continue reading S&OP and Collaboration

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Leadership, S&OP

The four phases of IBP

This blog has been published recently as an article in the AFP Exchange.  Check it out here: 4 of a kind – The four phases of IBP Integrated Business Planning (IBP) is often seen as a natural progression from Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP), which came to life in the 80’s to align sales and operations. As S&OP found its origin in the supply chain, IBP … Continue reading The four phases of IBP

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S&OP

Integrated Business Planning innovation I

The slogan for the March 2012 IE group summit in Berlin is ‘IBP innovation’.  As innovation is defined by ‘the act of introducing something new’ it is good to see that the IE group wants to start thinking beyond the current definition of IBP.  Integrated Business Planning is often seen as a natural progression from S&OP, which came to life in the 80’s to align … Continue reading Integrated Business Planning innovation I

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S&OP

Leading S&OP/IBP across geographies

This is the last in a series of four articles on leading an effective S&OP/IBP culture. The first article was on effective S&OP/IBP behaviour. The second article on leading S&OP/IBP change. The third article discussed on how to lead sustainable S&OP/IBP and introduced the ‘S&OP leadership quadrant’. This fourth article is about leading S&OP/IBP across geographies. Leading S&OP/IBP across geographies Once a company starts crossing the borders other complexity … Continue reading Leading S&OP/IBP across geographies

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