WE HELP YOU KNOW SOONER, ACT FASTER, AND REMOVE EXCESS ACROSS YOUR SUPPLY PLANS
WHAT IS INTEGRATED BUSINESS PLANNING (IBP)?
IBP connects strategy, finance, and operations into an integrated planning process: a combination of the S&OP, demand planning and supply planning processes in a single, holistic optimization of supply chain.
IBP is dynamic, adaptive, and is a continuous planning process that improves with time.
SAMPLE CASE STUDY
Customer: Mid-Western Industrial Conglomerate (S&P 100 component) that produces everything from office supplies to medical devices
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Problem Statement: The Customer needed an Integrated Business Planning (IBP) solution for rough-cut capacity planning.
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Technology Used: Azure Cloud | Azure DOTNET | Angular / React | Azure SQL / SQL Server | Azure Cosmo DB for unstructured data | Microsoft Office 365 | SharePoint | SAP ERP
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Delivery Model: Offshore & Onsite (80:20)
WHY SUPPLY CHAIN SHOULD CONSIDER IBP
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Engage and delight customers
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Optimize the cost of your supply chain and inventory turnover
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Transform people productivity and expertise
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Receive robust scenario analysis and comparisons with lean implementations
WHY FINANCE SHOULD CONSIDER IBP
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Release Cash / Increase Working Capital Turns
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Potential Operating Margin Expansion
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Review costs while being vigilant not to miss any near-term growth opportunities
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Push financial reasoning and reconciliation into the planning process
WHAT WE CAN DO
Technology Requirements Analysis: Determine and document the needs of your business and frame requirements for identification, selection and use of enabling technologies and/or modules, within your existing core technologies or as a separate and integrated layer supporting cross-functional planning
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Technology Selection: Get expert help before and during project scoping to select new planning technology. Create use cases, demo scripts and scoring criteria to aid the overall project selection.
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Technology Implementation and Transformation: Implement or re-configure your SCM technology, from process design to managing change and PMO. Translate requirements into configuration requirements, create enhanced solution architecture, implement functional and technical designs, test, tune, and go-live.