--- title: Articles - Involvation | Hans van der Drift description: As a supply chain consultancy we share our knowledge on supply chain design and management. Find out more through our articles, reports and insights. --- - [English](https://articles.involvation.com/author/hans-van-der-drift) - [Nederlands](https://articles.involvation.com/nl/author/hans-van-der-drift) [![logo involvation](https://articles.involvation.com/hs-fs/hubfs/logo_Involvation_payoff_en.png?width=234&height=48&name=logo_Involvation_payoff_en.png "logo involvation")](https://www.involvation.com/) - [Consultancy & Implementation](https://www.involvation.com/consultancy-implementation/) - [Supply Chain Network Design](https://www.involvation.com/nl/advies-realisatie/sc-network-design/) - [S&OP/IBP](https://info.involvation.com/sales-and-operations-planning) - [Supply Chain Resilience](https://info.involvation.com/supply-chain-resilience) - [Resilience Quickscan](https://info.involvation.com/resilience-quickscan-how-resilient-is-your-supply-chain) - [Forecasting & Inventory Management](https://www.involvation.com/consultancy-implementation/forecasting-inventory-management/) - [Production & Process management](https://www.involvation.com/consultancy-implementation/production-control/) - [Learning & Development](https://www.involvation.com/learning-development-2/) - [The Value Chain Academy](https://www.involvation.com/learning-development-2/the-value-chain-academy/) - [Serious gaming](https://www.involvation.com/learning-development-2/serious-gaming/) - [Our training approach](https://www.involvation.com/learning-development-2/approach/) - [Our areas of training](https://www.involvation.com/learning-development-2/our-areas-training/) - [Interim Management](https://www.involvation.com/interim-management/) - [For Interim Managers](https://www.involvation.com/interim-management/voor-interim-managers/) - [For Clients](https://www.involvation.com/interim-management/voor-opdrachtgevers/) - [Our assignments](https://www.involvation.com/our-assignments/) - Per area - [Supply Chain Strategy & Design](https://www.involvation.com/our-assignments/sc-strategy-redesign/) - [S&OP/IBP](https://www.involvation.com/our-assignments/sop/) - [Forecasting & Inventory Management](https://www.involvation.com/our-assignments/stock-control/) - [Production & Process management](https://www.involvation.com/our-assignments/production-control/) - [Learning & Development](https://www.involvation.com/our-assignments/learning-development/) - [Interim Management](https://www.involvation.com/our-assignments/interim-management/) - [Demand Driven SCM](https://www.involvation.com/our-assignments/demand-driven-scm/) - Per industry - [Mechanical engineering](https://www.involvation.com/our-assignments/mechanical-engineering/) - [Construction](https://www.involvation.com/our-assignments/construction/) - [High tech & automotive](https://www.involvation.com/our-assignments/high-tech-automotive/) - [Energy & Utilities](https://www.involvation.com/energy-utilities/) - [Chemicals](https://www.involvation.com/chemicals/) - [Pharma & life sciences](https://www.involvation.com/pharma-life-sciences/) - [Agri business](https://www.involvation.com/agri-business/) - [Consumer products & retail](https://www.involvation.com/consumer-products-retail/) - [Customer stories](https://articles.involvation.com/tag/customer-stories) - [About us](https://www.involvation.com/about-us/) - [Who we are](https://www.involvation.com/about-us/who-we-are/) - [How we work](https://www.involvation.com/about-us/how-we-work/) - [Partner team](https://www.involvation.com/about-us/partnerteam/) - [Job Vacancies](https://www.involvation.com/about-us/job-vacancies/) - [Contact](https://www.involvation.com/about-us/contact) - [Publications](https://articles.involvation.com) - [Articles](https://articles.involvation.com) - [Downloads](https://info.involvation.com/download-overview) - [Events](https://info.involvation.com/event-overview) # Hans van der Drift - [All](https://articles.involvation.com) - [S&OP/IBP](https://articles.involvation.com/tag/sop-ibp) - [Operations Management](https://articles.involvation.com/tag/operations-management) - [Resilience](https://articles.involvation.com/tag/resilience) - [Digital planning](https://articles.involvation.com/tag/digital-planning) - [Learning & development](https://articles.involvation.com/tag/learning-development) - [Inventory management](https://articles.involvation.com/tag/inventory-management) - [Network Design](https://articles.involvation.com/tag/network-design) [![How AI is working its way into IBP](https://articles.involvation.com/hubfs/deb66977-fa41-4e8b-8e67-6a78e03b164d.png)](https://articles.involvation.com/how-ai-is-working-its-way-into-ibp) ## [How AI is working its way into IBP](https://articles.involvation.com/how-ai-is-working-its-way-into-ibp) Introduction S&OP has steadily evolved from short term demand-supply balancing to the main tactical business planning process, covering marketing, sales, demand, supply, and financial planning. Not many companies may have achieved this stage of true Integrated Business Planning yet, but the leaders demonstrate that it is perfectly feasible today... Hans van der Drift [Read more](https://articles.involvation.com/how-ai-is-working-its-way-into-ibp) [![Supply chain in 40 years from chain logistics to Integrated Business Management](https://articles.involvation.com/hubfs/shutterstock_trendvisie.jpg)](https://articles.involvation.com/supply-chain-in-40-years-from-chain-logistics-to-growth-engine) ## [Supply chain in 40 years from chain logistics to Integrated Business Management](https://articles.involvation.com/supply-chain-in-40-years-from-chain-logistics-to-growth-engine) Over the past four decades, supply chain departments have taken on a much broader role within companies. They are still responsible for optimising end-to-end business processes, but something essential has been added, says Hans van der Drift, partner and consultant at Involvation. He calls this Integrated Business Management or, in plain English,... Hans van der Drift [Read more](https://articles.involvation.com/supply-chain-in-40-years-from-chain-logistics-to-growth-engine) [![Case Study: Sustaining S&OP Maturity at Heineken](https://articles.involvation.com/hubfs/Heineken%20-%20banner%20-%20case%20study.png)](https://articles.involvation.com/case-study-sustaining-sop-maturity-at-heineken) ## [Case Study: Sustaining S&OP Maturity at Heineken](https://articles.involvation.com/case-study-sustaining-sop-maturity-at-heineken) More than 15 years ago, Heineken initiated its impressive program to implement S&OP globally and move through increasing stages of maturity. Starting with a basic process, the company subsequently added more advanced elements, including a regional S&OP hub in Europe and a recent program called “Connected Forecasting” to start driving the financial... Hans van der Drift [Read more](https://articles.involvation.com/case-study-sustaining-sop-maturity-at-heineken) [![S&OP: Why your solution may be the problem!](https://articles.involvation.com/hubfs/S%26OP%20Oplossing%20is%20probleem.png)](https://articles.involvation.com/sop-solution-is-the-problem) ## [S&OP: Why your solution may be the problem!](https://articles.involvation.com/sop-solution-is-the-problem) In his brilliant book ‘Leading without Commanding’, Filip Vandendriessche describes howmanagers often create their own problems. By managing on input rather than output, they create resistance rather than buy-in.This simple observation also holds important lessons for S&OP. No input management In a processwhere people make the difference, input... Hans van der Drift [Read more](https://articles.involvation.com/sop-solution-is-the-problem) [![IBP event shows that S&OP-IBP is top priority](https://articles.involvation.com/hubfs/15-04-2024%20IBP%20event%20Teun.jpg)](https://articles.involvation.com/ibp-event-shows-that-sop-ibp-is-top-priority) ## [IBP event shows that S&OP-IBP is top priority](https://articles.involvation.com/ibp-event-shows-that-sop-ibp-is-top-priority) The idea behind Involvation’s IBP event was to organise an interactive workshop with a small group of SOP-IBP professionals. Shortly after registration started, we found that our office building would not be big enough, indicating that IBP is high on the agenda in many companies! Hans van der Drift [Read more](https://articles.involvation.com/ibp-event-shows-that-sop-ibp-is-top-priority) [![IBP or time for AI-BP?Advancing S&OP with AI: The Path to Integrated Business Planning 2.0](https://articles.involvation.com/hubfs/AI%20IBP%20plaatje.jpg)](https://articles.involvation.com/ibp-or-time-for-ai-bp) ## [IBP or time for AI-BP?Advancing S&OP with AI: The Path to Integrated Business Planning 2.0](https://articles.involvation.com/ibp-or-time-for-ai-bp) S&OP may be a 40 year old concept, but it is developing at an increasing pace, enabled by the possibilities offered by the latest generation of Advanced Planning Systems. Hans van der Drift [Read more](https://articles.involvation.com/ibp-or-time-for-ai-bp) [![Multi-layer planning in fashion](https://articles.involvation.com/hubfs/Stiched%20products%201.jpg)](https://articles.involvation.com/multi-layer-planning-in-fashion) ## [Multi-layer planning in fashion](https://articles.involvation.com/multi-layer-planning-in-fashion) Fashion company Stichd has an extremely complex planning process. To help the company get a grip on its multi-dimensional supply chain, Involvation set up an advanced planning system consisting of no fewer than eight planning layers. Hans van der Drift [Read more](https://articles.involvation.com/multi-layer-planning-in-fashion) [![Eight steps to evolve S&OP into IBP](https://articles.involvation.com/hubfs/blog%20afbeeldingen.png)](https://articles.involvation.com/eight-steps-to-evolve-sop-into-ibp) ## [Eight steps to evolve S&OP into IBP](https://articles.involvation.com/eight-steps-to-evolve-sop-into-ibp) If your company is running a robust S&OP process, then this short article should be worth reading. If not, then you may want to stop and focus on the basics first: realise short and midterm demand-supply balancing based on a demand planning process that delivers solid results. In this case you are still in good company by the way, as many... Hans van der Drift [Read more](https://articles.involvation.com/eight-steps-to-evolve-sop-into-ibp) [![Mobilising your organisation for IBP: agile or waterfall?](https://articles.involvation.com/hubfs/Canva%20images/Ontwerp%20zonder%20titel-1.png)](https://articles.involvation.com/mobilising-your-organisation-for-ibp) ## [Mobilising your organisation for IBP: agile or waterfall?](https://articles.involvation.com/mobilising-your-organisation-for-ibp) In the first blog in this series, Eight steps to evolve S&OP into IBP, we introduced a number of IBP building blocks. Useful, as we should eat the IBP elephant one bite at a time. Some of these building blocks will be a lot of work in themselves, so trying to design, build and implement them all in one big bang will certainly fail. This building... Hans van der Drift [Read more](https://articles.involvation.com/mobilising-your-organisation-for-ibp) [![Sales & Operations Execution prevents distractions in S&OP process](https://articles.involvation.com/hubfs/Blog%20images/sales-operation-planning.jpg)](https://articles.involvation.com/sales-operations-execution-prevents-distractions-in-sop-process) ## [Sales & Operations Execution prevents distractions in S&OP process](https://articles.involvation.com/sales-operations-execution-prevents-distractions-in-sop-process) More and more companies are finding that their monthly Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) meetings largely revolve around the acute supply chain problems. As a result, they have hardly any time left to discuss medium-term issues. That’s why, during a recentWebinar Wednesday, consulting firm Involvation advocated an additional process that deals... 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