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Supply Chain Planning & Analytics.

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Unify demand, supply chain and financial data to drive maximum business value. Business under fast- moving conditions demands greater agility. Companies are challenged to renew and adopt their supply chain planning processes due to: Increasing demand volatility. Growing supply chain complexity. Increasing number of stakeholders in the planning process. Massive amount of data that needs to be quickly analyzed. This steadily increases the importance of reliable computing capabilities.

The complexity of supply chain planning is rapidly increasing.

In times of expanding, complex supply chains, effective, data-driven supply chain planning is now more critical than ever to create a resilient company. For some, planning may not seem like a compelling investment because forecasts can be inaccurate and plans can go differently than expected. However, here’s the truth: With supply chain planning, companies do not create predictions but install the right skillset, systems, and processes to deal with the future, whether it be risks or opportunities.

Turn complexity into an
opportunity for you business.

Resilience.

4 steps. Turn today's complexity into your advantage.

1
Set the
right goals.

One of the chief reasons why companies introduce new planning processes is to get people out of their silos and working together. This means that key performance indicators (KPIs) must be calibrated to reflect shared goals. We are working with our clients to create win-win scenarios for the relevant stakeholders.

2
Invest in
people.

The main focus should be on the mindset of the people and the processes. Often, however, we see that the focus goes into the system implementation while the change management aspect of the implementation is neglected.

3
Define
your processes.

We often see the need, not only to balance demand and supply, but also to align across different regions. Also, we recommend integrating your product life cycle management (PLM) process and financial planning into a holistic planning process.

4
Establish a
technology
roadmap.

Multitude IT platforms make it quite challenging to define an aligned planning approach due to the different processes and data standards. A roadmap for your business core systems and your highly innovative applications must be devised and managed effectively.

>15

years of expertise

>25

number of engagements

Our customer engagement model.

The value we bring to our customers is to develop best-fit processes and solutions in the customer-specific environment. We have developed a point of view, for the different processes in planning, based on the literature of our influencers, but also to reflect on our lessons learned and best practice experience.

Planning Westernacher Customer Engagement Model

As an implementation partner, we are collaborating with our customers, translating our points of view and experience into better process performance. We believe a successful implementation needs to focus on process, tool and change management in an integrated approach, ensuring that the initial pain points stay resolved in the long-term.

Would you like to know more about our structured approach to Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP)? Contact us and get your copy of our “Point of view†today.

Westernacher Knowledge Series: POV - Sales and operations planning - brochure

We focus on integrated processes.

Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP)
Inventory Optimization
Demand Sensing
Master Scheduling
Detailed Scheduling
Response Management (ATP)
Supply Chain Control Tower (SCPA)
Planning with Westernacher: Integrated Processes
Establish quick wins with Westernacher.

Time-to-Value Solutions for supply chain planning.

Fast Solution
“Demand planning”
The Westernacher IBP Fast Solution “Demand Planning†is implemented in 9 weeks from initial project kick-off until successful go-live and hypercare. It replaces manual, Excel or paper-based processes with a fast implementation of SAP standard functionalities and integration to an existing SAP source system. It covers basic forecasting models, dashboards and basic system training. It gives you actual experience as a foundation for improving your processes.
Fast Solution
“S&OP”
The Westernacher IBP Fast Solution “S&OP†is implemented in 16 weeks from initial project kick-off until successful go-live and hypercare. It replaces manual, Excel or paper-based processes with a fast implementation of SAP standard functionalities and integration to an existing SAP source system. It covers basic demand planning, supply planning and balancing functionality, planning templates, dashboards and basic system training. It gives you actual experience as a foundation for improving your processes.​
Basic Solution
“S&OP”
The Westernacher IBP Basic Solution “S&OP†is implemented in 24 weeks from initial project kick-off until successful go-live and hypercare. It takes you on a journey to extend our Fast S&OP Solution to a much wider scope of products and customers.
Instant Innovation Tools

Your supply chain in real time.

Early insight in your supply chain is crucial. With our solutions package, “Supply Chain Performance Assurance,†built on SAP Analytics Cloud, identify the correct KPIs to resolve issues across your supply chain and address where the problem is or may occur. Benefit from features for collaboration and deep analysis, as well as a user-friendly interface. You can immediately start real-time supply chain monitoring after a week-long workshop with us.

SAP Service Parts Planning. Optimal parts availability in the entire network.

No parts, no service. An efficient and reliable spare parts operation is crucial for the success of your after-sales service business. The planning of spare parts, with the help of SAP SPP and eSPP, is pivotal in continuously achieving the necessary service levels and managing warehouse and logistics operations at the lowest cost possible while maximizing processing efficiency. To accomplish this, top-notch processes supported by SAP SPP and eSPP and specialists are essential.

SAP Service Parts Planning with Westernacher Consulting

Retail merchandise planning.

Improve the profitability of a retail business by optimizing the planning process.

Effective planning raises margins by optimizing sales potential and minimizing stock issues. Whilst sales potential has always been the focus of the company, inventory optimization in particular can release significant untapped potential. Avoiding lost sales due to sold-out goods (stock out) or of excess inventory (over-stocking) that can only be sold through price reductions provides a direct and lasting contribution to improved margins.

SAP Customer Activity Repository (CAR) provides a common foundation and a harmonized multichannel transaction data model for all consuming applications.

1
MSCR
Multichannel sales repository.
Basis for multichannel transaction and inventory visibility analysis.
2
Analytics
content.
The data stored in CAR is made available for analysis through virtual data models (VDMs) and the HANA database responds in near real-time.
3
DDF.
Demand data foundation.
Provides the planning and analysis capabilities based on a proprietary data model, data import infrastructure, and mass maintenance tools.
4
UDF.
Unified demand forecast.
Provides the modeling and forecasting services to the consuming applications.

When it comes to planning systems, Westernacher has many years of expertise and proven references with which to meet the demands of an effective retail planning system.

It all starts with a workshop.

Inspiration Day

A unique opportunity for your company to gather all relevant leaders and specialists for an inspirational, interactive and hands-on workshop.

Business Case

With a business case any implementation program will achieve higher standard through better focus, coordinated organization and target-oriented executions.

Prepare

Realize a solution prototype based on customer data.
Evaluate solution based on customer proof points.
Focus on users and processes.

Implement

Westernacher recommends an agile implementation approach based on our key success factors.

Supply Chain Planning & Analytics Insights.

Articles
Leveraging S&OP platform to handle disruption.
Agile S&OP – Planning with black and white swans in mind.
EWM Insights on Data Warehouse Cloud now available for free download on SAP App Center.
Why move to centralized planning in aftersales logistics.
Integrated Business Planning: Building the foundation.
References
Norgren implemented S&OP to refine Demand Planning.
Global packaging leader Amcor Specialty Cartons wrap up long plans with SAP IBP.
How Hirschmann Automotive integrated budget rolling forecast and sales planning.
INEOS Styrolution better equipped to meet global supply with integrated planning.
Webinars
Meet customer expectations with a modern S&OP process.
Level up service parts planning with SAP eSPP.
Discover how SAP IBP Response & Supply empowers proactive planning.
Learn how IMI Norgren achieved supply chain transparency with new rolling Sales, Inventory, and Operations Planning.
Smarter short-term planning with Demand Sensing.
How to strategize with dynamic supply chain planning and SAP IBP.
White paper
Sustainability Roadmap with an integrated planning solution.
Strategic gains with centralized spare parts planning.
Why invest in inventory optimization?
Spare Parts Planning: Centralized vs. Decentralized.
End-to-end supply chain inventory visibility in retail. The evolution of the retail store.
Supply chain is the heart of the organization.
How does SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP) add value to your Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO).

Let's work together.

Business Planning – Time-to-Value Solutions

Fast Solution "Demand Planning".

This solution is available for a first ‘Time-to-Value’ Demand implementation.
Set up a pilot using a template approach, allowing the business department to get real working experience with the process and the system, enabling a learning curve for the organization without any risk to the business. This creates a solid foundation for expanding the solution into additional product groups, business units and functionalities.

Establishing in 45 workdays a Demand Planning process.

  • Scope: up to 500 products, 500 customers
  • Local business process, one region
  • Up to 3 key users
  • Demand Planning templates – light re-branding
  • Roles and authorization (up to 3 roles)
  • Forecasting (basic models)
  • ABC / XYZ segmentation
  • Copy operators (max 3)
  • Dashboards (max 5 KPIs)
  • IBP basic system training
  • 1 SAP source system (transactional data integration)
Business Planning – Time-to-Value Solutions

Fast Solution "S&OP".

Pick your desired supply chain planning process. Two solutions are available for a first ‘Time-to-Value’ Sales & Operation Planning implementation.
Set up a pilot using a template approach, allowing the business department to get real working experience with the process and the system, enabling a learning curve for the organization without any risk to the business. This creates a solid foundation for expanding the solution into additional product groups, business units and functionalities.

80 workdays for a Sales & Operations Planning process.

  • Scope: up to 500 products, 500 customers
  • Local business process, one region
  • Templates -light re-branding
  • Roles and authorization (up to 5 roles)
  • JAM config
  • Process modelling
  • Forecasting (basic models)
  • ABC / XYZ segmentation
  • Copy operators (max 5)
  • Web planning views (max 3 views)
  • Dashboards (max 10 KPIs)
  • IBP basic system training
  • Unconstrained supply heuristic
  • 1 SAP source system (standard IBP add-on extractions)

Industry Best Practice & IBP Solution expertise.

We provide four industry specific templates where we have captured the main requirements from each industry domain.

We deliver industry specific:
  • Data models
  • Planning views
  • Dashboards
  • Process modelling in IBP
  • Roles and authorization
  • System training
Discrete Industry Template
  • High vertical integrated manufacturing with complex BOM structures
  • Demand planning using planning materials
  • Supply planning for finished goods, semi-finished goods and raw material over different plants (Tier 1, Tier 2)
Process Industry Template
  • Production creates by-products
  • Campaign planning
  • Demand planning is pull based from main-products and push based for by-products
  • Resource planning additionality on storage capacity (i.e. Silos)
Consumer Goods Template
  • Long-term Demand planning based on product hierarchy
  • Disaggregation of demand in short-term horizon.
  • Planning on promotion (i.e. 2-for-1)
  • Planning for product sets
  • Supply planning for distribution
Aftersales
Template
  • Demand planning on each individual spare-part
  • Sporadic demand with 0-periods
  • Product stocking and destocking decisions
  • Identify excess and obsolete stocks
Business Planning – Time-to-Value Solutions

Basic Solution "S&OP".

Pick your desired supply chain planning process. Two solutions are available for a first ‘Time-to-Value’ Sales & Operation Planning implementation.
Set up a pilot using a template approach, allowing the business department to get real working experience with the process and the system, enabling a learning curve for the organization without any risk to the business. This creates a solid foundation for expanding the solution into additional product groups, business units and functionalities.

120 workdays for a Sales & Operations Planning process.

  • Scope: up to 4000 products, 4000 customers
  • Regional process model, two business units
  • Templates -light re-branding
  • Roles and authorization (max 5 roles)
  • JAM config
  • Process modelling
  • Forecasting (basic models)
  • ABC / XYZ segmentation
  • Copy operators (max 5)
  • Web planning views (max 3 views)
  • Dashboards (max 15 KPIs)
  • IBP basic system training
  • Unconstrained supply heuristic
  • 1 SAP source system (standard IBP add-on extractions)

Industry Best Practice & IBP Solution expertise.

We provide four industry specific templates where we have captured the main requirements from each industry domain.

We deliver industry specific:
  • Data models
  • Planning views
  • Dashboards
  • Process modelling in IBP
  • Roles and authorization
  • System training
Discrete Industry Template
  • High vertical integrated manufacturing with complex BOM structures
  • Demand planning using planning materials
  • Supply planning for finished goods, semi-finished goods and raw material over different plants (Tier 1, Tier 2)
Process Industry Template
  • Production creates by-products
  • Campaign planning
  • Demand planning is pull based from main-products and push based for by-products
  • Resource planning additionality on storage capacity (i.e. Silos)
Consumer Goods Template
  • Long-term Demand planning based on product hierarchy
  • Disaggregation of demand in short-term horizon.
  • Planning on promotion (i.e. 2-for-1)
  • Planning for product sets
  • Supply planning for distribution
Aftersales
Template
  • Demand planning on each individual spare-part
  • Sporadic demand with 0-periods
  • Product stocking and destocking decisions
  • Identify excess and obsolete stocks

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