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Sales and Operations Planning – What Is It, and Why Should You Care?

NLPA (Next Level Purchasing Association)

The term first appeared in print in the 3rd Edition of their book “Sales and Operations Planning – The How-To Handbook” (T.F. This is now a generally accepted definition that appears in the APICS Dictionary 13th Edition (October 2010) and onward. Link strategic planning with day-to-day sales and operational activities.

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Logistics Optimization Software: A Deep Dive Into Data-First Technology Leader, Enveyo

Let's Talk Supply Chain

Coby Nilsson and John Errebo co-founded Enveyo in 2010. About the Author Coby co-founded Enveyo in 2010. They met while working at Omniture, an online marketing and digital analytics firm that was acquired by Adobe in 2009 for $1.8 Learn more about Enveyo and deploy your data to drive optimized logistics. Click here!

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Will the Rapidly Shrinking Store Save Retail?

Supply Chain Brain

Sears Holdings, which hasn’t posted an annual profit since 2010, is trying to pare costs while making its stores attractive to a generation of shoppers who are increasingly buying online. It had taken more than a year to renovate the store, part of a companywide effort to square a difficult retailing circle.

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7 Principles of Supply Chain Management Explained

Supply Chain Opz

More than 10 years pass and this article is considered the "classic" article and got republished in 2010. 3) Align Demand Planning Across Supply Chain. Supply chain practitioners are taught to share the demand data with trading partners so nobody has to keep the unnecessary stock. 1) Adapt Supply Chain to Customers Needs.

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Supply Chain Collaboration – The New Way to Drive Value!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Indeed, participants in the 2010 CCM survey said that only two in 10 of their collaboration efforts delivered significant results. Collaborating to improve forecasting and demand planning is likely to be frustrating if one partner’s existing planning processes, systems, or performance are inadequate.