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1. Integrated Business Planning (IBP)

A strong integrated business planning process is the backbone of your company operations.

Instructions:
To what extent do the following statements apply to your situation?
Choose whether you Strongly agree, Somewhat disagree, Neither disagree nor agree, Somewhat agree or Fully agree with the statement.

 
We have an up-to-date and relevant high-level Business Strategy/Strategic Plan with objectives in place for the coming 3-5-10 years.

We have a formal process in place to review and update our Business Strategy/Strategic Plan.

We have a detailed Annual Business Plan with clearly defined initiatives, targets, timelines & responsibilities.

We have a process in place to review our Annual Business Plan against our Strategic Plan.

We have well-defined monthly Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) cycle to ensure the delivery of the Annual Business Plan targets.

Important stakeholders and decision makers from all relevant departments are sufficiently informed to enable decision-making.

Our leaders and teams are aligned behind the business strategy

What could we do to improve?

1 out of 5

2. Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP)

A smoothly running Sales and Operations Planning process enables the top management to have a single financial view that includes all information and assumptions about revenue, margins, demand, supply and inventory.

Instructions:
To what extent do the following statements apply to your situation?
Choose whether you Strongly agree, Somewhat disagree, Neither disagree nor agree, Somewhat agree or Fully agree with the statement.

 
Sales and Operational Planning is a core competence of our business.

The team understands the role and the importance of the S&OP processes.

We are reviewing the Supply and Demand balance and the volume mix on a monthly basis.

We have a clear understanding of the financial consequences of the plans.

We have a single financial view that shows top management all information and assumptions about revenue, margins and inventory.

We are aware of potential risks and opportunities.

We have the right people and information (financial, volume, etc) in place to make timely sufficiently informed decisions.

What could we do to improve?

2 out of 5

Demand Planning and forecasting

Improvement of demand forecasting is key to improve supply chain operations. It can generate revenues by behaving proactively and driving the market through.

Instructions:
To what extent do the following statements apply to your situation?
Choose whether you Strongly agree, Somewhat disagree, Neither disagree nor agree, Somewhat agree or Fully agree with the statement.

We have a reliable demand plan (at least 18 months rolling); forecast accuracy is high.

There is only one demand plan available at a time, that is reviewed and updated regularly

We have the demand plan available on SKU, product group and product line levels.

The demand plan is reached through consensus from sales (including the data from distributors), marketing and supply chain (product availability and capacity).

Data is complete, up to date and available in time for planning purposes.

Sensitivities ("what if" scenarios) are reviewed, updated and incorporated in the plan.

Appropriate forecasting methods are in place (depending largely on which data are available).

What could we do to improve?

3 out of 5

4. Inventory management

Inventory is one of the most significant investments many businesses have to make to ensure stable service performance. It therefore has to be managed strategically.

Instructions:
To what extent do the following statements apply to your situation?
Choose whether you Strongly agree, Somewhat disagree, Neither disagree nor agree, Somewhat agree or Fully agree with the statement.

We are 100% confident what to find in our warehouses.

We have an up-to-date inventory strategy in place.

Inventory levels are optimized throughout the whole supply chain.

We have defined inventory targets for all finished goods and sub-components.

Inventory targets are in line with the latest demand forecast.

We have set clear responsibility and accountability for inventory targets.

Stock levels are regularly and dynamically updated.

What could we do to improve?

4 out of 5

5. People and Leadership

Great processes can only be leveraged by good teams.

Instructions:
To what extent do the following statements apply to your situation?
Choose whether you Strongly agree, Somewhat disagree, Neither disagree nor agree, Somewhat agree or Fully agree with the statement.

The team has all the capabilities needed to run an effective and agile supply chain planning.

The supply chain team has a business first mindset, rather than works towards individualistic short-term targets.

There is a high level of collaboration between supply chain planning, logistics, sales and marketing.

Our employees are fully on board when developing and implementing new supply chain strategies.

Our managers have strong leadership skills, they know how to mentor and develop their people.

We are aware of the strengths and the development areas of our team members.

Our company invests in training and coaching to ensure employees are comfortable operating new processes and using new technologies.

What could we do to improve?

5 out of 5
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