Partner sessions

A roadmap for effective technology adoption

Technology adoption rates for Supply Chain Planning tools are less than 40% (Gartner 2024).

What role does the technology vendor play in technology adoption? How can organisations and vendors collaborate more effectively to increase technology adoption?

In this session, I-Plan will examine why adoption rates remain so low and what can be done to address this challenge.

Jack will also share I-Plan’s playbook for effective technology adoption with insights from real customer cases. 'Technology adoption by design' is fundamental to I-Plan's development and implementation methodology. Distilling effective technology adoption down to three key ingredients:

Tried and tested implementation methodology
Process-centric training
Effective feedback loops

Join this session for practical tips that both organisations and technologists can adopt.

Risk: are you missing an ingredient from your S&OP?

It is critical for intelligent decision-makers to not only identify supply chain risks but also align and sometimes challenge the organizational risk appetite throughout planning activities.

If you don’t have a healthy way to understand, quantify, and manage uncertainty as part of S&OP then your resulting plans and likely business results will lack resilience and stakeholder engagement.

Learn how ICRON provides these leading capabilities, allowing management to be in overall control of risk exposure, whilst creating flexibility for supply chain operations to intelligently decide, if, when, and how to mitigate risk, through exploring opportunities.

Implementing S&OE at JDE

JDE, the world's leading pure-play coffee and tea company, was looking for the next step in their already quite mature IBP process. One of the conclusions of the initial assessment was that a solid S&OE process would help to further improve KPIs and enable IBP to focus on the midterm.

In this pitch, we will address the challenges and the breakthroughs in successfully implementing the new process. As always in S&OE/S&OP/IBP initiatives, change management was key in really embedding the updated design. We will also highlight the role of standardisation and automation in driving the change.

Next Generation of Supply Chain Planning

Volatile times require agile plans. The past years of shifts in customer demands, supply chain disruptions, and macroeconomic twists have revealed the critical need for flexible planning. Legacy planning systems fall short to meet these expectations resulting in organizations to lag months behind. And with Excel, you introduce the risk of manual errors. Pigment, a next-generation planning software, addresses these issues.

Join our live showcase to experience the future of supply chain planning!

S&OP and Anti-Fragile Supply Chains

Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) plays a crucial role in building anti-fragile supply chains, which not only withstand disruptions but also thrive and improve in response to challenges. The iterative nature of S&OP promotes continuous improvement. By regularly reviewing performance and adjusting plans based on feedback, companies can learn from past disruptions and enhance their processes over time. Also, S&OP facilitates quick decision-making and responsiveness across the supply chain. This agility allows businesses to implement changes rapidly, whether it’s ramping up production or reallocating resources, making them more resilient to shocks.

Through S&OP, Organizations can build supply chains that not only endure challenges but also become stronger and more efficient in the face of adversity, embodying the principles of anti-fragility.

AI-Powered S&OP for Sustainable Supply Chains

Achieving sustainability in today’s complex supply chains is challenging, as businesses face rising demands for environmental responsibility, resource optimization, and resilient operations. Balancing these sustainability goals with operational needs requires more than traditional planning; it demands agile, data-driven insights that can keep pace with shifting environmental and market conditions. Integrating AI and Gen AI into your Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process has become essential, as these advanced tools offer the intelligence needed to navigate sustainability challenges effectively. With AI-driven S&OP, companies can set meaningful sustainability targets, respond to evolving demands, and drive impactful, measurable progress toward sustainability goals.

S&OP in the Food Industry

The food and beverage industry has many challenges: Disrupted supply chains, scarce resources, highly variable quality, rising energy costs, high inflation rates, and an ever-worsening labor shortage due to a lack of skilled workers. All of these challenges are making day-to-day business difficult. In addition, as sustainability becomes an increasingly critical issue, there is pressure to reduce spoilage. Due to the increasing demands on companies‘ value chains, accurate calculation of goods to be stocked plays a key role in avoiding out-of-stock situations and at the same time improving service levels. These challenges are the driving force for many companies to begin optimizing their operations immediately.