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(7) --- - [English](https://articles.involvation.com) - [Nederlands](https://articles.involvation.com/nl) [![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) # Articles [Home](https://www.involvation.com/nl/)  /  Articles - [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) [![Effective decision-making with a solid IBP process](https://articles.involvation.com/hubfs/Blog%20images/iStock-845547386.jpg)](https://articles.involvation.com/strengthen-your-resilience-by-making-the-right-trade-offs) ## [Effective decision-making with a solid IBP process](https://articles.involvation.com/strengthen-your-resilience-by-making-the-right-trade-offs) Effective supply chain collaboration gives you access to lots of data and information as the basis for your decision-making. But how can you optimally utilize the relevant intelligence to make the right trade-offs that support your long-term success – especially in today’s ‘VUCA’ world? The key lies in implementing an effective operational... Jeroen Scheepers [Read more](https://articles.involvation.com/strengthen-your-resilience-by-making-the-right-trade-offs) [![Sales & Operations Planning; change management is the key to success](https://articles.involvation.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/changemodel-Inv-1.png)](https://articles.involvation.com/s-change-management-key-success) ## [Sales & Operations Planning; change management is the key to success](https://articles.involvation.com/s-change-management-key-success) Many articles have been written about successful S&OP implementations. Often these articles only over content or context, hardly ever they cover both. But a successful S&OP demands an integral approach. Only in that case Sales & Operations Planning leads to practical actions and results. Quite similar to playing on chess on multiple boards. A... Jeroen Scheepers [Read more](https://articles.involvation.com/s-change-management-key-success) [![First hybrid IBP Boost Camp was a great success](https://articles.involvation.com/hubfs/Schermafbeelding%202022-04-28%20om%2017-18-08-1.png)](https://articles.involvation.com/first-hybrid-ibp-boost-camp-a-great-success) ## [First hybrid IBP Boost Camp was a great success](https://articles.involvation.com/first-hybrid-ibp-boost-camp-a-great-success) As always, this year’s IBP Boost Camp was based on the concept of “learning by doing”: hardly any PowerPoints but getting to work yourself in a realistic but virtual environment. Participants from very diverse companies including Albert Heijn, FrieslandCampina, Nexperia, Brocacef, Shimano, Stedin and Puratos tested their S&OP / IBP skills in “The... Hans van der Drift [Read more](https://articles.involvation.com/first-hybrid-ibp-boost-camp-a-great-success) [![S&OP: Sales, Operations & …Purchasing?](https://articles.involvation.com/hubfs/Blog%20images/BP_SCM_SenOP_containers_700x420.jpg)](https://articles.involvation.com/sop-sales-operations-purchasing) ## [S&OP: Sales, Operations & …Purchasing?](https://articles.involvation.com/sop-sales-operations-purchasing) The world has changed For years now, supply chain blogs and articles have invariably begun with a statement about the changing world. There certainly has been been plenty going on in the past years, and even the causes themselves are changing. Whereas we used to be able to blame the increasing uncertainty and volatility on changing consumer... Hans van der Drift [Read more](https://articles.involvation.com/sop-sales-operations-purchasing) [![Why supply chain resilience requires a lifestyle change](https://articles.involvation.com/hubfs/Blog%20images/bp2_involvation-resilience.jpg)](https://articles.involvation.com/why-supply-chain-resilience-requires-a-lifestyle-change) ## [Why supply chain resilience requires a lifestyle change](https://articles.involvation.com/why-supply-chain-resilience-requires-a-lifestyle-change) Just as we all thought that life was slowly returning to normal and we could congratulate ourselves on surviving the COVID-19 disruption, the conflict in the Ukraine has reared its ugly head. But even when that's over, it will inevitably be followed by another, equally unexpected disruption. If you want to minimize fire-fighting and maximize... Jeroen Scheepers [Read more](https://articles.involvation.com/why-supply-chain-resilience-requires-a-lifestyle-change) [![Why supply chain resilience is the next step in risk management](https://articles.involvation.com/hubfs/Involvation_resilience_black%20swan.jpg)](https://articles.involvation.com/why-supply-chain-resilience-is-the-next-step-in-risk-management) ## [Why supply chain resilience is the next step in risk management](https://articles.involvation.com/why-supply-chain-resilience-is-the-next-step-in-risk-management) Why did the COVID-19 pandemic take so many companies by surprise? And, more importantly, how can your organization anticipate – and deal with – disruption more successfully next time around? Because one thing’s for sure: there will be a next time! Jeroen Scheepers [Read more](https://articles.involvation.com/why-supply-chain-resilience-is-the-next-step-in-risk-management) [![Behavioural change is the best medicine for resilience](https://articles.involvation.com/hubfs/Blog%20images/Overzichtspagina/SCM-doctor-teaser.png)](https://articles.involvation.com/behavioural-change-is-the-best-medicine-for-resilience) ## [Behavioural change is the best medicine for resilience](https://articles.involvation.com/behavioural-change-is-the-best-medicine-for-resilience) The world has changed. Are we heading towards the ‘old normal’, the ‘new normal’ or the ‘new abnormal’? No one knows, but let’s focus on looking ahead and keeping it relevant. It seems that the term ‘resilience’ is suddenly being presented – and not always appropriately – as the best solution for surviving the current crisis. Thankfully, supply... Alfons Willemsen [Read more](https://articles.involvation.com/behavioural-change-is-the-best-medicine-for-resilience) [![The power of simulation in S&OP competency building](https://articles.involvation.com/hubfs/Schermafbeelding%202022-01-31%20om%2015.35.23.png)](https://articles.involvation.com/the-power-simulation-sop-competency-building) ## [The power of simulation in S&OP competency building](https://articles.involvation.com/the-power-simulation-sop-competency-building) For any process to work well, the people running it need to have the right skills and competencies and S&OP is no exception. Even when having done an excellent job in creating buy-in and setting-up processes and systems, S&OP will not be effective if the practitioners are not able to execute it. Hans van der Drift [Read more](https://articles.involvation.com/the-power-simulation-sop-competency-building) [![Talent Development 2.0, especially during the pandemic](https://articles.involvation.com/hubfs/Schermafbeelding%202021-12-30%20om%2014.17.15-1.png)](https://articles.involvation.com/talent-development-2.0-during-pandemic) ## [Talent Development 2.0, especially during the pandemic](https://articles.involvation.com/talent-development-2.0-during-pandemic) Since March 2020, the world has changed completely: from the old normal to the ‘new normal’ and everything in between. That has placed great demands on everyone, and supply chain management professionals are no exception. Today, resilience is more important than ever. While it is tempting to throw ourselves into the work at hand and the problems... Alfons Willemsen [Read more](https://articles.involvation.com/talent-development-2.0-during-pandemic) [![Supply chain resilience: hype or lifestyle?](https://articles.involvation.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Resilience-300x200.png)](https://articles.involvation.com/articles/supply-chain-resilience-hype-or-lifestyle) ## [Supply chain resilience: hype or lifestyle?](https://articles.involvation.com/articles/supply-chain-resilience-hype-or-lifestyle) The word ‘resilience’ suddenly seems to be cropping up everywhere – and not only in relation to supply chain. It’s as if resilience is being presented as the key to surviving the current crisis in almost every context. So am I going to argue against resilience in this article? No, definitely not. I fully agree that supply chain resilience (because... 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