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(8) --- - [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) [![Digital planning: a pack for the e-cigarette](https://articles.involvation.com/hubfs/sigarendoos.png)](https://articles.involvation.com/digital-planning-pack-for-e-sigaret) ## [Digital planning: a pack for the e-cigarette](https://articles.involvation.com/digital-planning-pack-for-e-sigaret) It’s as if everyone’s talking about digital planning nowadays. That might seem pretty strange, because has there ever been such a thing as non-digital planning? Yes, once upon a time… decades ago, long before Excel’s predecessors became available. But since then, I’ve rarely come across any planners who prefer the proverbial back-of-a-cigarette-... Peter Tielemans [Read more](https://articles.involvation.com/digital-planning-pack-for-e-sigaret) [![Rising gas prices: the art of anticipation in a changing environment](https://articles.involvation.com/hubfs/Schermafbeelding%202021-10-22%20om%2011.43.05.png)](https://articles.involvation.com/gas-prices-and-a-changing-environment) ## [Rising gas prices: the art of anticipation in a changing environment](https://articles.involvation.com/gas-prices-and-a-changing-environment) The unprecedented increases in energy prices continue to make headlines across Europe. Over the coming year, consumers could end up paying 50% more for gas and electricity. The effects on businesses are also becoming clear; a number of manufacturers of products including artificial fertilizer and aluminium have already scaled back their production... Jeroen Scheepers [Read more](https://articles.involvation.com/gas-prices-and-a-changing-environment) [![Trend diner presentation: Digital planning, hype or trend?](https://articles.involvation.com/hubfs/Schermafbeelding%202021-10-21%20om%2014.20.16-1.png)](https://articles.involvation.com/digital-planning-hype-or-trend) ## [Trend diner presentation: Digital planning, hype or trend?](https://articles.involvation.com/digital-planning-hype-or-trend) Digital planning, hype or trend? Is digital planning just another buzzword or is it truly a meaningful new concept? The traditional approach is to first design the planning processes and then look for the appropriate tooling. Nowadays, it’s the other way round; the technological advancements determine which processes and skills are required. In... Peter Tielemans [Read more](https://articles.involvation.com/digital-planning-hype-or-trend) [![IBP and the power of one plan](https://articles.involvation.com/hubfs/Canva%20images/Ontwerp%20zonder%20titel-Mar-23-2023-12-32-26-7681-PM.png)](https://articles.involvation.com/ibp-and-the-power-of-one-plan) ## [IBP and the power of one plan](https://articles.involvation.com/ibp-and-the-power-of-one-plan) With a crystal-clear objective, motivated teams, an effective process and – of course – the right resources, organizations can achieve great things. Various pharma companies have developed, gained approval for and manufactured effective vaccines against COVID-19 with unprecedented speed and on a scale that was previously considered impossible.... Hans van der Drift [Read more](https://articles.involvation.com/ibp-and-the-power-of-one-plan) [![Integrated Business Planning is now more important than ever!](https://articles.involvation.com/hubfs/Newsletters/1182807_Involvation%20blog%20images_op1big_091421.jpg)](https://articles.involvation.com/ibp-more-important-than-ever) ## [Integrated Business Planning is now more important than ever!](https://articles.involvation.com/ibp-more-important-than-ever) “Now, absolutely everyone’s convinced of the value of our new IBP process!” said the IBP manager to a client where we set up an Integrated Business Planning (IBP) process last year. This company is gaining a competitive edge by making smart choices related to market segments, customer focus, production capacity and inventory management with a... Jeroen Scheepers [Read more](https://articles.involvation.com/ibp-more-important-than-ever) [![The 7 do’s and don’ts of Sales & Operations Planning](https://articles.involvation.com/hubfs/Blog%20images/Overzichtspagina/dos-and-donts_450px-wide.png)](https://articles.involvation.com/the-7-dos-and-donts-sales-operations-planning) ## [The 7 do’s and don’ts of Sales & Operations Planning](https://articles.involvation.com/the-7-dos-and-donts-sales-operations-planning) Sales & Operations Planning is essential in organisations with supply chains of any substance. Many companies struggle with it though. A summary of do’s and don’ts. Hans van der Drift is partner with Involvation, a consultancy that focuses on supply chain management. He observes that many organisations struggle with Sales & Operations Planning... Hans van der Drift [Read more](https://articles.involvation.com/the-7-dos-and-donts-sales-operations-planning) [![Whole new 3D version of the Involvation Supply Chain Game (any place, any time)](https://articles.involvation.com/hubfs/Blog%20images/Involvation%20Supply%20Chain%20Game%20screen%201.png)](https://articles.involvation.com/new-version-of-the-supply-chain-game) ## [Whole new 3D version of the Involvation Supply Chain Game (any place, any time)](https://articles.involvation.com/new-version-of-the-supply-chain-game) At Involvation, we are strong believers in experiential learning; the active process of learning from experience successfully embeds newly acquired knowledge. Over the years we have developed more than 20 serious games and simulations for use with our customers. We have utilized this approach hundreds of times, with thousands of participants, both... Alfons Willemsen [Read more](https://articles.involvation.com/new-version-of-the-supply-chain-game) [![The Wheel of Five: Eliminate waste of capacity, stock and time](https://articles.involvation.com/hubfs/SchijfvanVijf-Elimenate%20waste.png)](https://articles.involvation.com/the-wheel-of-five-eliminate-waste-of-capacity-stock-and-time) ## [The Wheel of Five: Eliminate waste of capacity, stock and time](https://articles.involvation.com/the-wheel-of-five-eliminate-waste-of-capacity-stock-and-time) To help organizations recognize and effectively deal with good and bad variability, Involvation has developed the Wheel of Five for Supply Chain Management. 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) [![The Wheel of Five: Manage predictable variation with effective decision-making](https://articles.involvation.com/hubfs/Blog%20images/Overzichtspagina/The-wheel-of-Five_EN_Chase-variation_450x250px.png)](https://articles.involvation.com/the-wheel-of-five-manage-predictable-variation-with-effective-decision-making) ## [The Wheel of Five: Manage predictable variation with effective decision-making](https://articles.involvation.com/the-wheel-of-five-manage-predictable-variation-with-effective-decision-making) To help organizations recognize and effectively deal with good and bad variability, Involvation has developed theWheel of Fivefor Supply Chain Management. This third part in a series of five articles is about effective decision-making. Dennis Pronk [Read more](https://articles.involvation.com/the-wheel-of-five-manage-predictable-variation-with-effective-decision-making) [![The power of resilience: how to cope with supply chain disruptions](https://www.involvation.com/wp-content/uploads/resilience-bounce-back.png)](https://articles.involvation.com/the-power-of-resilience-how-to-cope-with-supply-chain-disruptions) ## [The power of resilience: how to cope with supply chain disruptions](https://articles.involvation.com/the-power-of-resilience-how-to-cope-with-supply-chain-disruptions) It is now over a year ago since – with the global credit crisis still relatively fresh in people’s minds – the world suddenly went into lockdown. The COVID-19 virus created a crisis within many nations’ healthcare systems, plus the economy came close to meltdown: shops were forced to closed, factories shut down and supply chains suffered severe... 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