Manufacturing (SIOP) Practice
Demand forecasting, inventory and production planning, and sales and operations planning comprise the 4 core elements of our offering along with supply chain network optimization. We help clients with make-to-order vs. make-to-stock decisions, help set inventory policies, and create a process of accountability enabled by S&OP and metrics that deliver single version of truth.

Network Optimization
& Demand Planning
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Logical Network Optimization
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Demand Forecasting (best practices, model configuration, system configuration, and predictive analytics)
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Consensus forecasting
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Calculating and reporting on forecast accuracy and bias

Inventory
Planning
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ABC SKU classification
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Level of Service optimization
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Make-to-Order, Make-to-Stock, and Replenish to Stock rules and guidelines
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Managing the “balance set” or “net requirement” which is a result of forecasted demand, inventory levels, and inventory parameters for dependent demand
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Safety stock

Production
Planning
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Master production schedule (MPS) and detailed production schedule (DPS); production cycle time, sequence of products to produce, quantity to produce within each cycle
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Integration of end customer shipments between cycles, transfers, level loading, optimization, and safety stock

Sales, Inventory, & Operations Planning
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SIOP planning is the single source of truth and the ultimate guardian of the balance set
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Aligning on the metrics that matter (volumetric, financial) as well as which metrics are planned, calculated, vs. given
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SIOP is first and foremost an accountability system that trains leaders how to inspect what they expect
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Replacement of manual processes

People & Change Management
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27 Laws of Managing Transformational
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Change Playbook Development
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Communications Strategy & Multi-Media Execution
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Change Readiness Assessments
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Gap Analysis & Change Journey Mapping
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Talent System Development & Maturation
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Transactional HR to Strategic HR Maturation
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Leadership & Culture Development