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This is Part 4 in a series of five articles about the Wheel of Five. Hans van der Drift [Read more](https://articles.involvation.com/the-wheel-of-five-eliminate-waste-of-capacity-stock-and-time) [![S&OP software selection 2.0: the world has changed](https://articles.involvation.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/SOP-software-selectie-300x150-1.png)](https://articles.involvation.com/sop-software-selection-2) ## [S&OP software selection 2.0: the world has changed](https://articles.involvation.com/sop-software-selection-2) Selecting a new Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) solution has major implications for a company. A ‘wrong’ or suboptimal choice can have long-lasting consequences for both the implementation project and the business itself. The potential impact, whether positive or negative, is generally substantially greater than any time and money spent on a... Hans van der Drift [Read more](https://articles.involvation.com/sop-software-selection-2) [![S&OP/IBP and the role of serious gaming](https://articles.involvation.com/hubfs/Blog%20images/Overzichtspagina/boot_450px-wide.png)](https://articles.involvation.com/sop-ibp-and-the-role-of-serious-gaming) ## [S&OP/IBP and the role of serious gaming](https://articles.involvation.com/sop-ibp-and-the-role-of-serious-gaming) Implementing S&OP is simple but not easy; balancing supply and demand in the short and medium term should not be too difficult, although practice often shows otherwise. The biggest challenge in most cases is to create a process that adds so much value for the business that lasting buy-in is created from all stakeholders. The next step in S&OP... Hans van der Drift [Read more](https://articles.involvation.com/sop-ibp-and-the-role-of-serious-gaming) [![Demand Driven: DDMRP or DDSCM?](https://articles.involvation.com/hubfs/Blog%20images/Overzichtspagina/DDscm-huis_450px-wide.png)](https://articles.involvation.com/demand-driven-ddmrp-or-ddscm) ## [Demand Driven: DDMRP or DDSCM?](https://articles.involvation.com/demand-driven-ddmrp-or-ddscm) The term DDMRP has been around since 2011 and has received much attention in recent years. The promises are big: improved service levels, inventory reductions of 30-40%, shorter delivery times (up to 80% reduction!) and minimal costs. Are the windows in your Supply Chain department already fogging up? DDMRP is based on the fact that variability... Hans van der Drift [Read more](https://articles.involvation.com/demand-driven-ddmrp-or-ddscm) [![Textbook S&OP in agribusiness is bound to fail](https://articles.involvation.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Oogst-plaatje-300x200.jpg)](https://articles.involvation.com/textbook-sop-agribusiness-bound-fail) ## [Textbook S&OP in agribusiness is bound to fail](https://articles.involvation.com/textbook-sop-agribusiness-bound-fail) S&OP is often pictured as a largely standard process; textbook S&OP starts with agreeing an unconstrained demand plan that is handed over to supply planning who need to ensure product availability. In case of important bottlenecks, the S&OP meeting is the final escalation step in the process, where all remaining imbalances should be resolved. ... Hans van der Drift [Read more](https://articles.involvation.com/textbook-sop-agribusiness-bound-fail) [![The Path to Integrated Business Planning (IBP)](https://articles.involvation.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/IBP-roadmap-ENG-772x1024.jpg)](https://articles.involvation.com/the-path-to-integrated-business-planning-ibp) ## [The Path to Integrated Business Planning (IBP)](https://articles.involvation.com/the-path-to-integrated-business-planning-ibp) Many organizations have a basic S&OP process in place and now want to take the next step to integrated business planning (IBP) in order to maximize the benefits of the process. Supply Chain Media and Involvation have developed this roadmap showing typical obstacles on the path to IBP and how to overcome them. Download the Roadmap to Integrated... Hans van der Drift [Read more](https://articles.involvation.com/the-path-to-integrated-business-planning-ibp) [![S&OP: Death by Detail](https://articles.involvation.com/hubfs/Blog%20images/Overzichtspagina/tieneuro_450px-wide.jpeg)](https://articles.involvation.com/sop-death-detail) ## [S&OP: Death by Detail](https://articles.involvation.com/sop-death-detail) Last week I had a discussion with a customer about his S&OP process, which in his view was not delivering enough value. Useful, but it did not really make the needles move and he could not get his fingers around the reasons why. The amazing thing was that in 2 minutes, we got to the core of the problem and I am happy therefore to share the... Hans van der Drift [Read more](https://articles.involvation.com/sop-death-detail) [![S&OP software comes of age](https://articles.involvation.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/SOP-software-300x200.png)](https://articles.involvation.com/sop-software-comes-age) ## [S&OP software comes of age](https://articles.involvation.com/sop-software-comes-age) In 2017, a lot has again been written about S&OP. One of the main topics still is how to ensure true buy-in of non-supply chain stakeholders, which is indeed a key challenge in many cases; not because they are genetically different, but because companies often fail to make clear links between S&OP and functional targets and incentives. In this... Hans van der Drift [Read more](https://articles.involvation.com/sop-software-comes-age) [![S&OP Professionals workshop on system support and selection](https://articles.involvation.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/SOP-systeemselectie-1.png)](https://articles.involvation.com/sop-system-selection) ## [S&OP Professionals workshop on system support and selection](https://articles.involvation.com/sop-system-selection) After a number of sessions on leadership and change management in S&OP, it was time for a more technical central theme of the S&OP Professionals meeting on November 20th. Involvation facilitates these interactive sessions twice per year, aiming to exchange experiences in S&OP, learn from each other and create a peer network of S&OP... Hans van der Drift [Read more](https://articles.involvation.com/sop-system-selection) [![S&OP: why your solution may be the problem!](https://articles.involvation.com/hubfs/Blog%20images/Overzichtspagina/Outputmanagement-316x197_450px-wide.png)](https://articles.involvation.com/sop-why-your-solution-may-be-the-problem) ## [S&OP: why your solution may be the problem!](https://articles.involvation.com/sop-why-your-solution-may-be-the-problem) In his brilliant book “Leading without Commanding”, Filip Vandendriessche describes how managers 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. In a process where people make the difference, input management kills... 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