Operations & Supply Chain Insights
Practical perspectives on planning, S&OP/S&OE, artificial intelligence, risk management, SAP IBP and operating-model design – based on hands-on transformation and interim-management experience.
Supply Chain Risk Management & Resilience with AI: From Crisis Mode to a Predictive Supply Chain
Supply chains have never been completely disruption-free. What has changed is the speed at which risks develop – and how quickly a seemingly local event can affect an entire supply network.A production failure at…
AI in S&OP: From Monthly Meeting to a Decision System
Sales & Operations Planning has been one of the most important management processes for years. The idea is compelling: Sales, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Procurement and Finance agree on one common plan. In practice, many…
SAP IBP and Volatile Demand: When Is the SAP Standard Enough – and When Do External Tools Add Value?
Volatile demand is no longer a temporary exception. Customers change order quantities at short notice, product life cycles become shorter, promotions distort historical demand and individual large orders overturn established patterns. Many companies respond…
Why Companies Need Both S&OP and S&OE
Many companies have a forecast, a production plan and a sales plan. Yet materials are missing, delivery dates move, inventory rises and the organization operates permanently in escalation mode. The problem is often not…
When 50% Forecast Accuracy Becomes the Basis for Planning
It is a situation I repeatedly encounter in projects: forecast accuracy is around 50%. The plan changes weekly – yet Supply Chain is expected to derive stable procurement, staffing and production plans from it.The…
When the Operating Model Does Not Fit the Business Model
It is one of those situations that appears surprisingly often in interim management: the company is growing, demand is there and the team is working at its limit – yet the supply chain does…