Oliver Wight Enterprise Sales and Operations Planning Tool v6.2
S&OP Software Designed for Executive Decision Making
S&OP Software:
Because of the adoption of S&OP by industry at large, a better set of tools to support the S&OP/IBP process is being introduced to the market. One example is the Oliver Wight Enterprise Sales and Operations Planning Tool.
One key requirement of the S&OP/IBP process is that facts and assumptions need to be captured and documented along with changes in the numbers. During the Management Business Review as part of S&OP/IBP, the executive leadership team needs to understand the foundation for the numbers, not just review the numbers without explanation. Thus, the S&OP/IBP tool set should have the ability to document and display both quantitative and qualitative information. That is what the Oliver Wight Enterprise Sales and Operations Planning Tool is designed to do.
A properly-functioning S&OP/IBP process has both operational numbers and financial numbers that are driven by the operational numbers. When an effective S&OP/IBP process is in place, the Finance organization can get out of the second-guessing game they are often forced into because of lack of credible information from non-integrated management processes. When there is credibility in the demand, supply, price, and cost data, the Finance organization is free to do value-added financial analysis versus forecasting.
The Oliver Wight Enterprise Sales and Operations Planning tool provides financial views of the business that are derived from the operational plans. It also has scenario modeling capability. Projections of balance sheets, income states, and cash flow statements can be output from the Enterprise Sales and Operations Planning Tool.
Companies that do S&OP/IBP well, operate with complete and credible information and can turn the annual planning process into a significant non-event. Because the best view of the business is seen across the full planning horizon every month, the often wasteful and ineffective annual planning process can be greatly simplified. Many Oliver Wight Enterprise Sales and Operations Planning Tool clients use the output of the tool as a basis for their annual planning process.
Oliver Wight will provide a demo of the Enterprise Sales and Operations Planning Tool upon request.
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The Enterprise Sales & Operations Planning Tool is offered as a supplement to Oliver Wight's consulting services. Discover how your company can integrate all areas of the business with financials to present a more comprehensive view for analysis, gap identification, and reconciliation. For a personalized quote, please call (800) 258-3862.