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- SCM with Demand Forecasting
- Process
- Consensus to publication
Consensus to publication
Carry named contributions through S&OP review into a final cycle position.
Step by step
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Cycle opening Demand Planning Manager
Demand Planning Manager identifies the cycle month and reviews its linked consensus plan.
- Establishes month and owner
- Updates SOP cycles, Consensus plans
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Contribution window Sales Rep
Sales Rep, Marketing Manager and Operations Lead submit period amounts with a source and justification.
- Records source and amount
- Updates Consensus contributions, Planning entities
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Consensus review Demand Planning Manager
Demand Planning Manager reviews each submitted contribution and its accepted or rejected decision before reconciliation.
- Records review status and stage
- Updates Consensus contributions, Consensus plans
ApprovalA person approves before the work moves on. -
Meeting sequence Demand Planning Manager
Facilitators hold demand, supply and reconciliation reviews; decisions identify affected planning entities and impacts.
- Retains participants and choices
- Updates SOP meetings, SOP meeting attendees, SOP decisions
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Executive S&OP Executive
Executive reviews the final version and recorded choices before the cycle is published.
- Reviews final position
- Updates Forecast versions, SOP decisions, SOP cycles
ApprovalA person approves before the work moves on. -
Published plan Demand Planning Manager
Demand Planning Manager reviews the final version and published plan stage during follow-up.
- Preserves released comparison
- Updates Consensus plans, Forecast versions, Forecasts
Who does what
Roles and permissions- Demand Planning Manager
- Owns the cycle; Sales Rep, Marketing Manager and Operations Lead contribute; Executive reviews the final position.
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