Get Ahead of the COVID-19 Crisis and Prepare for Recovery with Frequent S&OP Planning Meetings

Consider Upping the Frequency of Your S&OP Planning Meetings to Get Ahead of the Crisis and Ready for Recovery

During what may be the most stressful time in the history of your business, improving inputs to S&OP planning processes—demand forecasts/needs, inventory allocations, internal capacities, and supplier capacities—won’t be easy. If you’re a middle-market manufacturer that’s running full out above capacity to meet demand, it’s time to consider increasing the frequency and intensity of your S&OP meeting process.

On the latest point of view from TBM’s Supply Chain leader, Brian Cromer, talks about how changing the cadence of conversations with operations and finance teams from monthly to weekly, or even daily, can help your organization be better prepared to:

• Respond in real-time to actual demand instead of forecasts
• Manage through uncertainties and keep the information as up-to-date as possible 
• Make strategic allocation decisions
• Prepare for the recovery