S&OP & IBP

Integrated Business Planning takes it one step further than S&OP. S&OP looks at the alignment between supply and demand; or can operations deliver the demand. In IBP the target is to realize the company’s ambition; what do operations, sales and marketing have to do to realize the company’s ambition. The IBP process is characterized by the following elements: The starting … Read More

IBP+ represents the top in business planning. IBP reviews monthly what decisions need to be made with a 3 to 4 month horizon. In IBP+ the scope is both longer and wider. Longer, because the horizon is extended to 24 months. Wider, because scenario planning is fully integrated. The IBP+ process is characterized by the following elements:• The starting point … Read More

Onive Consulting has identified 4 factors that make the difference in successful implementation and execution of S&OP and IBP. People The road to the top of Business Planning is travelled by the employees of an organization. Lora Cecere, CEO of Supply Chain Insights, has concluded that a successful S&OP consists of 60% change management and organizational design 30% process design … Read More