Sales, inventory and operations planning (SIOP) is process used for monitoring and upgrading a company's operating plan. It pulls all departments together to ensure that potential problems can be ...

When senior business executives are in the habit of trouble-shooting supply, demand and customer service issues week to week and day to day — that is a symptom of an organizational problem. A company ...

Getting inventories right is hard—but why? In this age of advanced technology, ERP systems, and AI, one would expect companies to leverage these tools as a competitive advantage or, at the very least, ...

The business environment is constantly evolving, and companies must adapt to remain competitive while balancing customer expectations with shareholder goals. One way companies can do this is by ...

Closed-loop execution-to-bid system continuously updates bid data based on past performance. Use historical, managed, controlled bid data to ensure accuracy and reduce bid and proposal expense. Create ...

Tom Strohl is the President of Oliver Wight America's, a global business consulting firm specializing in Integrated Business Planning. A January report (download required) from the World Economic ...

Many integrated business planning processes fall short of delivering the full value they can provide. Too often, companies enter into IBP with the wrong vision and intent, seeing it mainly as a way to ...

Insurance and financial plans go hand in hand. Used together, they can ensure that clients are not only protected in the event of unforeseen circumstances but also positioned for long-term financial ...

Canadian telecommunications firm Telus invests billions building out comms infrastructure and services across its home country and beyond. That takes meticulous planning. But, as at many enterprises, ...

The Campus Comprehensive Plan process began in March 2024 and unfolded over the course of 15 months, structured around three phases of work: The process was led by the Campus Comprehensive Planning ...

Today's aerospace and defense companies want to improve their program planning and execution so they can provide accurate and complete bids that enable them to reduce bid and proposal expenses and ...